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
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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.

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Indicator
Cropland use over the long term
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
202 places, 21,816 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed