Kenya vs Zambia: Grazing land use over the long term
Kenya
21.30 million
in 2025
Zambia
20.00 million
in 2025
Kenya rank
32nd
Zambia rank
35th
Grazing land use over the long term over time
- Kenya
- Zambia
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 21.30 million against 20.00 million in Zambia, a difference of 1.30 million.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 32nd and Zambia ranks 35th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 38 and Zambia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 3.52 million | 1.49 million | 2.03 million | Kenya |
| 1100s | 4.14 million | 1.79 million | 2.35 million | Kenya |
| 1200s | 4.76 million | 2.09 million | 2.67 million | Kenya |
| 1300s | 5.38 million | 2.39 million | 2.99 million | Kenya |
| 1400s | 5.99 million | 2.69 million | 3.30 million | Kenya |
| 1500s | 6.61 million | 2.99 million | 3.62 million | Kenya |
| 1600s | 7.71 million | 3.24 million | 4.47 million | Kenya |
| 1700s | 8.81 million | 5.91 million | 2.90 million | Kenya |
| 1710s | 9.21 million | 6.52 million | 2.69 million | Kenya |
| 1720s | 9.61 million | 7.13 million | 2.48 million | Kenya |
| 1730s | 10.00 million | 7.74 million | 2.27 million | Kenya |
| 1740s | 10.40 million | 8.35 million | 2.06 million | Kenya |
| 1750s | 10.80 million | 8.95 million | 1.85 million | Kenya |
| 1760s | 10.98 million | 9.37 million | 1.60 million | Kenya |
| 1770s | 11.14 million | 9.77 million | 1.37 million | Kenya |
| 1780s | 11.30 million | 10.16 million | 1.14 million | Kenya |
| 1790s | 11.44 million | 10.52 million | 926,000 | Kenya |
| 1800s | 11.58 million | 10.86 million | 717,000 | Kenya |
| 1810s | 11.71 million | 11.19 million | 515,800 | Kenya |
| 1820s | 11.82 million | 11.50 million | 322,200 | Kenya |
| 1830s | 11.93 million | 11.79 million | 136,000 | Kenya |
| 1840s | 12.03 million | 12.07 million | 42,900 | Zambia |
| 1850s | 12.12 million | 12.33 million | 214,900 | Zambia |
| 1860s | 12.61 million | 12.21 million | 402,800 | Kenya |
| 1870s | 13.13 million | 12.06 million | 1.07 million | Kenya |
| 1880s | 13.80 million | 11.95 million | 1.85 million | Kenya |
| 1890s | 14.51 million | 12.09 million | 2.42 million | Kenya |
| 1900s | 13.53 million | 11.73 million | 1.80 million | Kenya |
| 1910s | 12.24 million | 10.83 million | 1.41 million | Kenya |
| 1920s | 11.76 million | 10.20 million | 1.56 million | Kenya |
| 1930s | 13.65 million | 11.61 million | 2.04 million | Kenya |
| 1940s | 15.38 million | 13.08 million | 2.30 million | Kenya |
| 1950s | 18.70 million | 15.80 million | 2.90 million | Kenya |
| 1960s | 21.14 million | 16.87 million | 4.27 million | Kenya |
| 1970s | 21.30 million | 17.28 million | 4.02 million | Kenya |
| 1980s | 21.30 million | 17.68 million | 3.62 million | Kenya |
| 1990s | 21.30 million | 18.69 million | 2.61 million | Kenya |
| 2000s | 21.30 million | 19.95 million | 1.35 million | Kenya |
| 2010s | 21.30 million | 20.00 million | 1.30 million | Kenya |
| 2020s | 21.30 million | 20.00 million | 1.30 million | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher grazing land use over the long term, Kenya or Zambia?
- Kenya, at 21.30 million against 20.00 million in Zambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in grazing land use over the long term between Kenya and Zambia?
- 1.30 million, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Zambia?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and Zambia rank globally for grazing land use over the long term?
- Kenya ranks 32nd and Zambia ranks 35th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Grazing land use over the long term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.