Environment in Zimbabwe

2,111 indicators covering environment for Zimbabwe.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Cropland area under organic agric. — Area 1.69 1000 ha 2024 up 98.8% 86th
Potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (MOP) — Agricultural Use 12,793 t 2011 up 380.2% 50th
Above-ground forest biomass 146.9 tonnes per hectare 2025 unchanged 74th
Others (adjustment) — Veneer sheets — Export Value 0 1000 USD 2018 down 100.0% 38th
Others (adjustment) — Veneer sheets — Export Quantity 0 m3 2018 down 100.0% 61st
Above-ground biomass in forest 146.9 2025 unchanged 78th
Forest area 13,766 2025 down 3.8% 50th
Forest area as a proportion of total land area 35.6% 2025 down 3.8% 111th
Share of forest area within protected areas 21.5% 2025 unchanged 84th
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas 21.5% 2025 unchanged 82nd
Italy — Forest products (export/import) — Export Value 23 1000 USD 2004 up 35.3% 98th
United States of America — Forest products (export/import) — Export 15 1000 USD 2012 down 94.8% 108th
Biogasoline — Energy production 2,286 TJ 2024 up 166.6% 25th
Total FAO — Wood chips and particles — Import Quantity 22 m3 2018 up 175.0% 100th
Canada — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Quantity 25 t 2015 up 2,400.0% 93rd
Canada — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Value 33 1000 USD 2015 up 725.0% 95th
Total FAO — Fibreboard — Export Quantity 9,436 m3 2018 up 308.8% 53rd
Total FAO — Wood chips and particles — Import Value 25 1000 USD 2018 up 150.0% 84th
Legislation, Regulation, Act related to the prevention of 1 2025 unchanged 1st
South Africa — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 89,221 1000 USD 2018 up 418.7% 4th
Others (adjustment) — Wood chips and particles — Import Quantity 0 m3 2018 62nd
Total FAO — Fibreboard — Export Value 3,864 1000 USD 2018 up 366.1% 55th
Japan — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 12 1000 USD 2018 down 69.2% 108th
Others (adjustment) — Wood chips and particles — Import Value 0 1000 USD 2018 53rd
Others (adjustment) — Fibreboard — Export Quantity 5,400 m3 2018 up 539,900.0% 32nd
Germany — Forest products (export/import) — Export Value 319 1000 USD 2011 up 23.2% 71st
Disinfectants, etc — Export quantity 71.75 t 2007 down 31.2% 78th
Others (adjustment) — Fibreboard — Export Value 1,932 1000 USD 2018 13th
Ammonium sulphate — Agricultural Use 3,258 t 2011 down 68.1% 60th
Insecticides – Pyrethroids — Agricultural Use 96 t 2014 29th
Cropland area certified organic — Area 0.33 1000 ha 2023 96th
Unspecified Area — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import 100 t 2018 up 9,900.0% 62nd
Unspecified Area — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import 55 1000 USD 2018 79th
Ozone (O₃) concentration 57 ppb 2015 up 5.6% 83rd
Salts of Pentachlorophenol — Import quantity 10.44 t 2023 up 30,251.7% 41st
Salts of Pentachlorophenol — Import value 0.2417 1000 USD 2023 down 75.1% 85th
Insecticides – Organo-phosphates — Agricultural Use 181 t 2014 24th
Switzerland — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import 11 t 2011 up 1,000.0% 89th
Switzerland — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Value 113 1000 USD 2011 up 11,200.0% 65th
Amount of water- and sanitation-related official development 6.16 2024 down 88.1% 98th
Insecticides - nes — Agricultural Use 579 t 2014 20th
Total FAO — Industrial roundwood, coniferous (export/import) — Export 7,460 m3 2018 up 1,115.0% 44th
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Montane; Land Cover: Artificial 21.7 km2 2021 up 19.9% 69th
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Montane; Land Cover: Croplands 27.5 km2 2021 up 49.5% 69th
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Montane; Land Cover: Inland water 1.8 km2 2021 up 12.5% 64th
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Montane; Land Cover: MGCI — Value 931.9 km2 2021 down 0.4% 73rd
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Montane; Land Cover: Shrub-covered 42.7 km2 2021 up 7.0% 57th
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Montane; Land Cover: Shrubs and/or 0 km2 2021 74th
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Montane; Land Cover: Terrestrial 0.1 km2 2021 73rd
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Montane; Land Cover: Tree-covered 403.5 km2 2021 down 5.8% 68th
15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Montane; Land Cover: Artificial 2.27 % 2021 up 20.1% 41st
15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Montane; Land Cover: Croplands 2.87 % 2021 up 48.7% 56th
15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Montane; Land Cover: Inland water 0.19 % 2021 up 11.8% 54th
15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Montane; Land Cover: MGCI — Value 97.54 % 2021 down 0.4% 31st
15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Montane; Land Cover 4.47 % 2021 up 7.2% 19th
15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Montane; Land Cover: Shrubs 0 % 2021 69th
15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Montane; Land Cover: Terrestrial 0.01 % 2021 64th
15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Montane; Land Cover: Tree-covered 42.23 % 2021 down 5.8% 57th
Unspecified Area — Forest products (export/import) — Export Value 35 1000 USD 2018 down 98.9% 99th
Total FAO — Industrial roundwood, coniferous (export/import) — Export 1,804 1000 USD 2018 up 5,366.7% 41st