Madagascar vs Zambia: Cropland use over the long term

Madagascar
3.60 million
in 2025
Zambia
3.84 million
in 2025
Madagascar rank
69th
Zambia rank
66th

Cropland use over the long term over time

  • Madagascar
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 3.84 million against 3.60 million in Madagascar, a difference of 239,000.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Madagascar's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Zambia ahead.

Madagascar ranks 69th and Zambia ranks 66th of 199 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 6 and Zambia in 34.

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Zambia Difference Ahead
1000s 86,419 123,361 36,942 Zambia
1100s 122,427 148,033 25,606 Zambia
1200s 158,435 172,705 14,270 Zambia
1300s 194,443 197,377 2,934 Zambia
1400s 230,451 222,049 8,402 Madagascar
1500s 302,466 246,722 55,744 Madagascar
1600s 367,281 267,693 99,588 Madagascar
1700s 432,095 488,558 56,463 Zambia
1710s 476,308 538,798 62,490 Zambia
1720s 520,608 589,039 68,431 Zambia
1730s 564,909 639,279 74,370 Zambia
1740s 609,209 689,520 80,311 Zambia
1750s 653,510 739,760 86,250 Zambia
1760s 697,810 790,001 92,191 Zambia
1770s 742,111 840,241 98,130 Zambia
1780s 786,412 890,482 104,070 Zambia
1790s 830,712 940,722 110,010 Zambia
1800s 875,013 990,962 115,949 Zambia
1810s 919,313 1.04 million 121,887 Zambia
1820s 963,614 1.09 million 127,826 Zambia
1830s 1.01 million 1.14 million 133,770 Zambia
1840s 1.05 million 1.19 million 139,700 Zambia
1850s 1.10 million 1.24 million 145,640 Zambia
1860s 1.13 million 1.25 million 124,520 Zambia
1870s 1.16 million 1.26 million 99,100 Zambia
1880s 1.21 million 1.28 million 66,000 Zambia
1890s 1.26 million 1.32 million 56,760 Zambia
1900s 1.18 million 1.30 million 129,180 Zambia
1910s 1.13 million 1.23 million 99,160 Zambia
1920s 1.11 million 1.18 million 73,280 Zambia
1930s 1.28 million 1.37 million 85,050 Zambia
1940s 1.48 million 1.57 million 97,730 Zambia
1950s 1.86 million 2.13 million 266,175 Zambia
1960s 2.23 million 2.62 million 390,530 Zambia
1970s 2.66 million 2.83 million 170,000 Zambia
1980s 3.17 million 2.61 million 567,300 Madagascar
1990s 3.45 million 2.85 million 593,600 Madagascar
2000s 3.57 million 2.95 million 618,000 Madagascar
2010s 3.60 million 3.74 million 137,800 Zambia
2020s 3.60 million 3.84 million 239,000 Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland use over the long term, Madagascar or Zambia?
Zambia, at 3.84 million against 3.60 million in Madagascar as of 2025.
What is the difference in cropland use over the long term between Madagascar and Zambia?
239,000, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Zambia?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Madagascar and Zambia rank globally for cropland use over the long term?
Madagascar ranks 69th 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