Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Zambia
Zambia: Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland was 5,184 Square kilometres in 2022. ▲ Rising
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Zambia, 2005–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 5,184 Square kilometres for land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in 2022. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 66.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Zambia peaked at 5,184 Square kilometres in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1,219 Square kilometres, in 2005.
Zambia ranks 41st of 169 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1,219 Square kilometres | — |
| 2010 | 3,118 Square kilometres | +155.7% |
| 2015 | 3,588 Square kilometres | +15.1% |
| 2020 | 5,057 Square kilometres | +40.9% |
| 2022 | 5,184 Square kilometres | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,219 Square kilometres | 1,219 Square kilometres | 1,219 Square kilometres | 1 |
| 2010s | 3,353 Square kilometres | 3,118 Square kilometres | 3,588 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 5,121 Square kilometres | 5,057 Square kilometres | 5,184 Square kilometres | 2 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 38 Zimbabwe 5,452 Square kilometres compare
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- 41 Moldova 986.12 Square kilometres compare
- 42 Benin 4,937 Square kilometres 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)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other industrial roundwood — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other industrial roundwood, non-coniferous (production) — Production 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood charcoal — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Zambia?
- Land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Zambia was 5,184 Square kilometres in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 5,184 Square kilometres in 2022.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,219 Square kilometres in 2005.
- How does Zambia rank for land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland?
- Zambia ranks 41st out of 169 countries with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The land cover dataset provides a global assessment of land cover and land cover change to monitor pressures on ecosystems and biodiversity. By using geospatial data with high spatio-temporal resolution, it develops a set of internationally comparable indicators with a long time series and a five-year interval from 2000 to 2022 for the Climate Change Initiative Land Cover dataset, and from 1975 to 2030 for the Global Human Settlement Layer dataset. Please see the working paper for a more complete description of the methods. The dataset has a global coverage on the national level, while on the sub-national TL2 level (i.e. large subnational regions) results are reported for all OECD countries as well as for Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia and South Africa. The following country aggregates are included: Euro area, European Union, Advanced economies, Emerging market economies, G7, G20, OECD, OECD Europe, OECD Asia Oceania, OECD Americas, the LAC region and the World. Data source(s): Climate Change Initiative land cover data and Global Human Settlement Layer built-up area data. Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Database documentation