Which has higher cropland area, Zambia or Zimbabwe?

Zimbabwe, at 4.07 million against 3.84 million in Zambia as of 2023.

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

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.

Zambia

3.84 million

in 2023

Zimbabwe

4.07 million

in 2023

Zambia rank

67th

Zimbabwe rank

64th

Zimbabwe currently reports 4.07 million against 3.84 million in Zambia, a difference of 228,120.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Zambia ahead.

Zambia ranks 67th and Zimbabwe ranks 64th of 219 countries.

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

Decade	Zambia	Zimbabwe	Difference	Ahead
1960s	2.64 million	1.16 million	1.48 million	Zambia
1970s	2.83 million	1.74 million	1.09 million	Zambia
1980s	2.61 million	2.50 million	104,710	Zambia
1990s	2.85 million	3.18 million	330,570	Zimbabwe
2000s	2.95 million	3.93 million	975,141	Zimbabwe
2010s	3.74 million	4.09 million	355,636	Zimbabwe
2020s	3.84 million	4.07 million	232,830	Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Which has higher cropland area, Zambia or Zimbabwe?: Zimbabwe, at 4.07 million against 3.84 million in Zambia as of 2023.
What is the difference in cropland area between Zambia and Zimbabwe?: 228,120, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Zambia and Zimbabwe?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Zambia and Zimbabwe rank globally for cropland area?: Zambia ranks 67th and Zimbabwe ranks 64th 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.