Agricultural land — all countries

Agricultural land — Zambia

Agricultural land in Zambia in 2023 — 238,390 km². Ranked 47 in the world out of 209. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 23.5%.

2023 238,390 km² +0% vs 2022
World rank 47of 209
Period maximum 238,390 km²2017
Period minimum 193,070 km²1961

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Agricultural land — Zambia, 1961–2023180,000200,000220,000240,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 193,070 km²1963: 194,040 km²1965: 195,130 km²1967: 196,610 km²1969: 198,040 km²1971: 200,530 km²1973: 201,440 km²1975: 202,370 km²1977: 202,740 km²1979: 197,800 km²1981: 199,530 km²1983: 201,360 km²1985: 203,290 km²1987: 205,210 km²1989: 207,600 km²1991: 208,260 km²1993: 212,020 km²1995: 216,530 km²1997: 220,070 km²1999: 223,540 km²2001: 225,550 km²2003: 229,090 km²2005: 227,620 km²2007: 229,840 km²2009: 235,860 km²2011: 236,360 km²2013: 237,370 km²2015: 237,390 km²2017: 238,390 km²2019: 238,390 km²2021: 238,390 km²2023: 238,390 km²
Change over the period: +45,320 (+23.47%) Average annual rate: 0.34 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Zambia

Zambia 238,390 km²
World 47.92M km²
Sub-Saharan Africa 10.68M km²
Eastern Africa computed 3.36M km²
Lower-middle-income countries computed 9.72M km²
Agricultural land — Zambia, by year Zambia All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 238,390 +0 +0%
2022 238,390 +0 +0%
2021 238,390 +0 +0%
2020 238,390 +0 +0%
2019 238,390 +0 +0%
2018 238,390 +0 +0%
2017 238,390 +1,000 +0.42%
2016 237,390 +0 +0%
2015 237,390 +10 +0%
2014 237,380 +10 +0%
2013 237,370 −990 −0.42%
2012 238,360 +2,000 +0.85%
2011 236,360 +2,000 +0.85%
2010 234,360 −1,500 −0.64%
2009 235,860 +4,990 +2.16%
2008 230,870 +1,030 +0.45%
2007 229,840 −640 −0.28%
2006 230,480 +2,860 +1.26%
2005 227,620 −1,350 −0.59%
2004 228,970 −120 −0.05%
2003 229,090 +2,930 +1.3%
2002 226,160 +610 +0.27%
2001 225,550 +290 +0.13%
2000 225,260 +1,720 +0.77%
1999 223,540 +1,800 +0.81%
1998 221,740 +1,670 +0.76%
1997 220,070 +1,730 +0.79%
1996 218,340 +1,810 +0.84%
1995 216,530 +1,800 +0.84%
1994 214,730 +2,710 +1.28%
1993 212,020 +1,370 +0.65%
1992 210,650 +2,390 +1.15%
1991 208,260 +150 +0.07%
1990 208,110 +510 +0.25%
1989 207,600 +1,430 +0.69%
1988 206,170 +960 +0.47%
1987 205,210 +970 +0.47%
1986 204,240 +950 +0.47%
1985 203,290 +1,070 +0.53%
1984 202,220 +860 +0.43%
1983 201,360 +970 +0.48%
1982 200,390 +860 +0.43%
1981 199,530 +1,070 +0.54%
1980 198,460 +660 +0.33%
1979 197,800 −3,750 −1.86%
1978 201,550 −1,190 −0.59%
1977 202,740 +90 +0.04%
1976 202,650 +280 +0.14%
1975 202,370 +350 +0.17%
1974 202,020 +580 +0.29%
1973 201,440 +510 +0.25%
1972 200,930 +400 +0.2%
1971 200,530 +1,790 +0.9%
1970 198,740 +700 +0.35%
1969 198,040 +690 +0.35%
1968 197,350 +740 +0.38%
1967 196,610 +540 +0.28%
1966 196,070 +940 +0.48%
1965 195,130 +540 +0.28%
1964 194,590 +550 +0.28%
1963 194,040 +440 +0.23%
1962 193,600 +530 +0.27%
1961 193,070

About the indicator

The area of agricultural land: arable land, land under permanent crops, and permanent meadows and pastures. Pasture makes up most of this figure almost everywhere, so the largest agricultural countries by area turn out to be not the main grain producers but countries with vast dry rangelands — Australia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia. The indicator serves as the denominator for the share of irrigated land.

Important: Pasture is included and usually predominates, so the figure is far larger than the area of arable land. FAO estimates for pasture in arid countries are approximate: the boundary between rangeland and wasteland is a matter of convention.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.