Afghanistan vs Zambia: Country area — Area
Country area — Area over time
- Afghanistan
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 75,261 1000 ha against 65,287 1000 ha in Afghanistan, a difference of 9,974 1000 ha.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.2 times Afghanistan's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Zambia has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 44th and Zambia ranks 42nd of 248 countries.
Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 65,286 1000 ha | 75,261 1000 ha | 9,975 1000 ha | Zambia |
| 1970s | 65,286 1000 ha | 75,261 1000 ha | 9,975 1000 ha | Zambia |
| 1980s | 65,286 1000 ha | 75,261 1000 ha | 9,975 1000 ha | Zambia |
| 1990s | 65,286 1000 ha | 75,261 1000 ha | 9,975 1000 ha | Zambia |
| 2000s | 65,286 1000 ha | 75,261 1000 ha | 9,975 1000 ha | Zambia |
| 2010s | 65,286 1000 ha | 75,261 1000 ha | 9,975 1000 ha | Zambia |
| 2020s | 65,286 1000 ha | 75,261 1000 ha | 9,975 1000 ha | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher country area — area, Afghanistan or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 75,261 1000 ha against 65,287 1000 ha in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in country area — area between Afghanistan and Zambia?
- 9,974 1000 ha, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Zambia?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Zambia rank globally for country area — area?
- Afghanistan ranks 44th and Zambia ranks 42nd of 248 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Country area — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.