What is land area in Zambia?

Land area in Zambia was 74.34 million hectares in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

What is the highest land area recorded in Zambia?

The highest recorded value was 74.34 million hectares in 1961.

What is the lowest land area recorded in Zambia?

The lowest recorded value was 74.34 million hectares in 1961.

How does Zambia rank for land area?

Zambia ranks 17th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.

Is land area rising or falling in Zambia?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Zambia data come from?

The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as part of Land area (hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land area in Zambia

Name: Land area in Zambia
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Zambia: Land area was 74.34 million hectares in 2011. ▬ Flat

Latest (2011)

74.34 million hectares

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

17th

of 53 countries

All-time high

74.34 million hectares

in 1961

All-time low

74.34 million hectares

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2011

Land area in Zambia, 1961–2011

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site. Measured in hectares.

Analysis

The most recent figure for land area in Zambia is 74.34 million hectares, measured in 2011. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in Zambia peaked at 74.34 million hectares in 1961 and was at its lowest, 74.34 million hectares, in 1961.

Zambia ranks 17th of 53 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	74.34 million hectares	74.34 million hectares	74.34 million hectares	9
1970s	74.34 million hectares	74.34 million hectares	74.34 million hectares	10
1980s	74.34 million hectares	74.34 million hectares	74.34 million hectares	10
1990s	74.34 million hectares	74.34 million hectares	74.34 million hectares	10
2000s	74.34 million hectares	74.34 million hectares	74.34 million hectares	10
2010s	74.34 million hectares	74.34 million hectares	74.34 million hectares	2

Countries ranked near Zambia

14 Tanzania 88.58 million hectares compare
15 Namibia 82.33 million hectares compare
16 Mozambique 78.64 million hectares compare
18 Somalia 62.73 million hectares compare
20 Madagascar 58.15 million hectares compare

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More agriculture & rural data for Zambia

Agriculture share gdp 4.11 (2025)
Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 4.11 (2025)
Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2024)
Rural population 54.1% (2025)
Rural population growth 1.9% (2025)
Rural population 11.85 million (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 4.1% (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.19 billion current US$ (2025)
Cereal yield vs gdp per capita 2.34 (2023)

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area in Zambia?: Land area in Zambia was 74.34 million hectares in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
What is the highest land area recorded in Zambia?: The highest recorded value was 74.34 million hectares in 1961.
What is the lowest land area recorded in Zambia?: The lowest recorded value was 74.34 million hectares in 1961.
How does Zambia rank for land area?: Zambia ranks 17th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
Is land area rising or falling in Zambia?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Zambia data come from?: The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as part of Land area (hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Land area (hectares)
Unit: hectares
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 59 places, 2,983 data points, 1960–2011
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.