Permanent crops — Area, per capita in Zambia
Zambia: Permanent crops — Area, per capita was 0 1000 ha per person in 2024. ▬ Flat
Permanent crops — Area, per capita in Zambia, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, permanent crops — area, per capita in Zambia stood at 0 1000 ha per person. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent crops — area, per capita in Zambia peaked at 0 1000 ha per person in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0 1000 ha per person, in 2024.
That places Zambia 160th out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Permanent crops — Area, per capita in Zambia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0 1000 ha per person | +5.5% |
| 1963 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1965 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1966 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1967 | 0 1000 ha per person | +2.6% |
| 1968 | 0 1000 ha per person | +3.8% |
| 1969 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 1970 | 0 1000 ha per person | +1.1% |
| 1971 | 0 1000 ha per person | +6.5% |
| 1972 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 1973 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 0 1000 ha per person | -4.8% |
| 1975 | 0 1000 ha per person | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 0 1000 ha per person | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1978 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1979 | 0 1000 ha per person | +3.7% |
| 1980 | 0 1000 ha per person | +3.6% |
| 1981 | 0 1000 ha per person | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 0 1000 ha per person | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 0 1000 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 0 1000 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 0 1000 ha per person | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 0 1000 ha per person | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 0 1000 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 0 1000 ha per person | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 0 1000 ha per person | -7.1% |
| 1993 | 0 1000 ha per person | +5.6% |
| 1994 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 0 1000 ha per person | +7.9% |
| 1997 | 0 1000 ha per person | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 0 1000 ha per person | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 0 1000 ha per person | -9.7% |
| 2001 | 0 1000 ha per person | +8.7% |
| 2002 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 0 1000 ha per person | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 0 1000 ha per person | -6.1% |
| 2005 | 0 1000 ha per person | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 0 1000 ha per person | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 0 1000 ha per person | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 0 1000 ha per person | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0 1000 ha per person | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 0 1000 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0 1000 ha per person | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 0 1000 ha per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0 1000 ha per person, 10% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 0 1000 ha per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 1000 ha per person, 13% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
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, annual growth rate 0.0016 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent crops — area, per capita in Zambia?
- Permanent crops — area, per capita in Zambia was 0 1000 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest permanent crops — area, per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0 1000 ha per person in 2003.
- What is the lowest permanent crops — area, per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 1000 ha per person in 2024.
- How does Zambia rank for permanent crops — area, per capita?
- Zambia ranks 160th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent crops — area, per capita rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Permanent crops — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Permanent crops — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Permanent crops — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Permanent crops — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Permanent crops — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.