What is land use over the long-term in Zambia?

Land use over the long-term in Zambia was 20.00 million hectares in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest land use over the long-term recorded in Zambia?

The highest recorded value was 20.00 million hectares in 2002.

What is the lowest land use over the long-term recorded in Zambia?

The lowest recorded value was 1.49 million hectares in 1000.

How does Zambia rank for land use over the long-term?

Zambia ranks 35th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.

Is land use over the long-term rising or falling in Zambia?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Zambia data come from?

The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Land use over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land use over the long-term in Zambia

Name: Land use over the long-term in Zambia
Creator: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Zambia: Land use over the long-term was 20.00 million hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

20.00 million hectares

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

35th

of 202 countries

All-time high

20.00 million hectares

in 2002

All-time low

1.49 million hectares

in 1000

Years of data

108

1000–2025

Land use over the long-term in Zambia, 1000–2025

Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.

Analysis

In 2025, land use over the long-term in Zambia stood at 20.00 million hectares. That is the highest value across all 108 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, land use over the long-term in Zambia peaked at 20.00 million hectares in 2002 and was at its lowest, 1.49 million hectares, in 1000.

That places Zambia 35th out of 202 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 108 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1000s	1.49 million hectares	1.49 million hectares	1.49 million hectares	1
1100s	1.79 million hectares	1.79 million hectares	1.79 million hectares	1
1200s	2.09 million hectares	2.09 million hectares	2.09 million hectares	1
1300s	2.39 million hectares	2.39 million hectares	2.39 million hectares	1
1400s	2.69 million hectares	2.69 million hectares	2.69 million hectares	1
1500s	2.99 million hectares	2.99 million hectares	2.99 million hectares	1
1600s	3.24 million hectares	3.24 million hectares	3.24 million hectares	1
1700s	5.91 million hectares	5.91 million hectares	5.91 million hectares	1
1710s	6.52 million hectares	6.52 million hectares	6.52 million hectares	1
1720s	7.13 million hectares	7.13 million hectares	7.13 million hectares	1
1730s	7.74 million hectares	7.74 million hectares	7.74 million hectares	1
1740s	8.35 million hectares	8.35 million hectares	8.35 million hectares	1
1750s	8.95 million hectares	8.95 million hectares	8.95 million hectares	1
1760s	9.37 million hectares	9.37 million hectares	9.37 million hectares	1
1770s	9.77 million hectares	9.77 million hectares	9.77 million hectares	1
1780s	10.16 million hectares	10.16 million hectares	10.16 million hectares	1
1790s	10.52 million hectares	10.52 million hectares	10.52 million hectares	1
1800s	10.86 million hectares	10.86 million hectares	10.86 million hectares	1
1810s	11.19 million hectares	11.19 million hectares	11.19 million hectares	1
1820s	11.50 million hectares	11.50 million hectares	11.50 million hectares	1
1830s	11.79 million hectares	11.79 million hectares	11.79 million hectares	1
1840s	12.07 million hectares	12.07 million hectares	12.07 million hectares	1
1850s	12.33 million hectares	12.33 million hectares	12.33 million hectares	1
1860s	12.21 million hectares	12.21 million hectares	12.21 million hectares	1
1870s	12.06 million hectares	12.06 million hectares	12.06 million hectares	1
1880s	11.95 million hectares	11.95 million hectares	11.95 million hectares	1
1890s	12.09 million hectares	12.09 million hectares	12.09 million hectares	1
1900s	11.73 million hectares	11.73 million hectares	11.73 million hectares	1
1910s	10.83 million hectares	10.83 million hectares	10.83 million hectares	1
1920s	10.20 million hectares	10.20 million hectares	10.20 million hectares	1
1930s	11.61 million hectares	11.61 million hectares	11.61 million hectares	1
1940s	13.08 million hectares	13.08 million hectares	13.08 million hectares	1
1950s	15.80 million hectares	15.32 million hectares	16.40 million hectares	10
1960s	16.87 million hectares	16.57 million hectares	17.06 million hectares	10
1970s	17.28 million hectares	17.10 million hectares	17.46 million hectares	10
1980s	17.68 million hectares	17.50 million hectares	17.85 million hectares	10
1990s	18.69 million hectares	17.90 million hectares	19.48 million hectares	10
2000s	19.95 million hectares	19.65 million hectares	20.00 million hectares	10
2010s	20.00 million hectares	20.00 million hectares	20.00 million hectares	10
2020s	20.00 million hectares	20.00 million hectares	20.00 million hectares	6

Countries ranked near Zambia

32 Kenya 21.30 million hectares compare
33 Uzbekistan 21.25 million hectares compare
34 Morocco 21.00 million hectares compare
35 Ethiopia 20.00 million hectares compare
37 Venezuela 18.20 million hectares compare
38 Democratic Republic of Congo 18.20 million hectares compare

See the full ranking of 202 places →

More environment data for Zambia

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 38.52 Mt CO2e (2024)
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.81 t CO2e/capita (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 6.39 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 2.21 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 8.56 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0539 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 18.28 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0026 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0155 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 1.04 Mt CO2e (2024)

All data for Zambia →

Frequently asked questions

What is land use over the long-term in Zambia?: Land use over the long-term in Zambia was 20.00 million hectares in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest land use over the long-term recorded in Zambia?: The highest recorded value was 20.00 million hectares in 2002.
What is the lowest land use over the long-term recorded in Zambia?: The lowest recorded value was 1.49 million hectares in 1000.
How does Zambia rank for land use over the long-term?: Zambia ranks 35th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
Is land use over the long-term rising or falling in Zambia?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Zambia data come from?: The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Land use over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Land use over the long-term
Unit: hectares
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 202 places, 21,816 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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