Eritrea vs Zambia: Agricultural land use per person
Eritrea
1.27 hectares per person
in 2025
Zambia
1.24 hectares per person
in 2025
Eritrea rank
34th
Zambia rank
36th
Agricultural land use per person over time
- Eritrea
- Zambia
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 1.27 hectares per person against 1.24 hectares per person in Zambia, a difference of 0.03 hectares per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Zambia ahead.
Eritrea ranks 34th and Zambia ranks 36th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 4 and Zambia in 36.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 6.28 hectares per person | 10.67 hectares per person | 4.39 hectares per person | Zambia |
| 1100s | 6.21 hectares per person | 10.67 hectares per person | 4.46 hectares per person | Zambia |
| 1200s | 6.14 hectares per person | 10.67 hectares per person | 4.53 hectares per person | Zambia |
| 1300s | 6.07 hectares per person | 10.67 hectares per person | 4.6 hectares per person | Zambia |
| 1400s | 5.99 hectares per person | 10.67 hectares per person | 4.68 hectares per person | Zambia |
| 1500s | 5.91 hectares per person | 10.67 hectares per person | 4.76 hectares per person | Zambia |
| 1600s | 5.83 hectares per person | 10.67 hectares per person | 4.84 hectares per person | Zambia |
| 1700s | 5.75 hectares per person | 10.67 hectares per person | 4.92 hectares per person | Zambia |
| 1710s | 5.74 hectares per person | 10.67 hectares per person | 4.93 hectares per person | Zambia |
| 1720s | 5.73 hectares per person | 10.67 hectares per person | 4.94 hectares per person | Zambia |
| 1730s | 5.72 hectares per person | 10.67 hectares per person | 4.95 hectares per person | Zambia |
| 1740s | 5.71 hectares per person | 10.67 hectares per person | 4.96 hectares per person | Zambia |
| 1750s | 5.7 hectares per person | 10.67 hectares per person | 4.97 hectares per person | Zambia |
| 1760s | 5.69 hectares per person | 10.48 hectares per person | 4.78 hectares per person | Zambia |
| 1770s | 5.69 hectares per person | 10.29 hectares per person | 4.6 hectares per person | Zambia |
| 1780s | 5.68 hectares per person | 10.1 hectares per person | 4.42 hectares per person | Zambia |
| 1790s | 5.67 hectares per person | 9.92 hectares per person | 4.25 hectares per person | Zambia |
| 1800s | 5.66 hectares per person | 9.74 hectares per person | 4.08 hectares per person | Zambia |
| 1810s | 5.65 hectares per person | 9.57 hectares per person | 3.91 hectares per person | Zambia |
| 1820s | 5.64 hectares per person | 9.39 hectares per person | 3.75 hectares per person | Zambia |
| 1830s | 5.63 hectares per person | 9.23 hectares per person | 3.59 hectares per person | Zambia |
| 1840s | 5.62 hectares per person | 9.06 hectares per person | 3.44 hectares per person | Zambia |
| 1850s | 5.62 hectares per person | 8.9 hectares per person | 3.28 hectares per person | Zambia |
| 1860s | 5.61 hectares per person | 8.74 hectares per person | 3.13 hectares per person | Zambia |
| 1870s | 5.6 hectares per person | 8.58 hectares per person | 2.99 hectares per person | Zambia |
| 1880s | 5.59 hectares per person | 8.43 hectares per person | 2.84 hectares per person | Zambia |
| 1890s | 5.58 hectares per person | 8.28 hectares per person | 2.7 hectares per person | Zambia |
| 1900s | 5.57 hectares per person | 8.14 hectares per person | 2.57 hectares per person | Zambia |
| 1910s | 5.56 hectares per person | 7.99 hectares per person | 2.43 hectares per person | Zambia |
| 1920s | 5.55 hectares per person | 7.85 hectares per person | 2.3 hectares per person | Zambia |
| 1930s | 5.54 hectares per person | 7.71 hectares per person | 2.17 hectares per person | Zambia |
| 1940s | 5.53 hectares per person | 7.58 hectares per person | 2.05 hectares per person | Zambia |
| 1950s | 5.52 hectares per person | 6.89 hectares per person | 1.37 hectares per person | Zambia |
| 1960s | 4.91 hectares per person | 5.58 hectares per person | 0.6658 hectares per person | Zambia |
| 1970s | 3.81 hectares per person | 4.14 hectares per person | 0.3374 hectares per person | Zambia |
| 1980s | 2.84 hectares per person | 2.98 hectares per person | 0.1392 hectares per person | Zambia |
| 1990s | 2.41 hectares per person | 2.39 hectares per person | 0.0253 hectares per person | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 1.99 hectares per person | 1.93 hectares per person | 0.0568 hectares per person | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 1.62 hectares per person | 1.61 hectares per person | 0.0129 hectares per person | Eritrea |
| 2020s | 1.36 hectares per person | 1.32 hectares per person | 0.0391 hectares per person | Eritrea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land use per person, Eritrea or Zambia?
- Eritrea, at 1.27 hectares per person against 1.24 hectares per person in Zambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural land use per person between Eritrea and Zambia?
- 0.03 hectares per person, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Zambia?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Eritrea and Zambia rank globally for agricultural land use per person?
- Eritrea ranks 34th and Zambia ranks 36th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Agricultural land use per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total agricultural land per person for each separate country over time.