Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Zambia
Zambia: Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita was 0.0115 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Zambia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Zambia is 0.0115 sq. km per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and down 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Zambia peaked at 0.0593 sq. km per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0115 sq. km per person, in 2023.
Zambia ranks 36th of 210 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Zambia, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0593 sq. km per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0577 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1963 | 0.056 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0544 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0529 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0514 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0499 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0485 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0472 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1970 | 0.046 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0451 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 0.044 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0428 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0417 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0406 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0394 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0382 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0369 sq. km per person | -3.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0351 sq. km per person | -4.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0342 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0333 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0324 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0316 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0307 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1985 | 0.03 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0292 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0285 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0279 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0274 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0267 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0261 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0258 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0253 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.025 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0246 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0242 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0238 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0234 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.023 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0225 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0218 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0212 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0209 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0202 sq. km per person | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0194 sq. km per person | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 0.019 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0183 sq. km per person | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0177 sq. km per person | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0175 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0168 sq. km per person | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0164 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.016 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0154 sq. km per person | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0149 sq. km per person | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0145 sq. km per person | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 0.014 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0137 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0133 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0129 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0125 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0122 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0118 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0115 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.053 sq. km per person | 0.0472 sq. km per person | 0.0593 sq. km per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.041 sq. km per person | 0.0351 sq. km per person | 0.046 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0305 sq. km per person | 0.0274 sq. km per person | 0.0342 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0248 sq. km per person | 0.023 sq. km per person | 0.0267 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0199 sq. km per person | 0.0175 sq. km per person | 0.0225 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0148 sq. km per person | 0.0129 sq. km per person | 0.0168 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.012 sq. km per person | 0.0115 sq. km per person | 0.0125 sq. km per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 33 United States 0.0125 sq. km per person compare
- 34 Guinea 0.0125 sq. km per person compare
- 35 Mozambique 0.0123 sq. km per person compare
- 37 Brazil 0.0112 sq. km per person compare
- 38 Central African Republic 0.011 sq. km per person compare
- 39 Ukraine 0.0109 sq. km per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Zambia
- 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)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5408 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 4.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 4.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Zambia?
- Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Zambia was 0.0115 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land (sq. km), per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0593 sq. km per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural land (sq. km), per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0115 sq. km per person in 2023.
- How does Zambia rank for agricultural land (sq. km), per capita?
- Zambia ranks 36th out of 210 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural land (sq. km) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agricultural land FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Agricultural land (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.