Zambia - Agricultural land

Agricultural land (sq. km)

The value for Agricultural land (sq. km) in Zambia was 238,360 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 57 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 238,360 in 2018 and a minimum value of 193,070 in 1961.

Definition: Agricultural land refers to the share of land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded. Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops.

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

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Year Value
1961 193,070
1962 193,600
1963 194,040
1964 194,590
1965 195,130
1966 196,070
1967 196,610
1968 197,350
1969 198,040
1970 198,740
1971 200,530
1972 202,510
1973 201,440
1974 202,020
1975 202,370
1976 204,100
1977 202,740
1978 201,550
1979 197,800
1980 198,460
1981 198,360
1982 198,080
1983 199,610
1984 199,820
1985 201,250
1986 202,250
1987 203,660
1988 205,290
1989 208,970
1990 208,110
1991 208,260
1992 210,650
1993 212,020
1994 214,730
1995 214,580
1996 218,650
1997 219,710
1998 220,250
1999 224,050
2000 224,980
2001 225,550
2002 226,160
2003 229,090
2004 228,970
2005 227,620
2006 230,480
2007 229,840
2008 230,870
2009 235,860
2010 234,360
2011 236,360
2012 238,360
2013 237,360
2014 238,360
2015 238,360
2016 238,360
2017 238,360
2018 238,360

Agricultural land (% of land area)

Agricultural land (% of land area) in Zambia was 32.06 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 57 years was 32.06 in 2018, while its lowest value was 25.97 in 1961.

Definition: Agricultural land refers to the share of land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded. Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops.

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

See also:

Year Value
1961 25.97
1962 26.04
1963 26.10
1964 26.18
1965 26.25
1966 26.38
1967 26.45
1968 26.55
1969 26.64
1970 26.73
1971 26.98
1972 27.24
1973 27.10
1974 27.18
1975 27.22
1976 27.46
1977 27.27
1978 27.11
1979 26.61
1980 26.70
1981 26.68
1982 26.65
1983 26.85
1984 26.88
1985 27.07
1986 27.21
1987 27.40
1988 27.62
1989 28.11
1990 27.99
1991 28.01
1992 28.34
1993 28.52
1994 28.89
1995 28.87
1996 29.41
1997 29.56
1998 29.63
1999 30.14
2000 30.26
2001 30.34
2002 30.42
2003 30.82
2004 30.80
2005 30.62
2006 31.00
2007 30.92
2008 31.06
2009 31.73
2010 31.53
2011 31.79
2012 32.06
2013 31.93
2014 32.06
2015 32.06
2016 32.06
2017 32.06
2018 32.06

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Land use