Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Zambia
Zambia: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land was 83.89 % in 2024. ▬ Flat
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Zambia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 83.89 % for permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Zambia peaked at 88.45 % in 2002 and was at its lowest, 83.89 %, in 2017.
Zambia ranks 38th of 204 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Zambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 86.76 % | — |
| 1962 | 86.78 % | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 86.68 % | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 86.59 % | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 86.61 % | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 86.4 % | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 86.36 % | -0.0% |
| 1968 | 86.24 % | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 86.15 % | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 86.05 % | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 85.52 % | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 85.5 % | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 85.49 % | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 85.39 % | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 85.49 % | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 85.62 % | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 85.73 % | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 86.43 % | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 88.28 % | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 88.18 % | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 87.96 % | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 87.73 % | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 87.51 % | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 87.28 % | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 87.07 % | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 86.86 % | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 86.65 % | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 86.43 % | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 85.98 % | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 86.01 % | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 86.67 % | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 86.71 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 86.79 % | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 86.63 % | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 86.76 % | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 86.86 % | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 86.96 % | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 87.06 % | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 87.15 % | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 87.26 % | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 87.8 % | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 88.45 % | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 87.31 % | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 87.36 % | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 87.88 % | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 86.79 % | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 87.03 % | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 86.63 % | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 84.8 % | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 85.34 % | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 84.62 % | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 83.91 % | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 84.26 % | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 84.25 % | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 84.25 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 84.25 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 83.89 % | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 83.89 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 83.89 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 83.89 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 83.89 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 83.89 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 83.89 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 83.89 % | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 86.51 % | 86.15 % | 86.78 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 85.95 % | 85.39 % | 88.28 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 87.16 % | 85.98 % | 88.18 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 86.76 % | 86.01 % | 87.15 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 87.13 % | 84.8 % | 88.45 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.25 % | 83.89 % | 85.34 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.89 % | 83.89 % | 83.89 % | 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)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 2.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -11.37 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -12.69 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 20.35 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Zambia?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Zambia was 83.89 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 88.45 % in 2002.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.89 % in 2017.
- How does Zambia rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land?
- Zambia ranks 38th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Permanent meadows and pastures — 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.