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Zambia: Arable land (% of land area)

5.11percent · 2024+2.7% since 2014

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. Annual figures for Zambia from 1961 to 2024.

19852024

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
20245.112
20235.112
20225.112
20215.112
20205.112
20195.112
20185.112
20175.112
20164.977
20154.977
20144.977
20134.977
20125.112
20114.843
20104.574
20094.775
20084.106
20073.967
20064.053
20053.668
20043.85
20033.866
20023.473
20013.662
20003.826
19993.826
19983.826
19973.826
19963.826
19953.826
19943.834
19933.74
19923.738
19913.706
19903.889
19893.889
19883.738
19873.663
19863.588
19853.514
19843.438
19833.363
19823.288
19813.212
19803.137
19793.102
19783.662
19773.875
19763.905
19753.935
19743.955
19733.917
19723.904
19713.89
19703.717
19693.678
19683.639
19673.594
19663.576
19653.503
19643.499
19633.465
19623.433
19613.429

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by Food and Agriculture Organization. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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World Bank (2026). Arable land (% of land area). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-arable-land-zs (accessed 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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