Land use hidden — Agriculture area under organic agriculture in Zambia
Zambia: Land use hidden — Agriculture area under organic agriculture was 31.67 Square kilometres in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Land use hidden — Agriculture area under organic agriculture in Zambia, 2005–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use hidden — agriculture area under organic agriculture in Zambia is 31.67 Square kilometres, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 64.4% on the previous year and down 58.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — agriculture area under organic agriculture in Zambia peaked at 88.93 Square kilometres in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.1 Square kilometres, in 2019.
That places Zambia 103rd out of 151 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Land use hidden — Agriculture area under organic agriculture in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 29 Square kilometres | — |
| 2006 | 24 Square kilometres | -17.2% |
| 2007 | 25 Square kilometres | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 36 Square kilometres | +44.0% |
| 2009 | 73.1 Square kilometres | +103.1% |
| 2010 | 73.1 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 73.1 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 73.1 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 76 Square kilometres | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 76 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 81 Square kilometres | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 77 Square kilometres | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 80 Square kilometres | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 12.3 Square kilometres | -84.6% |
| 2019 | 2.1 Square kilometres | -82.9% |
| 2020 | 6.9 Square kilometres | +228.6% |
| 2021 | 33.76 Square kilometres | +389.3% |
| 2022 | 88.93 Square kilometres | +163.4% |
| 2023 | 31.67 Square kilometres | -64.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.42 Square kilometres | 24 Square kilometres | 73.1 Square kilometres | 5 |
| 2010s | 62.37 Square kilometres | 2.1 Square kilometres | 81 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.31 Square kilometres | 6.9 Square kilometres | 88.93 Square kilometres | 4 |
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- 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)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate -3.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.0033 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate -9.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use hidden — agriculture area under organic agriculture in Zambia?
- Land use hidden — agriculture area under organic agriculture in Zambia was 31.67 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — agriculture area under organic agriculture recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 88.93 Square kilometres in 2022.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — agriculture area under organic agriculture recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1 Square kilometres in 2019.
- How does Zambia rank for land use hidden — agriculture area under organic agriculture?
- Zambia ranks 103rd out of 151 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — agriculture area under organic agriculture rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use hidden — Agriculture area under organic agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata