Total agricultural area over the long term in Zambia
Zambia: Total agricultural area over the long term was 23.84 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
23.84 million
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
46th
of 199 countries
All-time high
23.84 million
in 2017
All-time low
1.62 million
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Total agricultural area over the long term in Zambia, 1000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total agricultural area over the long term in Zambia is 23.84 million, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 108 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total agricultural area over the long term in Zambia peaked at 23.84 million in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.62 million, in 1000.
That places Zambia 46th out of 199 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 108 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 1.62 million | 1.62 million | 1.62 million | 1 |
| 1100s | 1.94 million | 1.94 million | 1.94 million | 1 |
| 1200s | 2.26 million | 2.26 million | 2.26 million | 1 |
| 1300s | 2.59 million | 2.59 million | 2.59 million | 1 |
| 1400s | 2.91 million | 2.91 million | 2.91 million | 1 |
| 1500s | 3.23 million | 3.23 million | 3.23 million | 1 |
| 1600s | 3.51 million | 3.51 million | 3.51 million | 1 |
| 1700s | 6.40 million | 6.40 million | 6.40 million | 1 |
| 1710s | 7.06 million | 7.06 million | 7.06 million | 1 |
| 1720s | 7.72 million | 7.72 million | 7.72 million | 1 |
| 1730s | 8.38 million | 8.38 million | 8.38 million | 1 |
| 1740s | 9.03 million | 9.03 million | 9.03 million | 1 |
| 1750s | 9.69 million | 9.69 million | 9.69 million | 1 |
| 1760s | 10.16 million | 10.16 million | 10.16 million | 1 |
| 1770s | 10.61 million | 10.61 million | 10.61 million | 1 |
| 1780s | 11.05 million | 11.05 million | 11.05 million | 1 |
| 1790s | 11.46 million | 11.46 million | 11.46 million | 1 |
| 1800s | 11.85 million | 11.85 million | 11.85 million | 1 |
| 1810s | 12.23 million | 12.23 million | 12.23 million | 1 |
| 1820s | 12.59 million | 12.59 million | 12.59 million | 1 |
| 1830s | 12.93 million | 12.93 million | 12.93 million | 1 |
| 1840s | 13.26 million | 13.26 million | 13.26 million | 1 |
| 1850s | 13.58 million | 13.58 million | 13.58 million | 1 |
| 1860s | 13.46 million | 13.46 million | 13.46 million | 1 |
| 1870s | 13.32 million | 13.32 million | 13.32 million | 1 |
| 1880s | 13.23 million | 13.23 million | 13.23 million | 1 |
| 1890s | 13.40 million | 13.40 million | 13.40 million | 1 |
| 1900s | 13.04 million | 13.04 million | 13.04 million | 1 |
| 1910s | 12.06 million | 12.06 million | 12.06 million | 1 |
| 1920s | 11.38 million | 11.38 million | 11.38 million | 1 |
| 1930s | 12.98 million | 12.98 million | 12.98 million | 1 |
| 1940s | 14.65 million | 14.65 million | 14.65 million | 1 |
| 1950s | 17.92 million | 17.20 million | 18.80 million | 10 |
| 1960s | 19.49 million | 19.05 million | 19.80 million | 10 |
| 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 | 6 |
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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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total agricultural area over the long term in Zambia?
- Total agricultural area over the long term in Zambia was 23.84 million in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total agricultural area over the long term recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 23.84 million in 2017.
- What is the lowest total agricultural area over the long term recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.62 million in 1000.
- How does Zambia rank for total agricultural area over the long term?
- Zambia ranks 46th out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total agricultural area over the long term 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 Total agricultural area over the long term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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