Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Zambia
Zambia: Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita was 0.0097 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0097 Square kilometres per person
Change on year
down 2.8%
World rank
29th
of 167 countries
All-time high
0.0515 Square kilometres per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0097 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Zambia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 0.0097 Square kilometres per person for land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 25.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Zambia peaked at 0.0515 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0097 Square kilometres per person, in 2023.
Zambia ranks 29th of 167 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0515 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.05 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0485 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0471 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0458 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0444 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0431 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0419 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0406 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0396 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0386 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0376 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0366 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0356 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0347 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0337 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0328 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0319 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1979 | 0.031 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0302 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0293 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0285 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0276 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0268 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0261 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0254 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0247 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0241 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0235 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 0.023 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0226 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0223 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.022 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0217 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0214 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0211 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0207 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0204 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.02 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0196 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0192 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0188 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0182 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0176 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0171 Square kilometres per person | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0165 Square kilometres per person | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0159 Square kilometres per person | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0154 Square kilometres per person | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0148 Square kilometres per person | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0143 Square kilometres per person | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0139 Square kilometres per person | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0134 Square kilometres per person | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.013 Square kilometres per person | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0126 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0122 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0118 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0115 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0111 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0108 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0105 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0102 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0099 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0097 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 0.0097 Square kilometres per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0018 Square kilometres per person, 5.2× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 0.0097 Square kilometres per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0036 Square kilometres per person, 2.7× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0459 Square kilometres per person | 0.0406 Square kilometres per person | 0.0515 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0352 Square kilometres per person | 0.031 Square kilometres per person | 0.0396 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0266 Square kilometres per person | 0.0235 Square kilometres per person | 0.0302 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0215 Square kilometres per person | 0.02 Square kilometres per person | 0.023 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0173 Square kilometres per person | 0.0148 Square kilometres per person | 0.0196 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0125 Square kilometres per person | 0.0108 Square kilometres per person | 0.0143 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0101 Square kilometres per person | 0.0097 Square kilometres per person | 0.0105 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 26 Niger 0.011 Square kilometres per person compare
- 27 Angola 0.011 Square kilometres per person compare
- 28 Mozambique 0.0105 Square kilometres per person compare
- 30 Brazil 0.0082 Square kilometres per person compare
- 31 United States 0.0079 Square kilometres per person compare
- 32 Guinea 0.0074 Square kilometres per person compare
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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 3.49 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Zambia?
- Land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Zambia was 0.0097 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0515 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0097 Square kilometres per person in 2023.
- How does Zambia rank for land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita?
- Zambia ranks 29th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.