Arable land per capita — all countries

Arable land per capita — Zambia

Arable land per capita in Zambia in 2023 — 0.1834 ha/person. Ranked 69 in the world out of 206. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 76.6%.

2023 0.1834 ha/person −2.76% vs 2022
World rank 69of 206
Period maximum 0.7833 ha/person1961
Period minimum 0.1834 ha/person2023

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares per capita

Arable land per capita — Zambia, 1961–202300.20.40.60.819611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 0.7833 ha/person1963: 0.7432 ha/person1965: 0.7053 ha/person1967: 0.6788 ha/person1969: 0.6514 ha/person1971: 0.651 ha/person1973: 0.6192 ha/person1975: 0.5862 ha/person1977: 0.5433 ha/person1979: 0.4095 ha/person1981: 0.3991 ha/person1983: 0.3918 ha/person1985: 0.3852 ha/person1987: 0.3787 ha/person1989: 0.3809 ha/person1991: 0.3452 ha/person1993: 0.332 ha/person1995: 0.3237 ha/person1997: 0.3079 ha/person1999: 0.292 ha/person2001: 0.2636 ha/person2003: 0.2617 ha/person2005: 0.2327 ha/person2007: 0.2347 ha/person2009: 0.2632 ha/person2011: 0.2493 ha/person2013: 0.2403 ha/person2015: 0.2256 ha/person2017: 0.2179 ha/person2019: 0.2053 ha/person2021: 0.1938 ha/person2023: 0.1834 ha/person
Change over the period: −0.6 (−76.59%) Average annual rate: -2.31 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Zambia 0.1834 ha/person
World 0.1717 ha/person
Sub-Saharan Africa 0.1904 ha/person
Eastern Africa computed 0.1455 ha/person
Lower-middle-income countries computed 0.1258 ha/person
Arable land per capita — Zambia, by year Zambia All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha/person Change Change, %
2023 0.1834 −0.0052 −2.76%
2022 0.1886 −0.0053 −2.73%
2021 0.1938 −0.0055 −2.78%
2020 0.1994 −0.0059 −2.86%
2019 0.2053 −0.0062 −2.92%
2018 0.2114 −0.0065 −2.96%
2017 0.2179 −0.0009 −0.4%
2016 0.2187 −0.0069 −3.05%
2015 0.2256 −0.0072 −3.07%
2014 0.2328 −0.0075 −3.12%
2013 0.2403 −0.0145 −5.7%
2012 0.2548 +0.0055 +2.19%
2011 0.2493 +0.0059 +2.42%
2010 0.2435 −0.0197 −7.48%
2009 0.2632 +0.0288 +12.27%
2008 0.2344 −0.0003 −0.13%
2007 0.2347 −0.0137 −5.52%
2006 0.2484 +0.0157 +6.75%
2005 0.2327 −0.0197 −7.81%
2004 0.2524 −0.0092 −3.53%
2003 0.2617 +0.0192 +7.91%
2002 0.2425 −0.0211 −8.02%
2001 0.2636 −0.0203 −7.14%
2000 0.2839 −0.0081 −2.77%
1999 0.292 −0.0079 −2.64%
1998 0.2999 −0.008 −2.59%
1997 0.3079 −0.008 −2.52%
1996 0.3159 −0.0078 −2.42%
1995 0.3237 −0.0086 −2.59%
1994 0.3323 +0.0003 +0.1%
1993 0.332 −0.0079 −2.32%
1992 0.3399 −0.0053 −1.53%
1991 0.3452 −0.0261 −7.04%
1990 0.3713 −0.0096 −2.53%
1989 0.3809 +0.005 +1.32%
1988 0.376 −0.0027 −0.71%
1987 0.3787 −0.0031 −0.81%
1986 0.3817 −0.0035 −0.9%
1985 0.3852 −0.0032 −0.83%
1984 0.3884 −0.0034 −0.86%
1983 0.3918 −0.0038 −0.95%
1982 0.3956 −0.0036 −0.89%
1981 0.3991 −0.0028 −0.69%
1980 0.4019 −0.0076 −1.85%
1979 0.4095 −0.0886 −17.79%
1978 0.498 −0.0453 −8.33%
1977 0.5433 −0.021 −3.73%
1976 0.5644 −0.0218 −3.72%
1975 0.5862 −0.0209 −3.45%
1974 0.6071 −0.0121 −1.96%
1973 0.6192 −0.0159 −2.5%
1972 0.6351 −0.0159 −2.44%
1971 0.651 +0.0117 +1.82%
1970 0.6393 −0.0121 −1.85%
1969 0.6514 −0.0139 −2.1%
1968 0.6653 −0.0135 −1.98%
1967 0.6788 −0.0185 −2.65%
1966 0.6973 −0.008 −1.14%
1965 0.7053 −0.0218 −3%
1964 0.7271 −0.0161 −2.17%
1963 0.7432 −0.0167 −2.2%
1962 0.76 −0.0234 −2.98%
1961 0.7833

About the indicator

The area of arable land per inhabitant, in hectares. A key resource indicator of food security: countries with little arable land per person must either achieve very high yields or import food. The world value is falling — the area of arable land is barely growing while the population increases.

Important: The aggregate for a group is all of its arable land over all of its population. The indicator speaks of land endowment, not of yield: a hectare gives different amounts in different climates.

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