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

Latest (2024)
26.9 %
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
66th
of 220 countries
All-time high
26.9 %
in 2002
All-time low
22.53 %
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Zambia, 1961–2024

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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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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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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

Indicator
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
256 places, 14,952 data points, 1961–2024
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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.