Arable land (hectares), per capita in Zambia
Zambia: Arable land (hectares), per capita was 0.1834 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1834 hectares per person
Change on year
down 2.8%
World rank
69th
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.7833 hectares per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.1834 hectares per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Arable land (hectares), per capita in Zambia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 0.1834 hectares per person for arable land (hectares), per capita 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 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land (hectares), per capita in Zambia peaked at 0.7833 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.1834 hectares per person, in 2023.
That places Zambia 69th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Arable land (hectares), per capita in Zambia, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.7833 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.76 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1963 | 0.7432 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1964 | 0.7271 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1965 | 0.7053 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1966 | 0.6973 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 0.6788 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1968 | 0.6653 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1969 | 0.6514 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1970 | 0.6393 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1971 | 0.651 hectares per person | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 0.6351 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 0.6192 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1974 | 0.6071 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 0.5862 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 1976 | 0.5644 hectares per person | -3.7% |
| 1977 | 0.5433 hectares per person | -3.7% |
| 1978 | 0.498 hectares per person | -8.3% |
| 1979 | 0.4095 hectares per person | -17.8% |
| 1980 | 0.4019 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 0.3991 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 0.3956 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 0.3918 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.3884 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.3852 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.3817 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.3787 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.376 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.3809 hectares per person | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.3713 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 0.3452 hectares per person | -7.0% |
| 1992 | 0.3399 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 0.332 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 0.3323 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.3237 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 0.3159 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 0.3079 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 0.2999 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.292 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 0.2839 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 0.2636 hectares per person | -7.1% |
| 2002 | 0.2425 hectares per person | -8.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2617 hectares per person | +7.9% |
| 2004 | 0.2524 hectares per person | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 0.2327 hectares per person | -7.8% |
| 2006 | 0.2484 hectares per person | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 0.2347 hectares per person | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 0.2344 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.2631 hectares per person | +12.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2435 hectares per person | -7.5% |
| 2011 | 0.2493 hectares per person | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.2548 hectares per person | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.2403 hectares per person | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 0.2328 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 0.2256 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 0.2187 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2179 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.2114 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2053 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.1994 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 0.1938 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 0.1886 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 0.1834 hectares per person | -2.8% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 0.1834 hectares per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1272 hectares per person, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 0.1834 hectares per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1581 hectares per person, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7124 hectares per person | 0.6514 hectares per person | 0.7833 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5753 hectares per person | 0.4095 hectares per person | 0.651 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3879 hectares per person | 0.376 hectares per person | 0.4019 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.326 hectares per person | 0.292 hectares per person | 0.3713 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2517 hectares per person | 0.2327 hectares per person | 0.2839 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.23 hectares per person | 0.2053 hectares per person | 0.2548 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1913 hectares per person | 0.1834 hectares per person | 0.1994 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 66 Sierra Leone 0.1872 hectares per person compare
- 67 Syria 0.1865 hectares per person compare
- 68 Guinea-Bissau 0.1837 hectares per person compare
- 70 Morocco 0.1823 hectares per person compare
- 71 Kyrgyzstan 0.1812 hectares per person compare
- 72 Greece 0.1788 hectares 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 arable land (hectares), per capita in Zambia?
- Arable land (hectares), per capita in Zambia was 0.1834 hectares per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arable land (hectares), per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7833 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land (hectares), per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1834 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Zambia rank for arable land (hectares), per capita?
- Zambia ranks 69th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land (hectares), per capita rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.7%. 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 Arable land (hectares), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Arable land (hectares) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Arable land (hectares) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Arable 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
Arable land (hectares) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.