What is land area in Zambia?

Land area in Zambia was 743,390 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

What is the highest land area recorded in Zambia?

The highest recorded value was 743,390 sq. km in 1961.

What is the lowest land area recorded in Zambia?

The lowest recorded value was 743,390 sq. km in 1961.

How does Zambia rank for land area?

Zambia ranks 37th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.

Is land 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 FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land area in Zambia

Name: Land area in Zambia
Creator: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Zambia: Land area was 743,390 sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

743,390 sq. km

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

37th

of 216 countries

All-time high

743,390 sq. km

in 1961

All-time low

743,390 sq. km

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Land area in Zambia, 1961–2023

Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.

Analysis

In 2023, land area in Zambia stood at 743,390 sq. km. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in Zambia peaked at 743,390 sq. km in 1961 and was at its lowest, 743,390 sq. km, in 1961.

That places Zambia 37th out of 216 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	743,390 sq. km	743,390 sq. km	743,390 sq. km	9
1970s	743,390 sq. km	743,390 sq. km	743,390 sq. km	10
1980s	743,390 sq. km	743,390 sq. km	743,390 sq. km	10
1990s	743,390 sq. km	743,390 sq. km	743,390 sq. km	10
2000s	743,390 sq. km	743,390 sq. km	743,390 sq. km	10
2010s	743,390 sq. km	743,390 sq. km	743,390 sq. km	10
2020s	743,390 sq. km	743,390 sq. km	743,390 sq. km	4

Countries ranked near Zambia

34 Mozambique 786,380 sq. km compare
35 Pakistan 770,880 sq. km compare
36 Turkey 769,630 sq. km compare
38 Chile 742,832 sq. km compare
39 Myanmar 652,670 sq. km compare
40 Afghanistan 652,230 sq. km compare

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More agriculture & rural data for Zambia

Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2024)
Rural population 54.1% (2025)
Rural population growth 1.9% (2025)
Rural population 11.85 million (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 4.1% (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.19 billion current US$ (2025)
Land under cereal production 1.56 million hectares (2023)
Cereal yield 2,344 kg per hectare (2023)
Cereal production 3.66 million metric tons (2023)

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area in Zambia?: Land area in Zambia was 743,390 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
What is the highest land area recorded in Zambia?: The highest recorded value was 743,390 sq. km in 1961.
What is the lowest land area recorded in Zambia?: The lowest recorded value was 743,390 sq. km in 1961.
How does Zambia rank for land area?: Zambia ranks 37th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
Is land 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 FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Land area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 15,310 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.