What is the highest surface area recorded in Zambia?

The highest recorded value was 752,610 sq. km in 1961.

What is the lowest surface area recorded in Zambia?

The lowest recorded value was 752,610 sq. km in 1961.

How does Zambia rank for surface area?

Zambia ranks 38th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.

Is surface area rising or falling in Zambia?

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

Surface area in Zambia

Name: Surface area in Zambia
Creator: 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)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Zambia: Surface area was 752,610 sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

752,610 sq. km

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

38th

of 216 countries

All-time high

752,610 sq. km

in 1961

All-time low

752,610 sq. km

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Surface area in Zambia, 1961–2023

Source: 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). Measured in sq. km.

Analysis

The most recent figure for surface area in Zambia is 752,610 sq. km, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, surface area in Zambia peaked at 752,610 sq. km in 1961 and was at its lowest, 752,610 sq. km, in 1961.

Zambia ranks 38th of 216 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Surface area in Zambia, year by year

Annual values for Surface area (sq. km) in Zambia, 1961 to 2023.
Year	sq. km	Change
1961	752,610 sq. km	—
1962	752,610 sq. km	+0.0%
1963	752,610 sq. km	+0.0%
1964	752,610 sq. km	+0.0%
1965	752,610 sq. km	+0.0%
1966	752,610 sq. km	+0.0%
1967	752,610 sq. km	+0.0%
1968	752,610 sq. km	+0.0%
1969	752,610 sq. km	+0.0%
1970	752,610 sq. km	+0.0%
1971	752,610 sq. km	+0.0%
1972	752,610 sq. km	+0.0%
1973	752,610 sq. km	+0.0%
1974	752,610 sq. km	+0.0%
1975	752,610 sq. km	+0.0%
1976	752,610 sq. km	+0.0%
1977	752,610 sq. km	+0.0%
1978	752,610 sq. km	+0.0%
1979	752,610 sq. km	+0.0%
1980	752,610 sq. km	+0.0%
1981	752,610 sq. km	+0.0%
1982	752,610 sq. km	+0.0%
1983	752,610 sq. km	+0.0%
1984	752,610 sq. km	+0.0%
1985	752,610 sq. km	+0.0%
1986	752,610 sq. km	+0.0%
1987	752,610 sq. km	+0.0%
1988	752,610 sq. km	+0.0%
1989	752,610 sq. km	+0.0%
1990	752,610 sq. km	+0.0%
1991	752,610 sq. km	+0.0%
1992	752,610 sq. km	+0.0%
1993	752,610 sq. km	+0.0%
1994	752,610 sq. km	+0.0%
1995	752,610 sq. km	+0.0%
1996	752,610 sq. km	+0.0%
1997	752,610 sq. km	+0.0%
1998	752,610 sq. km	+0.0%
1999	752,610 sq. km	+0.0%
2000	752,610 sq. km	+0.0%
2001	752,610 sq. km	+0.0%
2002	752,610 sq. km	+0.0%
2003	752,610 sq. km	+0.0%
2004	752,610 sq. km	+0.0%
2005	752,610 sq. km	+0.0%
2006	752,610 sq. km	+0.0%
2007	752,610 sq. km	+0.0%
2008	752,610 sq. km	+0.0%
2009	752,610 sq. km	+0.0%
2010	752,610 sq. km	+0.0%
2011	752,610 sq. km	+0.0%
2012	752,610 sq. km	+0.0%
2013	752,610 sq. km	+0.0%
2014	752,610 sq. km	+0.0%
2015	752,610 sq. km	+0.0%
2016	752,610 sq. km	+0.0%
2017	752,610 sq. km	+0.0%
2018	752,610 sq. km	+0.0%
2019	752,610 sq. km	+0.0%
2020	752,610 sq. km	+0.0%
2021	752,610 sq. km	+0.0%
2022	752,610 sq. km	+0.0%
2023	752,610 sq. km	+0.0%

Zambia compared with similar countries

Zambia's 752,610 sq. km is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 199,950 sq. km, 3.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Zambia's 752,610 sq. km is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 298,330 sq. km, 2.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	752,610 sq. km	752,610 sq. km	752,610 sq. km	9
1970s	752,610 sq. km	752,610 sq. km	752,610 sq. km	10
1980s	752,610 sq. km	752,610 sq. km	752,610 sq. km	10
1990s	752,610 sq. km	752,610 sq. km	752,610 sq. km	10
2000s	752,610 sq. km	752,610 sq. km	752,610 sq. km	10
2010s	752,610 sq. km	752,610 sq. km	752,610 sq. km	10
2020s	752,610 sq. km	752,610 sq. km	752,610 sq. km	4

Countries ranked near Zambia

35 Pakistan 796,100 sq. km compare
36 Turkey 785,350 sq. km compare
37 Chile 757,245 sq. km compare
39 Myanmar 676,590 sq. km compare
40 Afghanistan 652,870 sq. km compare
41 South Sudan 646,883 sq. km compare

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is surface area in Zambia?: Surface area in Zambia was 752,610 sq. km in 2023, according to 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).
What is the highest surface area recorded in Zambia?: The highest recorded value was 752,610 sq. km in 1961.
What is the lowest surface area recorded in Zambia?: The lowest recorded value was 752,610 sq. km in 1961.
How does Zambia rank for surface area?: Zambia ranks 38th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
Is surface 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 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), published as part of Surface area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Surface area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: 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)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 264 places, 16,456 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways.