Mozambique vs Zambia: Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita

Mozambique
0.167 hectares per person
in 2025
Zambia
0.1752 hectares per person
in 2025
Mozambique rank
89th
Zambia rank
86th

Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita over time

  • Mozambique
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 0.1752 hectares per person against 0.167 hectares per person in Mozambique, a difference of 0.0082 hectares per person.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Zambia ahead.

Mozambique ranks 89th and Zambia ranks 86th of 189 countries.

Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mozambique Zambia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.3691 hectares per person 0.7219 hectares per person 0.3528 hectares per person Zambia
1970s 0.3262 hectares per person 0.5778 hectares per person 0.2516 hectares per person Zambia
1980s 0.2731 hectares per person 0.3904 hectares per person 0.1173 hectares per person Zambia
1990s 0.2565 hectares per person 0.3288 hectares per person 0.0723 hectares per person Zambia
2000s 0.2474 hectares per person 0.2547 hectares per person 0.0073 hectares per person Zambia
2010s 0.228 hectares per person 0.2323 hectares per person 0.0043 hectares per person Zambia
2020s 0.1798 hectares per person 0.188 hectares per person 0.0082 hectares per person Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland extent over the long-term, per capita, Mozambique or Zambia?
Zambia, at 0.1752 hectares per person against 0.167 hectares per person in Mozambique as of 2025.
What is the difference in cropland extent over the long-term, per capita between Mozambique and Zambia?
0.0082 hectares per person, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Zambia?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Mozambique and Zambia rank globally for cropland extent over the long-term, per capita?
Mozambique ranks 89th and Zambia ranks 86th of 189 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita
Unit
hectares per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
189 places, 12,474 data points, 1960–2025
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Cropland extent over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.