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

715,000 hectares, with Zambia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Togo 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.

Togo vs Zambia: Arable and permanent cropland

Togo

2.72 million hectares

in 2011

Zambia

3.44 million hectares

in 2011

Togo rank

29th

Zambia rank

27th

Arable and permanent cropland over time

Togo
Zambia

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 3.44 million hectares against 2.72 million hectares in Togo, a difference of 715,000 hectares.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.3 times Togo's.

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

Togo ranks 29th 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	Togo	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	1.87 million hectares	2.64 million hectares	763,889 hectares	Zambia
1970s	1.90 million hectares	2.86 million hectares	952,500 hectares	Zambia
1980s	2.08 million hectares	2.48 million hectares	399,000 hectares	Zambia
1990s	2.35 million hectares	2.82 million hectares	473,100 hectares	Zambia
2000s	2.47 million hectares	2.93 million hectares	454,600 hectares	Zambia
2010s	2.71 million hectares	3.58 million hectares	875,000 hectares	Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable and permanent cropland, Togo or Zambia?: Zambia, at 3.44 million hectares against 2.72 million hectares in Togo as of 2011.
What is the difference in arable and permanent cropland between Togo and Zambia?: 715,000 hectares, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Togo and Zambia?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2011.
How do Togo and Zambia rank globally for arable and permanent cropland?: Togo ranks 29th 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: 21 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