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Surface area — Zambia

Surface area in Zambia in 2023 — 752,610 km². Ranked 38 in the world out of 215. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 0%.

2023 752,610 km² +0% vs 2022
World rank 38of 215
Period maximum 752,610 km²1961
Period minimum 752,610 km²1961

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Surface area — Zambia, 1961–2023650,000700,000750,000800,000850,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 752,610 km²1963: 752,610 km²1965: 752,610 km²1967: 752,610 km²1969: 752,610 km²1971: 752,610 km²1973: 752,610 km²1975: 752,610 km²1977: 752,610 km²1979: 752,610 km²1981: 752,610 km²1983: 752,610 km²1985: 752,610 km²1987: 752,610 km²1989: 752,610 km²1991: 752,610 km²1993: 752,610 km²1995: 752,610 km²1997: 752,610 km²1999: 752,610 km²2001: 752,610 km²2003: 752,610 km²2005: 752,610 km²2007: 752,610 km²2009: 752,610 km²2011: 752,610 km²2013: 752,610 km²2015: 752,610 km²2017: 752,610 km²2019: 752,610 km²2021: 752,610 km²2023: 752,610 km²
Change over the period: +0 (+0%) Average annual rate: 0 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Zambia 752,610 km²
World 141M km²
Sub-Saharan Africa 24.34M km²
Eastern Africa computed 7.05M km²
Lower-middle-income countries computed 22.41M km²
Surface area — Zambia, by year Zambia All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 752,610 +0 +0%
2022 752,610 +0 +0%
2021 752,610 +0 +0%
2020 752,610 +0 +0%
2019 752,610 +0 +0%
2018 752,610 +0 +0%
2017 752,610 +0 +0%
2016 752,610 +0 +0%
2015 752,610 +0 +0%
2014 752,610 +0 +0%
2013 752,610 +0 +0%
2012 752,610 +0 +0%
2011 752,610 +0 +0%
2010 752,610 +0 +0%
2009 752,610 +0 +0%
2008 752,610 +0 +0%
2007 752,610 +0 +0%
2006 752,610 +0 +0%
2005 752,610 +0 +0%
2004 752,610 +0 +0%
2003 752,610 +0 +0%
2002 752,610 +0 +0%
2001 752,610 +0 +0%
2000 752,610 +0 +0%
1999 752,610 +0 +0%
1998 752,610 +0 +0%
1997 752,610 +0 +0%
1996 752,610 +0 +0%
1995 752,610 +0 +0%
1994 752,610 +0 +0%
1993 752,610 +0 +0%
1992 752,610 +0 +0%
1991 752,610 +0 +0%
1990 752,610 +0 +0%
1989 752,610 +0 +0%
1988 752,610 +0 +0%
1987 752,610 +0 +0%
1986 752,610 +0 +0%
1985 752,610 +0 +0%
1984 752,610 +0 +0%
1983 752,610 +0 +0%
1982 752,610 +0 +0%
1981 752,610 +0 +0%
1980 752,610 +0 +0%
1979 752,610 +0 +0%
1978 752,610 +0 +0%
1977 752,610 +0 +0%
1976 752,610 +0 +0%
1975 752,610 +0 +0%
1974 752,610 +0 +0%
1973 752,610 +0 +0%
1972 752,610 +0 +0%
1971 752,610 +0 +0%
1970 752,610 +0 +0%
1969 752,610 +0 +0%
1968 752,610 +0 +0%
1967 752,610 +0 +0%
1966 752,610 +0 +0%
1965 752,610 +0 +0%
1964 752,610 +0 +0%
1963 752,610 +0 +0%
1962 752,610 +0 +0%
1961 752,610 — —

Eastern Africa, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

ET Ethiopia 1.14M TZ Tanzania 947,300 MZ Mozambique 799,380 ZM Zambia 752,610 SS South Sudan 646,883 SO Somalia 637,660 KE Kenya 591,969 MG Madagascar 587,295 ZW Zimbabwe 390,760 UG Uganda 241,550 ER Eritrea 121,766 MW Malawi 118,480 BI Burundi 27,830 RW Rwanda 26,338 DJ Djibouti 23,200 MU Mauritius 2,010 KM Comoros 1,861 SC Seychelles 460
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About the indicator

Total surface area: land together with inland water bodies and, where applicable, coastal waters. This is the figure usually quoted as the area of a country in reference books and encyclopedias. It is the basis for the share of protected natural areas, because protected areas include marine waters, which land area leaves out.

Important: This is the “encyclopedic” area of a country. Land shares — forest, arable and agricultural land — are calculated against land area, not against this figure.

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

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