What is land area in Zimbabwe?

Land area in Zimbabwe was 386,850 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

What is the highest land area recorded in Zimbabwe?

The highest recorded value was 386,850 sq. km in 1961.

What is the lowest land area recorded in Zimbabwe?

The lowest recorded value was 386,850 sq. km in 1961.

How does Zimbabwe rank for land area?

Zimbabwe ranks 61st out of 216 countries with data for 2023.

Is land area rising or falling in Zimbabwe?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?

The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land area in Zimbabwe

Name: Land area in Zimbabwe
Creator: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Zimbabwe: Land area was 386,850 sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

386,850 sq. km

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

61st

of 216 countries

All-time high

386,850 sq. km

in 1961

All-time low

386,850 sq. km

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Land area in Zimbabwe, 1961–2023

Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.

Analysis

In 2023, land area in Zimbabwe stood at 386,850 sq. km. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in Zimbabwe peaked at 386,850 sq. km in 1961 and was at its lowest, 386,850 sq. km, in 1961.

Zimbabwe ranks 61st of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	386,850 sq. km	386,850 sq. km	386,850 sq. km	9
1970s	386,850 sq. km	386,850 sq. km	386,850 sq. km	10
1980s	386,850 sq. km	386,850 sq. km	386,850 sq. km	10
1990s	386,850 sq. km	386,850 sq. km	386,850 sq. km	10
2000s	386,850 sq. km	386,850 sq. km	386,850 sq. km	10
2010s	386,850 sq. km	386,850 sq. km	386,850 sq. km	10
2020s	386,850 sq. km	386,850 sq. km	386,850 sq. km	4

Countries ranked near Zimbabwe

58 Greenland 410,450 sq. km compare
59 Sweden 407,270 sq. km compare
60 Paraguay 396,012 sq. km compare
62 Japan 364,569 sq. km compare
63 Norway 364,270 sq. km compare
64 Germany 349,430 sq. km compare

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More agriculture & rural data for Zimbabwe

Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
Agricultural raw materials imports 0.3% (2024)
Rural population 59.5% (2025)
Rural population growth 0.9% (2025)
Rural population 10.09 million (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 9.5% (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 4.85 billion current US$ (2025)
Land under cereal production 1.57 million hectares (2023)
Cereal yield 743.9 kg per hectare (2023)
Cereal production 1.17 million metric tons (2023)

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area in Zimbabwe?: Land area in Zimbabwe was 386,850 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
What is the highest land area recorded in Zimbabwe?: The highest recorded value was 386,850 sq. km in 1961.
What is the lowest land area recorded in Zimbabwe?: The lowest recorded value was 386,850 sq. km in 1961.
How does Zimbabwe rank for land area?: Zimbabwe ranks 61st out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
Is land area rising or falling in Zimbabwe?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?: The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Land area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 15,310 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.