Peru vs Zambia: Agricultural area over the long-term
Peru
22.95 million hectares
in 2025
Zambia
23.84 million hectares
in 2025
Peru rank
48th
Zambia rank
46th
Agricultural area over the long-term over time
- Peru
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 23.84 million hectares against 22.95 million hectares in Peru, a difference of 892,500 hectares.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Peru ahead.
Peru ranks 48th and Zambia ranks 46th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Peru averaged higher in 4 and Zambia in 36.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Peru | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 1.66 million hectares | 1.62 million hectares | 41,230 hectares | Peru |
| 1100s | 1.90 million hectares | 1.94 million hectares | 38,410 hectares | Zambia |
| 1200s | 2.19 million hectares | 2.26 million hectares | 70,400 hectares | Zambia |
| 1300s | 2.54 million hectares | 2.59 million hectares | 42,430 hectares | Zambia |
| 1400s | 2.97 million hectares | 2.91 million hectares | 60,810 hectares | Peru |
| 1500s | 3.49 million hectares | 3.23 million hectares | 258,460 hectares | Peru |
| 1600s | 3.39 million hectares | 3.51 million hectares | 116,640 hectares | Zambia |
| 1700s | 3.71 million hectares | 6.40 million hectares | 2.69 million hectares | Zambia |
| 1710s | 3.65 million hectares | 7.06 million hectares | 3.41 million hectares | Zambia |
| 1720s | 3.59 million hectares | 7.72 million hectares | 4.13 million hectares | Zambia |
| 1730s | 3.53 million hectares | 8.38 million hectares | 4.85 million hectares | Zambia |
| 1740s | 3.46 million hectares | 9.03 million hectares | 5.57 million hectares | Zambia |
| 1750s | 3.40 million hectares | 9.69 million hectares | 6.29 million hectares | Zambia |
| 1760s | 3.38 million hectares | 10.16 million hectares | 6.78 million hectares | Zambia |
| 1770s | 3.32 million hectares | 10.61 million hectares | 7.30 million hectares | Zambia |
| 1780s | 3.26 million hectares | 11.05 million hectares | 7.79 million hectares | Zambia |
| 1790s | 3.19 million hectares | 11.46 million hectares | 8.26 million hectares | Zambia |
| 1800s | 3.13 million hectares | 11.85 million hectares | 8.72 million hectares | Zambia |
| 1810s | 3.07 million hectares | 12.23 million hectares | 9.16 million hectares | Zambia |
| 1820s | 3.01 million hectares | 12.59 million hectares | 9.58 million hectares | Zambia |
| 1830s | 3.47 million hectares | 12.93 million hectares | 9.47 million hectares | Zambia |
| 1840s | 3.92 million hectares | 13.26 million hectares | 9.34 million hectares | Zambia |
| 1850s | 4.43 million hectares | 13.58 million hectares | 9.15 million hectares | Zambia |
| 1860s | 5.03 million hectares | 13.46 million hectares | 8.43 million hectares | Zambia |
| 1870s | 5.62 million hectares | 13.32 million hectares | 7.70 million hectares | Zambia |
| 1880s | 6.47 million hectares | 13.23 million hectares | 6.77 million hectares | Zambia |
| 1890s | 8.25 million hectares | 13.40 million hectares | 5.15 million hectares | Zambia |
| 1900s | 9.58 million hectares | 13.04 million hectares | 3.45 million hectares | Zambia |
| 1910s | 10.30 million hectares | 12.06 million hectares | 1.75 million hectares | Zambia |
| 1920s | 11.04 million hectares | 11.38 million hectares | 343,900 hectares | Zambia |
| 1930s | 11.84 million hectares | 12.98 million hectares | 1.14 million hectares | Zambia |
| 1940s | 12.81 million hectares | 14.65 million hectares | 1.84 million hectares | Zambia |
| 1950s | 14.77 million hectares | 17.92 million hectares | 3.16 million hectares | Zambia |
| 1960s | 17.55 million hectares | 19.49 million hectares | 1.94 million hectares | Zambia |
| 1970s | 18.95 million hectares | 20.11 million hectares | 1.16 million hectares | Zambia |
| 1980s | 20.57 million hectares | 20.28 million hectares | 288,660 hectares | Peru |
| 1990s | 21.18 million hectares | 21.54 million hectares | 359,760 hectares | Zambia |
| 2000s | 21.40 million hectares | 22.90 million hectares | 1.49 million hectares | Zambia |
| 2010s | 21.74 million hectares | 23.74 million hectares | 2.00 million hectares | Zambia |
| 2020s | 22.59 million hectares | 23.84 million hectares | 1.25 million hectares | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural area over the long-term, Peru or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 23.84 million hectares against 22.95 million hectares in Peru as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural area over the long-term between Peru and Zambia?
- 892,500 hectares, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Zambia?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Peru and Zambia rank globally for agricultural area over the long-term?
- Peru ranks 48th and Zambia ranks 46th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Agricultural area 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 agricultural area for each separate country over time.