Yemen vs Zambia: Agricultural area over the long-term
Yemen
23.45 million hectares
in 2025
Zambia
23.84 million hectares
in 2025
Yemen rank
47th
Zambia rank
46th
Agricultural area over the long-term over time
- Yemen
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 23.84 million hectares against 23.45 million hectares in Yemen, a difference of 387,000 hectares.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Yemen ahead.
Yemen ranks 47th and Zambia ranks 46th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Yemen averaged higher in 31 and Zambia in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Yemen | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 11.27 million hectares | 1.62 million hectares | 9.66 million hectares | Yemen |
| 1100s | 9.98 million hectares | 1.94 million hectares | 8.05 million hectares | Yemen |
| 1200s | 10.44 million hectares | 2.26 million hectares | 8.18 million hectares | Yemen |
| 1300s | 10.89 million hectares | 2.59 million hectares | 8.30 million hectares | Yemen |
| 1400s | 10.09 million hectares | 2.91 million hectares | 7.18 million hectares | Yemen |
| 1500s | 11.00 million hectares | 3.23 million hectares | 7.77 million hectares | Yemen |
| 1600s | 12.13 million hectares | 3.51 million hectares | 8.62 million hectares | Yemen |
| 1700s | 10.81 million hectares | 6.40 million hectares | 4.41 million hectares | Yemen |
| 1710s | 10.84 million hectares | 7.06 million hectares | 3.78 million hectares | Yemen |
| 1720s | 10.96 million hectares | 7.72 million hectares | 3.24 million hectares | Yemen |
| 1730s | 11.09 million hectares | 8.38 million hectares | 2.71 million hectares | Yemen |
| 1740s | 11.21 million hectares | 9.03 million hectares | 2.18 million hectares | Yemen |
| 1750s | 11.34 million hectares | 9.69 million hectares | 1.65 million hectares | Yemen |
| 1760s | 11.47 million hectares | 10.16 million hectares | 1.30 million hectares | Yemen |
| 1770s | 11.60 million hectares | 10.61 million hectares | 982,300 hectares | Yemen |
| 1780s | 11.73 million hectares | 11.05 million hectares | 680,800 hectares | Yemen |
| 1790s | 11.86 million hectares | 11.46 million hectares | 398,800 hectares | Yemen |
| 1800s | 11.99 million hectares | 11.85 million hectares | 135,500 hectares | Yemen |
| 1810s | 12.12 million hectares | 12.23 million hectares | 109,300 hectares | Zambia |
| 1820s | 12.25 million hectares | 12.59 million hectares | 336,700 hectares | Zambia |
| 1830s | 12.36 million hectares | 12.93 million hectares | 576,800 hectares | Zambia |
| 1840s | 12.59 million hectares | 13.26 million hectares | 675,600 hectares | Zambia |
| 1850s | 12.82 million hectares | 13.58 million hectares | 756,100 hectares | Zambia |
| 1860s | 13.05 million hectares | 13.46 million hectares | 410,500 hectares | Zambia |
| 1870s | 13.29 million hectares | 13.32 million hectares | 27,900 hectares | Zambia |
| 1880s | 13.77 million hectares | 13.23 million hectares | 543,300 hectares | Yemen |
| 1890s | 14.25 million hectares | 13.40 million hectares | 848,100 hectares | Yemen |
| 1900s | 14.73 million hectares | 13.04 million hectares | 1.69 million hectares | Yemen |
| 1910s | 15.19 million hectares | 12.06 million hectares | 3.13 million hectares | Yemen |
| 1920s | 16.44 million hectares | 11.38 million hectares | 5.06 million hectares | Yemen |
| 1930s | 17.68 million hectares | 12.98 million hectares | 4.70 million hectares | Yemen |
| 1940s | 18.89 million hectares | 14.65 million hectares | 4.24 million hectares | Yemen |
| 1950s | 21.56 million hectares | 17.92 million hectares | 3.64 million hectares | Yemen |
| 1960s | 23.37 million hectares | 19.49 million hectares | 3.88 million hectares | Yemen |
| 1970s | 23.45 million hectares | 20.11 million hectares | 3.34 million hectares | Yemen |
| 1980s | 23.47 million hectares | 20.28 million hectares | 3.19 million hectares | Yemen |
| 1990s | 23.68 million hectares | 21.54 million hectares | 2.14 million hectares | Yemen |
| 2000s | 23.57 million hectares | 22.90 million hectares | 674,800 hectares | Yemen |
| 2010s | 23.47 million hectares | 23.74 million hectares | 272,100 hectares | Zambia |
| 2020s | 23.45 million hectares | 23.84 million hectares | 387,000 hectares | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural area over the long-term, Yemen or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 23.84 million hectares against 23.45 million hectares in Yemen as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural area over the long-term between Yemen and Zambia?
- 387,000 hectares, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Yemen and Zambia?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Yemen and Zambia rank globally for agricultural area over the long-term?
- Yemen ranks 47th 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.