Greece vs Zambia: Arable land use per person
Greece
0.1788 hectares per person
in 2023
Zambia
0.1834 hectares per person
in 2023
Greece rank
72nd
Zambia rank
69th
Arable land use per person over time
- Greece
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 0.1834 hectares per person against 0.1788 hectares per person in Greece, a difference of 0.0046 hectares per person.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Zambia ahead.
Greece ranks 72nd and Zambia ranks 69th of 206 countries.
Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.347 hectares per person | 0.7124 hectares per person | 0.3654 hectares per person | Zambia |
| 1970s | 0.3238 hectares per person | 0.5753 hectares per person | 0.2516 hectares per person | Zambia |
| 1980s | 0.2929 hectares per person | 0.3879 hectares per person | 0.095 hectares per person | Zambia |
| 1990s | 0.2689 hectares per person | 0.326 hectares per person | 0.0571 hectares per person | Zambia |
| 2000s | 0.2408 hectares per person | 0.2517 hectares per person | 0.0109 hectares per person | Zambia |
| 2010s | 0.212 hectares per person | 0.23 hectares per person | 0.0179 hectares per person | Zambia |
| 2020s | 0.1743 hectares per person | 0.1913 hectares per person | 0.017 hectares per person | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land use per person, Greece or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 0.1834 hectares per person against 0.1788 hectares per person in Greece as of 2023.
- What is the difference in arable land use per person between Greece and Zambia?
- 0.0046 hectares per person, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Zambia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Greece and Zambia rank globally for arable land use per person?
- Greece ranks 72nd and Zambia ranks 69th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Arable land use per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Arable land is defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. It is measured in hectares per person.