Mozambique vs Zambia: Agricultural land use, per capita

Mozambique
1.23 hectares per person
in 2023
Zambia
1.15 hectares per person
in 2023
Mozambique rank
35th
Zambia rank
36th

Agricultural land use, per capita over time

  • Mozambique
  • Zambia
123456196119922023

How they compare

Mozambique currently reports 1.23 hectares per person against 1.15 hectares per person in Zambia, a difference of 0.08 hectares per person.

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 35th and Zambia ranks 36th of 209 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 person 5.3 hectares per person 0.6709 hectares per person Zambia
1970s 3.68 hectares per person 4.1 hectares per person 0.4144 hectares per person Zambia
1980s 2.85 hectares per person 3.05 hectares per person 0.2063 hectares per person Zambia
1990s 2.38 hectares per person 2.48 hectares per person 0.0968 hectares per person Zambia
2000s 1.92 hectares per person 1.99 hectares per person 0.0705 hectares per person Zambia
2010s 1.56 hectares per person 1.48 hectares per person 0.0783 hectares per person Mozambique
2020s 1.29 hectares per person 1.2 hectares per person 0.0905 hectares per person Mozambique

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agricultural land use, per capita, Mozambique or Zambia?
Mozambique, at 1.23 hectares per person against 1.15 hectares per person in Zambia as of 2023.
What is the difference in agricultural land use, per capita between Mozambique and Zambia?
0.08 hectares per person, 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 use, per capita?
Mozambique ranks 35th and Zambia ranks 36th of 209 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Agricultural land use, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Agricultural land use, per capita
Unit
hectares per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
209 places, 12,031 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Agricultural land use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.