Spain vs Zambia: Agricultural land — Area

Spain
24,634 1000 ha
in 2024
Zambia
23,840 1000 ha
in 2024
Spain rank
49th
Zambia rank
51st

Agricultural land — Area over time

  • Spain
  • Zambia
010.0k20.0k30.0k196119922024

How they compare

Spain currently reports 24,634 1000 ha against 23,840 1000 ha in Zambia, a difference of 794 1000 ha.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.

Spain ranks 49th and Zambia ranks 51st of 237 countries.

Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Spain Zambia Difference Ahead
1960s 32,697 1000 ha 19,539 1000 ha 13,158 1000 ha Spain
1970s 31,959 1000 ha 20,107 1000 ha 11,852 1000 ha Spain
1980s 30,826 1000 ha 20,285 1000 ha 10,541 1000 ha Spain
1990s 30,099 1000 ha 21,538 1000 ha 8,561 1000 ha Spain
2000s 28,882 1000 ha 22,894 1000 ha 5,988 1000 ha Spain
2010s 26,634 1000 ha 23,738 1000 ha 2,896 1000 ha Spain
2020s 25,688 1000 ha 23,840 1000 ha 1,848 1000 ha Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agricultural land — area, Spain or Zambia?
Spain, at 24,634 1000 ha against 23,840 1000 ha in Zambia as of 2024.
What is the difference in agricultural land — area between Spain and Zambia?
794 1000 ha, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Zambia?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Spain and Zambia rank globally for agricultural land — area?
Spain ranks 49th and Zambia ranks 51st of 237 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Agricultural land — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Agricultural land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
273 places, 16,066 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.