Cropland — Area, annual growth rate in Zambia
Zambia: Cropland — Area, annual growth rate was 0.0016 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.0016 % change on previous year
Change on year
up 700.0%
World rank
70th
of 236 countries
All-time high
16.16 % change on previous year
in 2009
All-time low
-15.18 % change on previous year
in 1979
Years of data
63
1962–2024
Cropland — Area, annual growth rate in Zambia, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland — area, annual growth rate in Zambia is 0.0016 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 700.0% on the previous year and down 94.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area, annual growth rate in Zambia peaked at 16.16 % change on previous year in 2009 and was at its lowest, -15.18 % change on previous year, in 1979.
Zambia ranks 70th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cropland — Area, annual growth rate in Zambia, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 0.1428 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 0.9473 % change on previous year | +563.4% |
| 1964 | 0.9713 % change on previous year | +2.5% |
| 1965 | 0.115 % change on previous year | -88.2% |
| 1966 | 2.07 % change on previous year | +1701.3% |
| 1967 | 0.5438 % change on previous year | -73.7% |
| 1968 | 1.26 % change on previous year | +130.8% |
| 1969 | 1.07 % change on previous year | -15.0% |
| 1970 | 1.07 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 4.69 % change on previous year | +337.4% |
| 1972 | 0.3417 % change on previous year | -92.7% |
| 1973 | 0.3536 % change on previous year | +3.5% |
| 1974 | 0.9504 % change on previous year | +168.8% |
| 1975 | -0.4846 % change on previous year | -151.0% |
| 1976 | -0.7325 % change on previous year | +51.2% |
| 1977 | -0.7561 % change on previous year | +3.2% |
| 1978 | -5.49 % change on previous year | +626.5% |
| 1979 | -15.18 % change on previous year | +176.4% |
| 1980 | 1.16 % change on previous year | -107.6% |
| 1981 | 2.42 % change on previous year | +108.6% |
| 1982 | 2.34 % change on previous year | -3.1% |
| 1983 | 2.32 % change on previous year | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 2.24 % change on previous year | -3.3% |
| 1985 | 2.2 % change on previous year | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 2.11 % change on previous year | -4.0% |
| 1987 | 2.09 % change on previous year | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 2.07 % change on previous year | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 4.05 % change on previous year | +95.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0265 % change on previous year | -99.3% |
| 1991 | -4.64 % change on previous year | -17623.9% |
| 1992 | 0.8278 % change on previous year | -117.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0936 % change on previous year | -88.7% |
| 1994 | 2.51 % change on previous year | +2578.0% |
| 1995 | -0.2089 % change on previous year | -108.3% |
| 1996 | 0.081 % change on previous year | -138.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0436 % change on previous year | -46.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0167 % change on previous year | -61.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0707 % change on previous year | +322.8% |
| 2000 | -0.0696 % change on previous year | -198.5% |
| 2001 | -4.14 % change on previous year | +5847.6% |
| 2002 | -5.08 % change on previous year | +22.7% |
| 2003 | 11.27 % change on previous year | -321.9% |
| 2004 | -0.4464 % change on previous year | -104.0% |
| 2005 | -4.61 % change on previous year | +932.9% |
| 2006 | 10.37 % change on previous year | -324.9% |
| 2007 | -2.11 % change on previous year | -120.4% |
| 2008 | 3.55 % change on previous year | -267.9% |
| 2009 | 16.16 % change on previous year | +355.4% |
| 2010 | -4.17 % change on previous year | -125.8% |
| 2011 | 5.81 % change on previous year | -239.4% |
| 2012 | 5.51 % change on previous year | -5.0% |
| 2013 | -2.59 % change on previous year | -146.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0289 % change on previous year | -101.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0203 % change on previous year | -29.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0107 % change on previous year | -47.4% |
| 2017 | 2.7 % change on previous year | +25139.7% |
| 2018 | -0.0135 % change on previous year | -100.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0333 % change on previous year | -346.2% |
| 2020 | -0.0198 % change on previous year | -159.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0023 % change on previous year | -111.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0034 % change on previous year | +44.4% |
| 2023 | -0.0003 % change on previous year | -107.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0016 % change on previous year | -700.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cropland — Area, annual growth rate in Zambia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +25139.7% | 0.0107 % change on previous year | 2.7 % change on previous year |
| 1991 | -17623.9% | 0.0265 % change on previous year | -4.64 % change on previous year |
| 2001 | -5847.6% | -0.0696 % change on previous year | -4.14 % change on previous year |
| 1994 | +2578.0% | 0.0936 % change on previous year | 2.51 % change on previous year |
| 1966 | +1701.3% | 0.115 % change on previous year | 2.07 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8892 % change on previous year | 0.115 % change on previous year | 2.07 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | -1.52 % change on previous year | -15.18 % change on previous year | 4.69 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.3 % change on previous year | 1.16 % change on previous year | 4.05 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.1179 % change on previous year | -4.64 % change on previous year | 2.51 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.49 % change on previous year | -5.08 % change on previous year | 16.16 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7349 % change on previous year | -4.17 % change on previous year | 5.81 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.0026 % change on previous year | -0.0198 % change on previous year | 0.0034 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 67 Zimbabwe 0.0143 % change on previous year compare
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- 69 Russian Federation 0.0089 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Aruba 0 % change on previous year
