Agricultural land in Zambia
Zambia: Agricultural land was 23.84 million in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
23.84 million
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
47th
of 226 countries
All-time high
23.84 million
in 2017
All-time low
19.31 million
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Agricultural land in Zambia, 1961–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land in Zambia is 23.84 million, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land in Zambia peaked at 23.84 million in 2017 and was at its lowest, 19.31 million, in 1961.
Zambia ranks 47th of 226 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.54 million | 19.31 million | 19.80 million | 9 |
| 1970s | 20.11 million | 19.78 million | 20.27 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 20.28 million | 19.85 million | 20.76 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.54 million | 20.81 million | 22.35 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.90 million | 22.53 million | 23.59 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.74 million | 23.44 million | 23.84 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.84 million | 23.84 million | 23.84 million | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More agriculture & rural data for Zambia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.19 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 4.1% (2025)
- Rural population 11.85 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.9% (2025)
- Rural population 54.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 4.11 (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 4.11 (2025)
- Land under cereal production 1.56 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land in Zambia?
- Agricultural land in Zambia was 23.84 million in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural land recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 23.84 million in 2017.
- What is the lowest agricultural land recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.31 million in 1961.
- How does Zambia rank for agricultural land?
- Zambia ranks 47th out of 226 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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