Statizoid

Saudi Arabia vs Zambia: Arable land

Saudi Arabia
3.43 million hectares
in 2023
Zambia
3.80 million hectares
in 2023
Saudi Arabia rank
65th
Zambia rank
62nd

Arable land over time

  • Saudi Arabia
  • Zambia
1.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M196119922023

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 3.80 million hectares against 3.43 million hectares in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 369,580 hectares.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Zambia ahead.

Globally, Saudi Arabia ranks 65th and Zambia ranks 62nd of 206 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Arable land (hectares)
Unit
hectares
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
206 places, 11,871 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Arable land (in hectares) 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.