Venezuela vs Zambia: Agricultural area over the long-term
Venezuela
21.50 million hectares
in 2025
Zambia
23.84 million hectares
in 2025
Venezuela rank
49th
Zambia rank
46th
Agricultural area over the long-term over time
- Venezuela
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 23.84 million hectares against 21.50 million hectares in Venezuela, a difference of 2.34 million hectares.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Venezuela's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Zambia ahead.
Venezuela ranks 49th and Zambia ranks 46th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Venezuela averaged higher in 3 and Zambia in 37.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Venezuela | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 474,736 hectares | 1.62 million hectares | 1.14 million hectares | Zambia |
| 1100s | 499,436 hectares | 1.94 million hectares | 1.44 million hectares | Zambia |
| 1200s | 522,579 hectares | 2.26 million hectares | 1.74 million hectares | Zambia |
| 1300s | 543,873 hectares | 2.59 million hectares | 2.04 million hectares | Zambia |
| 1400s | 562,918 hectares | 2.91 million hectares | 2.35 million hectares | Zambia |
| 1500s | 579,128 hectares | 3.23 million hectares | 2.65 million hectares | Zambia |
| 1600s | 675,298 hectares | 3.51 million hectares | 2.83 million hectares | Zambia |
| 1700s | 813,122 hectares | 6.40 million hectares | 5.59 million hectares | Zambia |
| 1710s | 819,788 hectares | 7.06 million hectares | 6.24 million hectares | Zambia |
| 1720s | 826,393 hectares | 7.72 million hectares | 6.89 million hectares | Zambia |
| 1730s | 832,929 hectares | 8.38 million hectares | 7.54 million hectares | Zambia |
| 1740s | 839,382 hectares | 9.03 million hectares | 8.20 million hectares | Zambia |
| 1750s | 845,742 hectares | 9.69 million hectares | 8.85 million hectares | Zambia |
| 1760s | 851,994 hectares | 10.16 million hectares | 9.31 million hectares | Zambia |
| 1770s | 858,123 hectares | 10.61 million hectares | 9.76 million hectares | Zambia |
| 1780s | 864,111 hectares | 11.05 million hectares | 10.18 million hectares | Zambia |
| 1790s | 869,939 hectares | 11.46 million hectares | 10.59 million hectares | Zambia |
| 1800s | 875,586 hectares | 11.85 million hectares | 10.98 million hectares | Zambia |
| 1810s | 881,026 hectares | 12.23 million hectares | 11.35 million hectares | Zambia |
| 1820s | 1.07 million hectares | 12.59 million hectares | 11.52 million hectares | Zambia |
| 1830s | 1.31 million hectares | 12.93 million hectares | 11.63 million hectares | Zambia |
| 1840s | 1.59 million hectares | 13.26 million hectares | 11.67 million hectares | Zambia |
| 1850s | 1.94 million hectares | 13.58 million hectares | 11.63 million hectares | Zambia |
| 1860s | 7.11 million hectares | 13.46 million hectares | 6.35 million hectares | Zambia |
| 1870s | 7.90 million hectares | 13.32 million hectares | 5.42 million hectares | Zambia |
| 1880s | 8.78 million hectares | 13.23 million hectares | 4.46 million hectares | Zambia |
| 1890s | 9.16 million hectares | 13.40 million hectares | 4.25 million hectares | Zambia |
| 1900s | 8.75 million hectares | 13.04 million hectares | 4.29 million hectares | Zambia |
| 1910s | 8.26 million hectares | 12.06 million hectares | 3.80 million hectares | Zambia |
| 1920s | 7.76 million hectares | 11.38 million hectares | 3.62 million hectares | Zambia |
| 1930s | 8.72 million hectares | 12.98 million hectares | 4.26 million hectares | Zambia |
| 1940s | 9.74 million hectares | 14.65 million hectares | 4.91 million hectares | Zambia |
| 1950s | 15.16 million hectares | 17.92 million hectares | 2.77 million hectares | Zambia |
| 1960s | 19.42 million hectares | 19.49 million hectares | 71,930 hectares | Zambia |
| 1970s | 20.35 million hectares | 20.11 million hectares | 246,200 hectares | Venezuela |
| 1980s | 21.52 million hectares | 20.28 million hectares | 1.23 million hectares | Venezuela |
| 1990s | 21.67 million hectares | 21.54 million hectares | 128,100 hectares | Venezuela |
| 2000s | 21.59 million hectares | 22.90 million hectares | 1.31 million hectares | Zambia |
| 2010s | 21.50 million hectares | 23.74 million hectares | 2.24 million hectares | Zambia |
| 2020s | 21.50 million hectares | 23.84 million hectares | 2.34 million hectares | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural area over the long-term, Venezuela or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 23.84 million hectares against 21.50 million hectares in Venezuela as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural area over the long-term between Venezuela and Zambia?
- 2.34 million hectares, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Venezuela and Zambia?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Venezuela and Zambia rank globally for agricultural area over the long-term?
- Venezuela ranks 49th 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.