- 71 Armenia 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Antigua and Barbuda 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Australia 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Bangladesh 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Bahrain 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Bahamas 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Bermuda 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Barbados 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Bhutan 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Costa Rica 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Cuba 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Cayman Islands 0 % change on previous year
- 71 Dominica 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Eritrea 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Ethiopia 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Fiji 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Faroe Islands 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Gabon 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Ghana 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Greece 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Grenada 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Guatemala 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Guam 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Guyana 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Iceland 0 % change on previous year compare
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- 71 Kiribati 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Kuwait 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Libya 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Saint Lucia 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Liechtenstein 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Lesotho 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Morocco 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Madagascar 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Maldives 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Mauritania 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Malawi 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Namibia 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 New Caledonia 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Niger 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Nicaragua 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Nepal 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Palau 0 % change on previous year
- 71 Papua New Guinea 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Paraguay 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Palestine, State of 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 French Polynesia 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Qatar 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Sudan 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Senegal 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Singapore 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Sao Tome and Principe 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Eswatini 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 % change on previous year
- 71 Thailand 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Trinidad and Tobago 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Tunisia 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Tuvalu 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Uganda 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Ukraine 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 British Virgin Islands 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Vanuatu 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Samoa 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Yemen 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 South Africa 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Mayotte 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Western Sahara 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Cook Islands 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Montserrat 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Niue 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Tokelau 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 USSR 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Wallis and Futuna Islands 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Sudan (former) 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Timor-Leste 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 China, Hong Kong SAR 0 % change on previous year compare
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- 71 Viet Nam 0 % change on previous year compare
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- 71 China, mainland 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 United Republic of Tanzania 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Brunei Darussalam 0 % change on previous year compare
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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)
- Cropland — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cropland — Area, per capita 0.0002 1000 ha per person (2024)
- Arable land — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arable land — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arable land — Area, per capita 0.0002 1000 ha per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — area, annual growth rate in Zambia?
- Cropland — area, annual growth rate in Zambia was 0.0016 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cropland — area, annual growth rate recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 16.16 % change on previous year in 2009.
- What is the lowest cropland — area, annual growth rate recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was -15.18 % change on previous year in 1979.
- How does Zambia rank for cropland — area, annual growth rate?
- Zambia ranks 70th out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area, annual growth rate rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 94.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cropland — Area, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Cropland — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Cropland — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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
The year-on-year percentage change in Cropland — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.