Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate in Zambia
Zambia: Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate was 0 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0 % change on previous year
World rank
71st
of 196 countries
All-time high
2.16 % change on previous year
in 2009
All-time low
-1.86 % change on previous year
in 1979
Years of data
75
1951–2025
Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate in Zambia, 1951–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate in Zambia is 0 % change on previous year, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate in Zambia peaked at 2.16 % change on previous year in 2009 and was at its lowest, -1.86 % change on previous year, in 1979.
Zambia ranks 71st of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate in Zambia, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 0.6429 % change on previous year | — |
| 1952 | 0.8051 % change on previous year | +25.2% |
| 1953 | 0.9132 % change on previous year | +13.4% |
| 1954 | 0.9828 % change on previous year | +7.6% |
| 1955 | 1.03 % change on previous year | +4.8% |
| 1956 | 1.07 % change on previous year | +3.6% |
| 1957 | 1.11 % change on previous year | +3.7% |
| 1958 | 1.16 % change on previous year | +4.5% |
| 1959 | 1.22 % change on previous year | +5.5% |
| 1960 | 1.3 % change on previous year | +6.3% |
| 1961 | 1.37 % change on previous year | +6.0% |
| 1962 | 0.2745 % change on previous year | -80.0% |
| 1963 | 0.2273 % change on previous year | -17.2% |
| 1964 | 0.2834 % change on previous year | +24.7% |
| 1965 | 0.2775 % change on previous year | -2.1% |
| 1966 | 0.4817 % change on previous year | +73.6% |
| 1967 | 0.2754 % change on previous year | -42.8% |
| 1968 | 0.3764 % change on previous year | +36.7% |
| 1969 | 0.3496 % change on previous year | -7.1% |
| 1970 | 0.3535 % change on previous year | +1.1% |
| 1971 | 0.9007 % change on previous year | +154.8% |
| 1972 | 0.1995 % change on previous year | -77.9% |
| 1973 | 0.2538 % change on previous year | +27.2% |
| 1974 | 0.2879 % change on previous year | +13.4% |
| 1975 | 0.1732 % change on previous year | -39.8% |
| 1976 | 0.1384 % change on previous year | -20.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0444 % change on previous year | -67.9% |
| 1978 | -0.587 % change on previous year | -1421.6% |
| 1979 | -1.86 % change on previous year | +217.0% |
| 1980 | 0.3337 % change on previous year | -117.9% |
| 1981 | 0.5392 % change on previous year | +61.6% |
| 1982 | 0.431 % change on previous year | -20.1% |
| 1983 | 0.4841 % change on previous year | +12.3% |
| 1984 | 0.4271 % change on previous year | -11.8% |
| 1985 | 0.5291 % change on previous year | +23.9% |
| 1986 | 0.4673 % change on previous year | -11.7% |
| 1987 | 0.4749 % change on previous year | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 0.4678 % change on previous year | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 0.6936 % change on previous year | +48.3% |
| 1990 | 0.2457 % change on previous year | -64.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0721 % change on previous year | -70.7% |
| 1992 | 1.15 % change on previous year | +1492.2% |
| 1993 | 0.6504 % change on previous year | -43.3% |
| 1994 | 1.28 % change on previous year | +96.5% |
| 1995 | 0.8383 % change on previous year | -34.4% |
| 1996 | 0.8359 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.7923 % change on previous year | -5.2% |
| 1998 | 0.7588 % change on previous year | -4.2% |
| 1999 | 0.8118 % change on previous year | +7.0% |
| 2000 | 0.7694 % change on previous year | -5.2% |
| 2001 | 0.1287 % change on previous year | -83.3% |
| 2002 | 0.2705 % change on previous year | +110.1% |
| 2003 | 1.3 % change on previous year | +379.0% |
| 2004 | -0.0524 % change on previous year | -104.0% |
| 2005 | -0.5896 % change on previous year | +1025.6% |
| 2006 | 1.26 % change on previous year | -313.1% |
| 2007 | -0.2777 % change on previous year | -122.1% |
| 2008 | 0.4481 % change on previous year | -261.4% |
| 2009 | 2.16 % change on previous year | +382.3% |
| 2010 | -0.636 % change on previous year | -129.4% |
| 2011 | 0.8534 % change on previous year | -234.2% |
| 2012 | 0.8462 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 2013 | -0.4153 % change on previous year | -149.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0042 % change on previous year | -101.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0042 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4212 % change on previous year | — |
| 2018 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2019 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2020 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2021 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2022 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2023 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2024 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2025 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate in Zambia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +1492.2% | 0.0721 % change on previous year | 1.15 % change on previous year |
| 1978 | -1421.6% | 0.0444 % change on previous year | -0.587 % change on previous year |
| 2005 | -1025.6% | -0.0524 % change on previous year | -0.5896 % change on previous year |
| 2003 | +379.0% | 0.2705 % change on previous year | 1.3 % change on previous year |
| 2009 | +382.3% | 0.4481 % change on previous year | 2.16 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.9913 % change on previous year | 0.6429 % change on previous year | 1.22 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1960s | 0.5217 % change on previous year | 0.2273 % change on previous year | 1.37 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.0096 % change on previous year | -1.86 % change on previous year | 0.9007 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4848 % change on previous year | 0.3337 % change on previous year | 0.6936 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7431 % change on previous year | 0.0721 % change on previous year | 1.28 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5411 % change on previous year | -0.5896 % change on previous year | 2.16 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1078 % change on previous year | -0.636 % change on previous year | 0.8534 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 6 |
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- 70 Botswana 0.0004 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Aruba 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Antigua and Barbuda 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Bahrain 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Bahamas 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Barbados 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Brunei 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Cameroon 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Comoros 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Cape Verde 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Dominican Republic 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Estonia 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Gabon 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Gambia 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Grenada 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Iceland 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Jamaica 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Kuwait 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Libya 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Saint Lucia 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Madagascar 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Mauritania 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Mauritius 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Malaysia 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 New Caledonia 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Niger 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Papua New Guinea 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Puerto Rico 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Qatar 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Russia 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Sudan 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Sierra Leone 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Chad 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Togo 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Trinidad and Tobago 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Tunisia 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Uganda 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 United States 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Venezuela 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 United States Virgin Islands 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Yemen 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 South Africa 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Western Sahara 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Montserrat 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Falkland Islands 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0 % change on previous year compare
More agriculture & rural data for Zambia
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1752 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0008 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 1.09 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 65.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0411 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 54.11 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate in Zambia?
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate in Zambia was 0 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.16 % change on previous year in 2009.
- What is the lowest agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.86 % change on previous year in 1979.
- How does Zambia rank for agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate?
- Zambia ranks 71st out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Agricultural area over the long-term. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Agricultural area over the long-term HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Agricultural area over the long-term. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.