Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Zambia
Zambia: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area was 26.9 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Zambia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 26.9 % for permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Zambia peaked at 26.9 % in 2002 and was at its lowest, 22.53 %, in 1961.
Zambia ranks 66th of 220 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22.74 % | 22.53 % | 22.95 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 23.24 % | 23 % | 23.49 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 23.78 % | 23.54 % | 24.01 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.14 % | 24.08 % | 26.2 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.83 % | 26.43 % | 26.9 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.9 % | 26.9 % | 26.9 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.9 % | 26.9 % | 26.9 % | 5 |
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- 63 United Republic of Tanzania 27.12 % compare
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- 65 Switzerland 26.99 % compare
- 67 Channel Islands 25.85 % compare
- 68 Yugoslav SFR 24.92 % compare
- 69 Dominican Republic 23.83 % compare
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 Agricultural land 83.89 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 20,000 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.17 % (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 meadows and pastures — share in land area in Zambia?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Zambia was 26.9 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 26.9 % in 2002.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.53 % in 1961.
- How does Zambia rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area?
- Zambia ranks 66th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area. 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.