Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Zambia
Zambia: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 15.94 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Zambia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 15.94 % for arable land — share in agricultural land in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — share in agricultural land in Zambia peaked at 15.94 % in 2012 and was at its lowest, 11.42 %, in 2002.
That places Zambia 175th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.45 % | 13.18 % | 13.81 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 13.99 % | 11.66 % | 14.55 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.76 % | 11.75 % | 13.93 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.13 % | 12.72 % | 13.89 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.73 % | 11.42 % | 15.05 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.59 % | 14.51 % | 15.94 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.94 % | 15.94 % | 15.94 % | 5 |
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- 172 Lebanon 16.94 % compare
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- 176 Uzbekistan 15.65 % compare
- 177 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 15.4 % compare
- 178 Northern Mariana Islands 14.85 % compare
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 — Area 3,800 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.18 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — share in agricultural land in Zambia?
- Arable land — share in agricultural land in Zambia was 15.94 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 15.94 % in 2012.
- What is the lowest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.42 % in 2002.
- How does Zambia rank for arable land — share in agricultural land?
- Zambia ranks 175th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. 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 — Share in Agricultural land. 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.