Egypt vs Zimbabwe: Cropland — Area
Cropland — Area over time
- Egypt
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 4,229 1000 ha against 4,068 1000 ha in Zimbabwe, a difference of 161 1000 ha.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 80th and Zimbabwe ranks 81st of 252 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 4 and Zimbabwe in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,662 1000 ha | 1,155 1000 ha | 1,507 1000 ha | Egypt |
| 1970s | 2,742 1000 ha | 1,735 1000 ha | 1,007 1000 ha | Egypt |
| 1980s | 2,501 1000 ha | 2,501 1000 ha | 0.434 1000 ha | Egypt |
| 1990s | 3,076 1000 ha | 3,182 1000 ha | 106.24 1000 ha | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 3,476 1000 ha | 3,927 1000 ha | 450.62 1000 ha | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 3,758 1000 ha | 4,093 1000 ha | 335.54 1000 ha | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 4,082 1000 ha | 4,071 1000 ha | 10.88 1000 ha | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cropland — area, Egypt or Zimbabwe?
- Egypt, at 4,229 1000 ha against 4,068 1000 ha in Zimbabwe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cropland — area between Egypt and Zimbabwe?
- 161 1000 ha, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Zimbabwe?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Zimbabwe rank globally for cropland — area?
- Egypt ranks 80th and Zimbabwe ranks 81st of 252 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Cropland — 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.