Mozambique vs Zambia: Agricultural land per capita
Mozambique
1.23 hectares per capita
in 2023
Zambia
1.15 hectares per capita
in 2023
Mozambique rank
39th
Zambia rank
41st
Agricultural land per capita over time
- Mozambique
- Zambia
How they compare
Mozambique currently reports 1.23 hectares per capita against 1.15 hectares per capita in Zambia, a difference of 0.08 hectares per capita.
That makes Mozambique's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Zambia ahead.
Mozambique ranks 39th and Zambia ranks 41st of 226 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mozambique averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mozambique | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.63 hectares per capita | 5.3 hectares per capita | 0.6709 hectares per capita | Zambia |
| 1970s | 3.68 hectares per capita | 4.1 hectares per capita | 0.4144 hectares per capita | Zambia |
| 1980s | 2.85 hectares per capita | 3.05 hectares per capita | 0.2063 hectares per capita | Zambia |
| 1990s | 2.38 hectares per capita | 2.48 hectares per capita | 0.0967 hectares per capita | Zambia |
| 2000s | 1.92 hectares per capita | 1.99 hectares per capita | 0.0705 hectares per capita | Zambia |
| 2010s | 1.56 hectares per capita | 1.48 hectares per capita | 0.0783 hectares per capita | Mozambique |
| 2020s | 1.29 hectares per capita | 1.2 hectares per capita | 0.0905 hectares per capita | Mozambique |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land per capita, Mozambique or Zambia?
- Mozambique, at 1.23 hectares per capita against 1.15 hectares per capita in Zambia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in agricultural land per capita between Mozambique and Zambia?
- 0.08 hectares per capita, with Mozambique ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Zambia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Mozambique and Zambia rank globally for agricultural land per capita?
- Mozambique ranks 39th and Zambia ranks 41st of 226 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Agricultural land per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Agricultural land is the sum of cropland and land used as pasture for grazing livestock.