New Zealand vs Zambia: Wheat — Area harvested

New Zealand
46,395 ha
in 2024
Zambia
28,052 ha
in 2024
New Zealand rank
81st
Zambia rank
84th

Wheat — Area harvested over time

  • New Zealand
  • Zambia
050.0k100.0k150.0k196119922024

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 46,395 ha against 28,052 ha in Zambia, a difference of 18,343 ha.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.7 times Zambia's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.

New Zealand ranks 81st and Zambia ranks 84th of 124 countries.

New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Zambia Difference Ahead
1960s 92,196 ha 215.56 ha 91,980 ha New Zealand
1970s 92,347 ha 806.4 ha 91,540 ha New Zealand
1980s 71,288 ha 5,084 ha 66,204 ha New Zealand
1990s 45,972 ha 11,594 ha 34,378 ha New Zealand
2000s 43,944 ha 17,428 ha 26,517 ha New Zealand
2010s 48,432 ha 29,853 ha 18,579 ha New Zealand
2020s 43,798 ha 30,899 ha 12,898 ha New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wheat — area harvested, New Zealand or Zambia?
New Zealand, at 46,395 ha against 28,052 ha in Zambia as of 2024.
What is the difference in wheat — area harvested between New Zealand and Zambia?
18,343 ha, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Zambia?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do New Zealand and Zambia rank globally for wheat — area harvested?
New Zealand ranks 81st and Zambia ranks 84th of 124 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Wheat — Area harvested. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Wheat — Area harvested
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
164 places, 9,260 data points, 1961–2024
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