Syria vs Zambia: Arable land

Syria
0.1865 hectares per person
in 2023
Zambia
0.1834 hectares per person
in 2023
Syria rank
67th
Zambia rank
69th

Arable land over time

  • Syria
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Syria currently reports 0.1865 hectares per person against 0.1834 hectares per person in Zambia, a difference of 0.0031 hectares per person.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Syria ahead.

Syria ranks 67th and Zambia ranks 69th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Syria averaged higher in 5 and Zambia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Syria Zambia Difference Ahead
1960s 1.12 hectares per person 0.7124 hectares per person 0.404 hectares per person Syria
1970s 0.7341 hectares per person 0.5753 hectares per person 0.1588 hectares per person Syria
1980s 0.4886 hectares per person 0.3879 hectares per person 0.1007 hectares per person Syria
1990s 0.334 hectares per person 0.326 hectares per person 0.008 hectares per person Syria
2000s 0.2468 hectares per person 0.2517 hectares per person 0.0049 hectares per person Zambia
2010s 0.2255 hectares per person 0.23 hectares per person 0.0044 hectares per person Zambia
2020s 0.2033 hectares per person 0.1913 hectares per person 0.012 hectares per person Syria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land, Syria or Zambia?
Syria, at 0.1865 hectares per person against 0.1834 hectares per person in Zambia as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land between Syria and Zambia?
0.0031 hectares per person, with Syria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Syria and Zambia?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Syria and Zambia rank globally for arable land?
Syria ranks 67th and Zambia ranks 69th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Arable land (hectares per person). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Arable land (hectares per person)
Unit
hectares per person
Source
FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
253 places, 14,649 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Arable land (hectares per person) 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 market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.