What is the difference in cropland extent over the long-term, per capita between Portugal and Zambia?

0.0034 hectares per person, with Zambia ahead.

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

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

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.

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

Portugal

0.1718 hectares per person

in 2025

Zambia

0.1752 hectares per person

in 2025

Portugal rank

87th

Zambia rank

86th

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

Portugal
Zambia

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 0.1752 hectares per person against 0.1718 hectares per person in Portugal, a difference of 0.0034 hectares per person.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Zambia has been ahead every year.

Portugal ranks 87th 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	Portugal	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.3379 hectares per person	0.7219 hectares per person	0.384 hectares per person	Zambia
1970s	0.3401 hectares per person	0.5778 hectares per person	0.2376 hectares per person	Zambia
1980s	0.3123 hectares per person	0.3904 hectares per person	0.0781 hectares per person	Zambia
1990s	0.2783 hectares per person	0.3288 hectares per person	0.0505 hectares per person	Zambia
2000s	0.2032 hectares per person	0.2547 hectares per person	0.0515 hectares per person	Zambia
2010s	0.1725 hectares per person	0.2323 hectares per person	0.0598 hectares per person	Zambia
2020s	0.1744 hectares per person	0.188 hectares per person	0.0136 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, Portugal or Zambia?: Zambia, at 0.1752 hectares per person against 0.1718 hectares per person in Portugal as of 2025.
What is the difference in cropland extent over the long-term, per capita between Portugal and Zambia?: 0.0034 hectares per person, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Zambia?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Portugal and Zambia rank globally for cropland extent over the long-term, per capita?: Portugal ranks 87th 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
Last refreshed: 23 October 2026

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.