Egypt vs Zambia: Cropland use over the long term
Egypt
4.20 million
in 2025
Zambia
3.84 million
in 2025
Egypt rank
63rd
Zambia rank
66th
Cropland use over the long term over time
- Egypt
- Zambia
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 4.20 million against 3.84 million in Zambia, a difference of 365,460.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 63rd and Zambia ranks 66th of 199 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 16 and Zambia in 24.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 476,602 | 123,361 | 353,241 | Egypt |
| 1100s | 414,644 | 148,033 | 266,611 | Egypt |
| 1200s | 381,282 | 172,705 | 208,577 | Egypt |
| 1300s | 448,006 | 197,377 | 250,629 | Egypt |
| 1400s | 386,048 | 222,049 | 163,999 | Egypt |
| 1500s | 381,282 | 246,722 | 134,560 | Egypt |
| 1600s | 476,602 | 267,693 | 208,909 | Egypt |
| 1700s | 428,942 | 488,558 | 59,616 | Zambia |
| 1710s | 419,410 | 538,798 | 119,388 | Zambia |
| 1720s | 409,878 | 589,039 | 179,161 | Zambia |
| 1730s | 400,346 | 639,279 | 238,933 | Zambia |
| 1740s | 390,814 | 689,520 | 298,706 | Zambia |
| 1750s | 381,282 | 739,760 | 358,478 | Zambia |
| 1760s | 371,750 | 790,001 | 418,251 | Zambia |
| 1770s | 362,218 | 840,241 | 478,023 | Zambia |
| 1780s | 352,686 | 890,482 | 537,796 | Zambia |
| 1790s | 343,153 | 940,722 | 597,569 | Zambia |
| 1800s | 333,621 | 990,962 | 657,341 | Zambia |
| 1810s | 371,750 | 1.04 million | 669,450 | Zambia |
| 1820s | 409,878 | 1.09 million | 681,562 | Zambia |
| 1830s | 448,006 | 1.14 million | 693,674 | Zambia |
| 1840s | 486,134 | 1.19 million | 705,786 | Zambia |
| 1850s | 524,262 | 1.24 million | 717,898 | Zambia |
| 1860s | 436,894 | 1.25 million | 817,486 | Zambia |
| 1870s | 499,308 | 1.26 million | 764,012 | Zambia |
| 1880s | 570,637 | 1.28 million | 706,993 | Zambia |
| 1890s | 786,565 | 1.32 million | 531,175 | Zambia |
| 1900s | 954,072 | 1.30 million | 350,548 | Zambia |
| 1910s | 1.10 million | 1.23 million | 129,960 | Zambia |
| 1920s | 1.34 million | 1.18 million | 164,580 | Egypt |
| 1930s | 1.52 million | 1.37 million | 149,110 | Egypt |
| 1940s | 1.68 million | 1.57 million | 105,410 | Egypt |
| 1950s | 2.19 million | 2.13 million | 59,074 | Egypt |
| 1960s | 2.64 million | 2.62 million | 24,050 | Egypt |
| 1970s | 2.74 million | 2.83 million | 84,200 | Zambia |
| 1980s | 2.50 million | 2.61 million | 104,276 | Zambia |
| 1990s | 3.08 million | 2.85 million | 224,292 | Egypt |
| 2000s | 3.48 million | 2.95 million | 524,498 | Egypt |
| 2010s | 3.76 million | 3.74 million | 20,069 | Egypt |
| 2020s | 4.09 million | 3.84 million | 250,755 | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cropland use over the long term, Egypt or Zambia?
- Egypt, at 4.20 million against 3.84 million in Zambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in cropland use over the long term between Egypt and Zambia?
- 365,460, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Zambia?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Zambia rank globally for cropland use over the long term?
- Egypt ranks 63rd and Zambia ranks 66th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Cropland use over the long term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.