United States vs Zambia: Agricultural land per capita
United States
1.23 hectares per capita
in 2023
Zambia
1.15 hectares per capita
in 2023
United States rank
40th
Zambia rank
41st
Agricultural land per capita over time
- United States
- Zambia
How they compare
United States 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 United States's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Zambia ahead.
United States ranks 40th and Zambia ranks 41st of 226 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, United States averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | United States | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.25 hectares per capita | 5.3 hectares per capita | 3.05 hectares per capita | Zambia |
| 1970s | 1.98 hectares per capita | 4.1 hectares per capita | 2.11 hectares per capita | Zambia |
| 1980s | 1.79 hectares per capita | 3.05 hectares per capita | 1.26 hectares per capita | Zambia |
| 1990s | 1.58 hectares per capita | 2.48 hectares per capita | 0.9007 hectares per capita | Zambia |
| 2000s | 1.41 hectares per capita | 1.99 hectares per capita | 0.5789 hectares per capita | Zambia |
| 2010s | 1.31 hectares per capita | 1.48 hectares per capita | 0.1705 hectares per capita | Zambia |
| 2020s | 1.24 hectares per capita | 1.2 hectares per capita | 0.0382 hectares per capita | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land per capita, United States or Zambia?
- United States, 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 United States and Zambia?
- 0.08 hectares per capita, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for United States and Zambia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do United States and Zambia rank globally for agricultural land per capita?
- United States ranks 40th 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.