Deforestation statistics for Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Demographic data
Population (2022) | 14,862,924 |
Annual population growth rate (2022) | 1.50% |
Population density (people/sq km) | 38 |
Net migration | -116,858 |
Fertility rate | 3.6 |
Median age | 19 |
Urban population share | 38% |
Zimbabwe: Land cover and land use change data
Land area (sq km): 386,850 |
Tree cover (30%) Tree cover extent in 2000 (ha): 1,414,324 Tree cover extent as % of land area: 3.70% Tree cover loss from 2001-20 (ha): 215,009 Tree cover extent as % of 2000 tree cover: 15.20% |
Tropical primary forest Primary forest extent in 2001 (ha): 7,601 Primary forest extent as % of land area: 0.00% Primary forest extent as % of 2000 tree cover: 0.50% Primary forest loss from 2002-20 (ha): 852 Primary forest loss from 2002-20 as % of 2001 primary forest cover: 11.20% Primary forest extent in 2020 (ha): 6,749 Primary forest extent in 2020 as % of land area: 0.00% Primary forest extent in 2020 as % of 2000 tree cover area: 0% |
Zimbabwe: Annual forest and tree cover data
Zimbabwe: Tropical primary forest loss by year All figures in hectares
Year: Hectares 2002: 14 2003: 9 2004: 21 2005: 27 2006: 26 2007: 16 2008: 8 2009: 19 2010: 4 2011: 4 2012: 63 2013: 100 2014: 38 2015: 62 2016: 50 2017: 275 2018: 27 2019: 50 2020: 38 |
Zimbabwe: Tree cover loss by year 30% tree cover threshold; all figures in hectares
Year: Hectares 2001: 8,206 2002: 8,016 2003: 7,312 2004: 8,422 2005: 11,749 2006: 14,883 2007: 9,300 2008: 5,435 2009: 19,402 2010: 6,635 2011: 9,039 2012: 13,803 2013: 9,632 2014: 9,645 2015: 12,262 2016: 10,955 2017: 25,978 2018: 6,557 2019: 11,553 2020: 6,225 |
Tree cover loss by year at the subnational level (administrative level 1)
Sub-national admin area 1 | Tree cover extent (2001) ha | Tree cover loss (2001-05) ha | Tree cover loss (2006-10) ha | Tree cover loss (2011-15) ha | Tree cover loss (2016-20) ha | Tree cover loss (2001-20) ha | Tree cover loss (2001-20) % |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bulawayo | 215 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 3 | 48 | 22.4% |
Midlands | 135,666 | 3,849 | 6,252 | 3,135 | 2,073 | 15,309 | 11.3% |
Harare | 1,592 | 70 | 86 | 75 | 36 | 268 | 16.8% |
Manicaland | 560,013 | 21,450 | 28,438 | 38,136 | 48,438 | 136,462 | 24.4% |
Mashonaland Central | 134,251 | 4,109 | 3,544 | 2,721 | 1,950 | 12,324 | 9.2% |
Mashonaland East | 73,585 | 1,459 | 2,086 | 911 | 1,412 | 5,868 | 8.0% |
Mashonaland West | 235,701 | 7,918 | 9,088 | 6,993 | 4,967 | 28,967 | 12.3% |
Masvingo | 157,764 | 1,369 | 2,919 | 782 | 1,056 | 6,126 | 3.9% |
Matabeleland North | 89,627 | 3,284 | 3,017 | 1,460 | 1,242 | 9,002 | 10.0% |
Matabeleland South | 25,912 | 183 | 211 | 151 | 92 | 636 | 2.5% |
Tree cover loss by year at the subnational level (administrative level 2)
Sub-national admin area 1 | Admin area 2 | Tree cover extent (2000) ha | Tree cover loss (2001-05) ha | Tree cover loss (2006-10) ha | Tree cover loss (2011-15) ha | Tree cover loss (2016-20) ha | Tree cover loss (2001-20) ha | Tree cover loss (2001-20) % |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Manicaland | Makoni | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 92.9% |
Manicaland | Mutare | 1,499 | 11 | 13 | 70 | 102 | 196 | 13.1% |
Manicaland | Mutasa | 1,275 | 50 | 28 | 15 | 92 | 185 | 14.5% |
Manicaland | Nyanga | 4,808 | 10 | 31 | 181 | 247 | 470 | 9.8% |
Mashonaland Central | Mazowe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
Mashonaland West | Makonde | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Primary forest loss by year at the subnational level (administrative level 2)
Sub-national admin area 1 | Primary forest extent (2000) ha | Primary forest loss (2001-05) ha | Primary forest loss (2006-10) ha | Primary forest loss (2011-15) ha | Primary forest loss (2016-20) ha | Primary forest loss (2001-20) ha | Primary forest loss (2001-20) % |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Manicaland | 7,583 | 71 | 73 | 267 | 441 | 852 | 11.2% |
Mashonaland Central | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
Mashonaland West | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Primary forest loss by year at the subnational area (administrative level 2)
Sub-national admin area 1 | Admin area 2 | Primary forest extent (2001) ha | Primary forest loss (2001-05) ha | Primary forest loss (2006-10) ha | Primary forest loss (2011-15) ha | Primary forest loss (2016-20) ha | Primary forest loss (2001-20) ha | Primary forest loss (2001-20) % |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Manicaland | Makoni | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 92.9% |
Manicaland | Mutare | 1,499 | 11 | 13 | 70 | 102 | 196 | 13.1% |
Manicaland | Mutasa | 1,275 | 50 | 28 | 15 | 92 | 185 | 14.5% |
Manicaland | Nyanga | 4,808 | 10 | 31 | 181 | 247 | 470 | 9.8% |
Mashonaland Central | Mazowe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
Mashonaland West | Makonde | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
2019 forest data for Zimbabwe | Archived forest data for Zimbabwe | Forest data for Zimbabwe
Data Source: Tree cover loss: Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA via Global Forest Watch. Administrative boundaries: Global Administrative Areas database (GADM), version 3.6.
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