Environment in Zimbabwe 2,088 indicators covering environment for Zimbabwe. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen 75,091 t 2023 up 100.6% 80th Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area 18.46 kg/ha 2023 up 101.6% 123rd Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus 11,952 t 2023 up 31.4% 51st Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area 2.94 kg/ha 2023 up 32.1% 89th Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium -18,924 t 2023 down 128.9% 155th Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area -4.65 kg/ha 2023 down 130.0% 139th Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency 54.48 % 2023 down 14.6% 80th Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency 54.13 % 2023 down 1.2% 119th Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency 153.13 % 2023 up 19.9% 40th Arable land use per person 0.246 hectares per person 2023 down 14.9% 39th Forest area 13.77 million hectares 2025 down 3.8% 45th Share of global forest area 0.3% 2025 down 2.8% 45th Standardised Precipitation-Evapotranspiration Index -0.2103 2023 up 52.1% 88th Veneer sheets — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 down 85.1% 138th Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, per square kilometre 0.0047 m3 per square kilometre 2023 up 2,129.3% 94th Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export value, per square kilometre 0.0002 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 up 252.0% 117th Veneer sheets — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 up 14.6% 87th Total fibre furnish — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 down 12.9% 116th Total fibre furnish — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 56.3% 97th Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2023 up 57.3% 18th Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 93.6% 110th Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2023 down 30.7% 18th Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 9.3% 29th Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2023 up 13.7% 15th Pesticides (total) — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 down 91.9% 99th Plywood and LVL — Production 8,821 m3 2024 up 76.4% 95th Paper and paperboard — Export quantity, annual growth rate -42.03 % change on previous year 2024 down 297.6% 169th Fibreboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 up 69.8% 42nd Fibreboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 up 69.6% 38th Other paper and paperboard — Export value, per capita 0.0002 1000 USD per person 2024 up 145.9% 100th Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity, per capita 0.0004 t per person 2024 up 328.8% 93rd Newsprint — Import value, per square kilometre 0.0195 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 down 12.2% 87th Newsprint — Import quantity, per square kilometre 0.0171 t per square kilometre 2023 down 36.7% 95th Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre 0.0375 1000 ha per square kilometre 2023 unchanged 34th Wood fuel, coniferous — Production, per square kilometre 0.0006 m3 per square kilometre 2023 up 7.7% 81st Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2023 down 95.7% 93rd Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 90.2% 93rd Paper and paperboard — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year 2010 down 1,700.0% 131st Veneer sheets — Import value, annual growth rate -87.8 % change on previous year 2023 down 6,404.4% 179th Paper and paperboard — Export value, annual growth rate -63.41 % change on previous year 2024 down 947.8% 187th Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0.5821 m3 per person 2024 down 8.4% 28th Wood fuel — Production, per capita 0.5821 m3 per person 2024 down 8.4% 34th Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0.5875 m3 per person 2024 down 7.8% 41st Roundwood — Production, per capita 0.6249 m3 per person 2024 down 8.1% 57th Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity, annual growth rate -42.09 % change on previous year 2024 down 303.2% 163rd Primary Forest — Area 1,076 1000 ha 2025 down 3.8% 40th Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, bleached — Import quantity 262 t 2024 down 18.6% 143rd Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, bleached — Import value 324 1000 USD 2024 up 9.8% 139th Roundwood — Export value, per square kilometre 0.0062 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 up 637.7% 93rd Roundwood — Export quantity, per square kilometre 0.0358 m3 per square kilometre 2023 up 150.8% 83rd Paper and paperboard — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 up 28.2% 90th Paper and paperboard — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 117.9% 78th Recovered paper — Import quantity 3,636 t 2024 up 290.5% 91st Recovered paper — Import value 652 1000 USD 2024 up 87.4% 94th Annual change in forest area -53,000 hectares 2025 up 11.2% 208th Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area -0.4% 2025 up 7.7% 191st Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita -0.4% 2025 up 7.7% 190th Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods -53,000 hectares 2025 up 11.2% 208th Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Export quantity, per capita 0 t per person 2023 down 100.0% 99th Fibreboard — Export quantity 5,244 m3 2024 down 65.7% 76th ← Previous Page 14 of 35 Next →