Number of unique plant genetic samples in conservation facilities in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Number of unique plant genetic samples in conservation facilities was 6,231 number in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of unique plant genetic samples in conservation facilities in Zimbabwe, 1995–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in number.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 6,231 number for number of unique plant genetic samples in conservation facilities in 2024. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of unique plant genetic samples in conservation facilities in Zimbabwe peaked at 6,231 number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 283 number, in 1995.
That places Zimbabwe 65th out of 118 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Number of unique plant genetic samples in conservation facilities in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 283 number | — |
| 2000 | 1,786 number | +531.1% |
| 2005 | 2,046 number | +14.6% |
| 2010 | 5,130 number | +150.7% |
| 2012 | 6,069 number | +18.3% |
| 2014 | 6,135 number | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 6,171 number | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 6,231 number | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 6,231 number | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 6,231 number | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 6,231 number | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 6,231 number | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 6,231 number | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 6,231 number | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 6,231 number | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 283 number | 283 number | 283 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 1,916 number | 1,786 number | 2,046 number | 2 |
| 2010s | 6,028 number | 5,130 number | 6,231 number | 7 |
| 2020s | 6,231 number | 6,231 number | 6,231 number | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of unique plant genetic samples in conservation facilities in Zimbabwe?
- Number of unique plant genetic samples in conservation facilities in Zimbabwe was 6,231 number in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of unique plant genetic samples in conservation facilities recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 6,231 number in 2017.
- What is the lowest number of unique plant genetic samples in conservation facilities recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 283 number in 1995.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for number of unique plant genetic samples in conservation facilities?
- Zimbabwe ranks 65th out of 118 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of unique plant genetic samples in conservation facilities rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of unique plant genetic samples in conservation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Plant genetic resources accessions stored ex situ (number).