Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Zambia
Zambia: Agricultural land — Share in Land area was 32.07 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Zambia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land — share in land area in Zambia is 32.07 %, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — share in land area in Zambia peaked at 32.07 % in 2017 and was at its lowest, 25.97 %, in 1961.
That places Zambia 120th out of 216 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 26.28 % | 25.97 % | 26.64 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 27.05 % | 26.61 % | 27.27 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 27.29 % | 26.7 % | 27.93 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 28.97 % | 27.99 % | 30.07 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.8 % | 30.29 % | 31.73 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.93 % | 31.53 % | 32.07 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.07 % | 32.07 % | 32.07 % | 5 |
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- 117 Georgia 33.71 % compare
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More environment data for Zambia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.265 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.11 °C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 20.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 0 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 952 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 292 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 128 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 86 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 52,192 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — share in land area in Zambia?
- Agricultural land — share in land area in Zambia was 32.07 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 32.07 % in 2017.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.97 % in 1961.
- How does Zambia rank for agricultural land — share in land area?
- Zambia ranks 120th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — share in land area rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural land — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.