Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land in Zambia
Zambia: Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land was 0.17 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land in Zambia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for permanent crops — share in agricultural land in Zambia is 0.17 %, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent crops — share in agricultural land in Zambia peaked at 0.17 % in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.04 %, in 1961.
That places Zambia 203rd out of 220 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0433 % | 0.04 % | 0.05 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.057 % | 0.05 % | 0.07 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.079 % | 0.07 % | 0.09 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.106 % | 0.09 % | 0.12 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.137 % | 0.12 % | 0.15 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.161 % | 0.15 % | 0.17 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.17 % | 0.17 % | 0.17 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More environment data for Zambia
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 4.06 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 155.89 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 922 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 26.9 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 83.89 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 20,000 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 40.49 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 15.94 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 3,800 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.18 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent crops — share in agricultural land in Zambia?
- Permanent crops — share in agricultural land in Zambia was 0.17 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent crops — share in agricultural land recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.17 % in 2016.
- What is the lowest permanent crops — share in agricultural land recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.04 % in 1961.
- How does Zambia rank for permanent crops — share in agricultural land?
- Zambia ranks 203rd out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent crops — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.