Which has higher cropland area, Madagascar or Zambia?

Zambia, at 3.84 million against 3.60 million in Madagascar as of 2023.

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

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

Our World in Data, published as Cropland area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Madagascar

3.60 million

in 2023

Zambia

3.84 million

in 2023

Madagascar rank

70th

Zambia rank

67th

Zambia currently reports 3.84 million against 3.60 million in Madagascar, a difference of 239,000.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Madagascar's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Zambia ahead.

Madagascar ranks 70th and Zambia ranks 67th of 219 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 3 and Zambia in 4.

Decade	Madagascar	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	2.25 million	2.64 million	391,111	Zambia
1970s	2.66 million	2.83 million	170,000	Zambia
1980s	3.17 million	2.61 million	567,300	Madagascar
1990s	3.45 million	2.85 million	593,600	Madagascar
2000s	3.57 million	2.95 million	618,000	Madagascar
2010s	3.60 million	3.74 million	137,800	Zambia
2020s	3.60 million	3.84 million	239,000	Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Which has higher cropland area, Madagascar or Zambia?: Zambia, at 3.84 million against 3.60 million in Madagascar as of 2023.
What is the difference in cropland area between Madagascar and Zambia?: 239,000, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Zambia?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Madagascar and Zambia rank globally for cropland area?: Madagascar ranks 70th and Zambia ranks 67th of 219 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Our World in Data, published as Cropland area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.