Chad vs Zambia: Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade
Chad
0.6%
in 2023
Zambia
0.4%
in 2023
Chad rank
70th
Zambia rank
73rd
Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade over time
- Chad
- Zambia
How they compare
Chad currently reports 0.6% against 0.4% in Zambia, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Chad's figure about 1.4 times Zambia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Zambia ahead.
Chad ranks 70th and Zambia ranks 73rd of 225 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2% | 3.1% | 2.8% | Zambia |
| 1980s | 0.4% | 0.9% | 0.5% | Zambia |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 6.2% | 5.6% | Zambia |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 6.3% | 5.5% | Zambia |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 3.7% | 1.3% | Zambia |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 0.8% | 0.8% | Chad |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade, Chad or Zambia?
- Chad, at 0.6% against 0.4% in Zambia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade between Chad and Zambia?
- 0.2%, with Chad ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Zambia?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do Chad and Zambia rank globally for is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade?
- Chad ranks 70th and Zambia ranks 73rd of 225 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 Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage change in surface area devoted to agriculture with respect to 10 years before. Negative values imply that surface area has decreased with respect to the previous decade. This data is used to assess which countries may have already peaked in their agricultural land use.