Arable land — Area, per square kilometre in Zambia
Zambia: Arable land — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0051 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0051 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
120th
of 184 countries
All-time high
0.0051 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2012
All-time low
0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1979
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Arable land — Area, per square kilometre in Zambia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land — area, per square kilometre in Zambia is 0.0051 1000 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area, per square kilometre in Zambia peaked at 0.0051 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 1979.
That places Zambia 120th out of 184 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Arable land — Area, per square kilometre in Zambia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0034 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0034 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0035 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0035 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0035 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0036 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0036 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0036 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0037 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0037 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0039 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0039 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0039 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.004 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0039 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0039 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0039 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0037 1000 ha per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre | -15.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0032 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0033 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0034 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0034 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0035 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0036 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0037 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0037 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0039 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0039 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0037 1000 ha per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0037 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0037 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0038 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0038 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0038 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0038 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0038 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0038 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0038 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0037 1000 ha per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0035 1000 ha per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0039 1000 ha per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0038 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0037 1000 ha per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0041 1000 ha per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 2007 | 0.004 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0041 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0048 1000 ha per square kilometre | +16.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0046 1000 ha per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0048 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0051 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 0.005 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.005 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.005 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.005 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0051 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0051 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0051 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0051 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0051 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0051 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0051 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 0.0051 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0115 1000 ha per square kilometre, 44% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 0.0051 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0109 1000 ha per square kilometre, 47% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0035 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0034 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0037 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0038 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.004 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0035 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0039 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0038 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0037 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0039 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0039 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0035 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0048 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.005 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0046 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0051 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0051 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0051 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0051 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 117 Liberia 0.0052 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 118 Madagascar 0.0052 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 119 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0051 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 121 Belize 0.0046 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 122 Saint Lucia 0.0044 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 123 Canada 0.0043 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Zambia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.03 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.265 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.11 °C (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — area, per square kilometre in Zambia?
- Arable land — area, per square kilometre in Zambia was 0.0051 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arable land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0051 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2012.
- What is the lowest arable land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1979.
- How does Zambia rank for arable land — area, per square kilometre?
- Zambia ranks 120th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Arable land — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Arable land — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Arable land — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Arable land — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Arable land — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.