What is the difference in arable and permanent cropland between Libya and Zambia?

1.35 million hectares, with Zambia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Zambia?

51 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2011.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as Arable and permanent cropland (hectares). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Libya vs Zambia: Arable and permanent cropland

Libya

2.08 million hectares

in 2011

Zambia

3.44 million hectares

in 2011

Libya rank

30th

Zambia rank

27th

Arable and permanent cropland over time

Libya
Zambia

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 3.44 million hectares against 2.08 million hectares in Libya, a difference of 1.35 million hectares.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.6 times Libya's.

Across all 51 years both countries report, Zambia has been ahead every year.

Libya ranks 30th and Zambia ranks 27th of 52 countries.

Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Libya	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	2.00 million hectares	2.64 million hectares	640,111 hectares	Zambia
1970s	2.05 million hectares	2.86 million hectares	805,300 hectares	Zambia
1980s	2.12 million hectares	2.48 million hectares	362,100 hectares	Zambia
1990s	2.21 million hectares	2.82 million hectares	615,400 hectares	Zambia
2000s	2.11 million hectares	2.93 million hectares	818,100 hectares	Zambia
2010s	2.08 million hectares	3.58 million hectares	1.50 million hectares	Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable and permanent cropland, Libya or Zambia?: Zambia, at 3.44 million hectares against 2.08 million hectares in Libya as of 2011.
What is the difference in arable and permanent cropland between Libya and Zambia?: 1.35 million hectares, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Zambia?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2011.
How do Libya and Zambia rank globally for arable and permanent cropland?: Libya ranks 30th and Zambia ranks 27th of 52 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as Arable and permanent cropland (hectares). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Arable and permanent cropland (hectares)
Unit: hectares
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 58 places, 2,926 data points, 1961–2011
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

This land category is the sum of areas under “Arable land” and "Permanent crops”. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under