Egypt vs Zambia: Cropland extent over the long-term
Egypt
4.20 million hectares
in 2025
Zambia
3.84 million hectares
in 2025
Egypt rank
63rd
Zambia rank
66th
Cropland extent over the long-term over time
- Egypt
- Zambia
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 4.20 million hectares against 3.84 million hectares in Zambia, a difference of 365,460 hectares.
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 202 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 hectares | 123,361 hectares | 353,241 hectares | Egypt |
| 1100s | 414,644 hectares | 148,033 hectares | 266,611 hectares | Egypt |
| 1200s | 381,282 hectares | 172,705 hectares | 208,577 hectares | Egypt |
| 1300s | 448,006 hectares | 197,377 hectares | 250,629 hectares | Egypt |
| 1400s | 386,048 hectares | 222,049 hectares | 163,999 hectares | Egypt |
| 1500s | 381,282 hectares | 246,722 hectares | 134,560 hectares | Egypt |
| 1600s | 476,602 hectares | 267,693 hectares | 208,909 hectares | Egypt |
| 1700s | 428,942 hectares | 488,558 hectares | 59,616 hectares | Zambia |
| 1710s | 419,410 hectares | 538,798 hectares | 119,388 hectares | Zambia |
| 1720s | 409,878 hectares | 589,039 hectares | 179,161 hectares | Zambia |
| 1730s | 400,346 hectares | 639,279 hectares | 238,933 hectares | Zambia |
| 1740s | 390,814 hectares | 689,520 hectares | 298,706 hectares | Zambia |
| 1750s | 381,282 hectares | 739,760 hectares | 358,478 hectares | Zambia |
| 1760s | 371,750 hectares | 790,001 hectares | 418,251 hectares | Zambia |
| 1770s | 362,218 hectares | 840,241 hectares | 478,023 hectares | Zambia |
| 1780s | 352,686 hectares | 890,482 hectares | 537,796 hectares | Zambia |
| 1790s | 343,153 hectares | 940,722 hectares | 597,569 hectares | Zambia |
| 1800s | 333,621 hectares | 990,962 hectares | 657,341 hectares | Zambia |
| 1810s | 371,750 hectares | 1.04 million hectares | 669,450 hectares | Zambia |
| 1820s | 409,878 hectares | 1.09 million hectares | 681,562 hectares | Zambia |
| 1830s | 448,006 hectares | 1.14 million hectares | 693,674 hectares | Zambia |
| 1840s | 486,134 hectares | 1.19 million hectares | 705,786 hectares | Zambia |
| 1850s | 524,262 hectares | 1.24 million hectares | 717,898 hectares | Zambia |
| 1860s | 436,894 hectares | 1.25 million hectares | 817,486 hectares | Zambia |
| 1870s | 499,308 hectares | 1.26 million hectares | 764,012 hectares | Zambia |
| 1880s | 570,637 hectares | 1.28 million hectares | 706,993 hectares | Zambia |
| 1890s | 786,565 hectares | 1.32 million hectares | 531,175 hectares | Zambia |
| 1900s | 954,072 hectares | 1.30 million hectares | 350,548 hectares | Zambia |
| 1910s | 1.10 million hectares | 1.23 million hectares | 129,960 hectares | Zambia |
| 1920s | 1.34 million hectares | 1.18 million hectares | 164,580 hectares | Egypt |
| 1930s | 1.52 million hectares | 1.37 million hectares | 149,110 hectares | Egypt |
| 1940s | 1.68 million hectares | 1.57 million hectares | 105,410 hectares | Egypt |
| 1950s | 2.19 million hectares | 2.13 million hectares | 59,074 hectares | Egypt |
| 1960s | 2.64 million hectares | 2.62 million hectares | 24,050 hectares | Egypt |
| 1970s | 2.74 million hectares | 2.83 million hectares | 84,200 hectares | Zambia |
| 1980s | 2.50 million hectares | 2.61 million hectares | 104,276 hectares | Zambia |
| 1990s | 3.08 million hectares | 2.85 million hectares | 224,292 hectares | Egypt |
| 2000s | 3.48 million hectares | 2.95 million hectares | 524,498 hectares | Egypt |
| 2010s | 3.76 million hectares | 3.74 million hectares | 20,069 hectares | Egypt |
| 2020s | 4.09 million hectares | 3.84 million hectares | 250,755 hectares | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cropland extent over the long-term, Egypt or Zambia?
- Egypt, at 4.20 million hectares against 3.84 million hectares in Zambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in cropland extent over the long-term between Egypt and Zambia?
- 365,460 hectares, 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 extent over the long-term?
- Egypt ranks 63rd and Zambia ranks 66th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Cropland extent over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total cropland area for each separate country over time.