Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre in Zambia
Zambia: Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0269 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0269 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
56th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.0269 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2002
All-time low
0.0225 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre in Zambia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in Zambia is 0.0269 1000 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in Zambia peaked at 0.0269 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.0225 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Zambia 56th out of 176 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre in Zambia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0225 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0226 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0226 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0227 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0227 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0228 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0228 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0229 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0229 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 0.023 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0231 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0231 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0232 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0232 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0233 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0233 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0234 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0234 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0235 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0235 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0236 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0236 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0237 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0237 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0238 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0239 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0239 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.024 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.024 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0241 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0243 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0246 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0248 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.025 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0253 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0255 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0257 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.026 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0262 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0264 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0266 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0269 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0269 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0269 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0269 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0269 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0269 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0269 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0269 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0269 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0269 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0269 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0269 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0269 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0269 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0269 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0269 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0269 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0269 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0269 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0269 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0269 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0269 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 0.0269 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0269 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 0.0269 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0284 1000 ha per square kilometre, 95% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0227 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0225 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0229 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0232 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.023 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0235 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0238 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0235 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.024 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0251 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0241 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0262 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0268 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0264 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0269 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0269 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0269 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0269 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0269 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0269 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0269 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 53 Cuba 0.0274 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 54 Switzerland 0.0271 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 55 Luxembourg 0.0271 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 57 Dominican Republic 0.0238 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 58 Uganda 0.0229 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 59 Portugal 0.0228 1000 ha per square kilometre 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in Zambia?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in Zambia was 0.0269 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0269 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2002.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0225 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Zambia rank for permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre?
- Zambia ranks 56th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 meadows and pastures — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.