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Cropland per person over the long term in Zambia

Zambia: Cropland per person over the long term was 0.2003 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
0.2003
Change on year
down 2.3%
World rank
77th
of 199 countries
All-time high
0.8143
in 1400
All-time low
0.2003
in 2025
Years of data
108
1000–2025

Cropland per person over the long term in Zambia, 1000–2025

0.20.40.60.8100015122025

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Zambia recorded 0.2003 for cropland per person over the long term in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 108 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and down 19.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cropland per person over the long term in Zambia peaked at 0.8143 in 1400 and was at its lowest, 0.2003, in 2025.

That places Zambia 77th out of 199 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 108 years of available data.

Cropland per person over the long term in Zambia, year by year

Year Value Change
1000 0.8143 —
1100 0.8143 +0.0%
1200 0.8143 +0.0%
1300 0.8143 +0.0%
1400 0.8143 +0.0%
1500 0.8143 +0.0%
1600 0.8143 +0.0%
1700 0.8143 +0.0%
1710 0.8143 +0.0%
1720 0.8143 +0.0%
1730 0.8143 +0.0%
1740 0.8143 +0.0%
1750 0.8143 +0.0%
1760 0.8143 +0.0%
1770 0.8143 +0.0%
1780 0.8143 +0.0%
1790 0.8143 +0.0%
1800 0.8143 +0.0%
1810 0.8143 +0.0%
1820 0.8143 +0.0%
1830 0.8143 +0.0%
1840 0.8143 +0.0%
1850 0.8143 +0.0%
1860 0.8143 +0.0%
1870 0.8143 +0.0%
1880 0.8143 +0.0%
1890 0.8143 +0.0%
1900 0.8143 +0.0%
1910 0.8143 +0.0%
1920 0.8143 +0.0%
1930 0.8143 +0.0%
1940 0.8143 +0.0%
1950 0.8143 +0.0%
1951 0.8143 +0.0%
1952 0.8143 +0.0%
1953 0.8143 +0.0%
1954 0.8143 +0.0%
1955 0.8143 +0.0%
1956 0.8143 +0.0%
1957 0.8143 +0.0%
1958 0.8143 +0.0%
1959 0.8143 +0.0%
1960 0.8143 +0.0%
1961 0.8143 +0.0%
1962 0.79 -3.0%
1963 0.7725 -2.2%
1964 0.7556 -2.2%
1965 0.7333 -3.0%
1966 0.7255 -1.1%
1967 0.707 -2.5%
1968 0.694 -1.8%
1969 0.6794 -2.1%
1970 0.6646 -2.2%
1971 0.6723 +1.2%
1972 0.6517 -3.1%
1973 0.6316 -3.1%
1974 0.6157 -2.5%
1975 0.5916 -3.9%
1976 0.5672 -4.1%
1977 0.5442 -4.1%
1978 0.4971 -8.7%
1979 0.4076 -18.0%
1980 0.3984 -2.3%
1981 0.3943 -1.0%
1982 0.39 -1.1%
1983 0.3858 -1.1%
1984 0.3817 -1.1%
1985 0.378 -1.0%
1986 0.3743 -1.0%
1987 0.3711 -0.8%
1988 0.368 -0.8%
1989 0.3724 +1.2%
1990 0.3626 -2.6%
1991 0.3369 -7.1%
1992 0.3313 -1.7%
1993 0.3232 -2.4%
1994 0.323 -0.1%
1995 0.3139 -2.8%
1996 0.3054 -2.7%
1997 0.2971 -2.7%
1998 0.2888 -2.8%
1999 0.2807 -2.8%
2000 0.2731 -2.7%
2001 0.2545 -6.8%
2002 0.2352 -7.6%
2003 0.2547 +8.3%
2004 0.2469 -3.0%
2005 0.2292 -7.2%
2006 0.2461 +7.4%
2007 0.2345 -4.7%
2008 0.236 +0.6%
2009 0.2665 +12.9%
2010 0.2625 -1.5%
2011 0.2698 +2.8%
2012 0.2767 +2.5%
2013 0.2622 -5.2%
2014 0.2553 -2.6%
2015 0.2488 -2.6%
2016 0.2425 -2.5%
2017 0.2429 +0.2%
2018 0.2371 -2.4%
2019 0.2315 -2.3%
2020 0.2262 -2.3%
2021 0.2205 -2.5%
2022 0.2151 -2.5%
2023 0.2099 -2.4%
2024 0.205 -2.3%
2025 0.2003 -2.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 0.8143 0.8143 0.8143 1
1100s 0.8143 0.8143 0.8143 1
1200s 0.8143 0.8143 0.8143 1
1300s 0.8143 0.8143 0.8143 1
1400s 0.8143 0.8143 0.8143 1
1500s 0.8143 0.8143 0.8143 1
1600s 0.8143 0.8143 0.8143 1
1700s 0.8143 0.8143 0.8143 1
1710s 0.8143 0.8143 0.8143 1
1720s 0.8143 0.8143 0.8143 1
1730s 0.8143 0.8143 0.8143 1
1740s 0.8143 0.8143 0.8143 1
1750s 0.8143 0.8143 0.8143 1
1760s 0.8143 0.8143 0.8143 1
1770s 0.8143 0.8143 0.8143 1
1780s 0.8143 0.8143 0.8143 1
1790s 0.8143 0.8143 0.8143 1
1800s 0.8143 0.8143 0.8143 1
1810s 0.8143 0.8143 0.8143 1
1820s 0.8143 0.8143 0.8143 1
1830s 0.8143 0.8143 0.8143 1
1840s 0.8143 0.8143 0.8143 1
1850s 0.8143 0.8143 0.8143 1
1860s 0.8143 0.8143 0.8143 1
1870s 0.8143 0.8143 0.8143 1
1880s 0.8143 0.8143 0.8143 1
1890s 0.8143 0.8143 0.8143 1
1900s 0.8143 0.8143 0.8143 1
1910s 0.8143 0.8143 0.8143 1
1920s 0.8143 0.8143 0.8143 1
1930s 0.8143 0.8143 0.8143 1
1940s 0.8143 0.8143 0.8143 1
1950s 0.8143 0.8143 0.8143 10
1960s 0.7486 0.6794 0.8143 10
1970s 0.5844 0.4076 0.6723 10
1980s 0.3814 0.368 0.3984 10
1990s 0.3163 0.2807 0.3626 10
2000s 0.2477 0.2292 0.2731 10
2010s 0.2529 0.2315 0.2767 10
2020s 0.2128 0.2003 0.2262 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is cropland per person over the long term in Zambia?
Cropland per person over the long term in Zambia was 0.2003 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest cropland per person over the long term recorded in Zambia?
The highest recorded value was 0.8143 in 1400.
What is the lowest cropland per person over the long term recorded in Zambia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2003 in 2025.
How does Zambia rank for cropland per person over the long term?
Zambia ranks 77th out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
Is cropland per person over the long term rising or falling in Zambia?
Over the last ten years it is down 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Zambia data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Cropland per person over the long term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Cropland per person over the long term
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
202 places, 21,784 data points, 1000–2025
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