Arable land — Area in Zambia
Zambia: Arable land — Area was 3,800 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arable land — Area in Zambia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land — area in Zambia is 3,800 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area in Zambia peaked at 3,800 1000 ha in 2012 and was at its lowest, 2,306 1000 ha, in 1979.
Zambia ranks 70th of 231 countries on this measure, 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 | 2,628 1000 ha | 2,549 1000 ha | 2,734 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,815 1000 ha | 2,306 1000 ha | 2,940 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,589 1000 ha | 2,332 1000 ha | 2,891 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,828 1000 ha | 2,755 1000 ha | 2,891 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,918 1000 ha | 2,582 1000 ha | 3,550 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,700 1000 ha | 3,400 1000 ha | 3,800 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,800 1000 ha | 3,800 1000 ha | 3,800 1000 ha | 5 |
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More environment data for Zambia
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 4.06 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 155.89 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 922 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 26.9 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 83.89 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 20,000 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.17 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 40.49 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 15.94 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.18 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — area in Zambia?
- Arable land — area in Zambia was 3,800 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — area recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 3,800 1000 ha in 2012.
- What is the lowest arable land — area recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,306 1000 ha in 1979.
- How does Zambia rank for arable land — area?
- Zambia ranks 70th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — area 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Arable 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.