Zimbabwe's forest cover fell from 48.2 % in 1994 to 44.7 % in 2023.
Zimbabwe · Environment
Forests, air quality, land, water and protected areas.
10 indicators · 10 with data
Land
Zimbabwe's forest area fell from 186,424 km in 1994 to 173,064 km in 2023.
Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area)
% of land area
46th of 213 · 11th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Zimbabwe's terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) rose from 28.1 % in 2013 to 28.3 % in 2025.
Zimbabwe's agricultural land (% of land area) rose from 35.5 % in 1994 to 41.8 % in 2023.
Zimbabwe's arable land (% of land area) rose from 8.2 % in 1994 to 10.4 % in 2023.
Air
Zimbabwe's air pollution (pm2.5) fell from 16.1 in 1994 to 15.0 in 2023.
Water
Zimbabwe's water stress rose from 19.7 % in 1993 to 40.0 % in 2022.
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita
cubic metres per person
142nd of 181 · 36th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Zimbabwe's renewable internal freshwater resources per capita fell from 1,129 in 1993 to 763.0 in 2022.
Access
Zimbabwe's safe drinking water fell from 29.4 % in 2000 to 25.5 % in 2024.
Zimbabwe's safe sanitation fell from 30.9 % in 2000 to 23.6 % in 2024.