Grassland organic soils — Area in Zambia

Zambia: Grassland organic soils — Area was 218,458 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
218,458 ha
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
12th
of 221 countries
All-time high
220,737 ha
in 1990
All-time low
217,903 ha
in 2017
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Grassland organic soils — Area in Zambia, 1990–2024

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k1990200720241990: 220.7k ha1991: 220.7k ha1992: 220.7k ha1993: 220.7k ha1994: 220.7k ha1995: 220.6k ha1996: 219.6k ha1997: 219.2k ha1998: 219.1k ha1999: 218.8k ha2000: 220.5k ha2001: 220.6k ha2002: 220.6k ha2003: 220.5k ha2004: 220.3k ha2005: 220.0k ha2006: 219.6k ha2007: 219.3k ha2008: 219.2k ha2009: 218.8k ha2010: 218.9k ha2011: 218.8k ha2012: 218.7k ha2013: 218.7k ha2014: 218.5k ha2015: 218.5k ha2016: 218.1k ha2017: 217.9k ha2018: 217.9k ha2019: 218.2k ha2020: 218.3k ha2021: 218.2k ha2022: 218.5k ha2023: 218.5k ha2024: 218.5k ha

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.

Analysis

Zambia recorded 218,458 ha for grassland organic soils — area in 2024.

The figure is down 0.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, grassland organic soils — area in Zambia peaked at 220,737 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 217,903 ha, in 2017.

Zambia ranks 12th of 221 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Grassland organic soils — Area in Zambia, year by year

Annual values for Grassland organic soils — Area in Zambia, 1990 to 2024.
Year ha Change
1990 220,737 ha
1991 220,737 ha +0.0%
1992 220,737 ha +0.0%
1993 220,735 ha -0.0%
1994 220,733 ha -0.0%
1995 220,564 ha -0.1%
1996 219,645 ha -0.4%
1997 219,196 ha -0.2%
1998 219,101 ha -0.0%
1999 218,842 ha -0.1%
2000 220,502 ha +0.8%
2001 220,625 ha +0.1%
2002 220,589 ha -0.0%
2003 220,496 ha -0.0%
2004 220,314 ha -0.1%
2005 219,994 ha -0.1%
2006 219,554 ha -0.2%
2007 219,304 ha -0.1%
2008 219,196 ha -0.0%
2009 218,796 ha -0.2%
2010 218,901 ha +0.0%
2011 218,791 ha -0.1%
2012 218,721 ha -0.0%
2013 218,698 ha -0.0%
2014 218,526 ha -0.1%
2015 218,526 ha +0.0%
2016 218,131 ha -0.2%
2017 217,903 ha -0.1%
2018 217,911 ha +0.0%
2019 218,226 ha +0.1%
2020 218,302 ha +0.0%
2021 218,250 ha -0.0%
2022 218,458 ha +0.1%
2023 218,458 ha +0.0%
2024 218,458 ha +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 220,103 ha 218,842 ha 220,737 ha 10
2000s 219,937 ha 218,796 ha 220,625 ha 10
2010s 218,433 ha 217,903 ha 218,901 ha 10
2020s 218,385 ha 218,250 ha 218,458 ha 5

Countries ranked near Zambia

  1. 9 Russian Federation 251,006 ha compare
  2. 10 Sudan (former) 229,945 ha compare
  3. 11 South Sudan 221,985 ha compare
  4. 13 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 201,553 ha compare
  5. 14 Australia and New Zealand 176,078 ha compare
  6. 15 Norway 175,200 ha compare

See the full ranking of 274 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is grassland organic soils — area in Zambia?
Grassland organic soils — area in Zambia was 218,458 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest grassland organic soils — area recorded in Zambia?
The highest recorded value was 220,737 ha in 1990.
What is the lowest grassland organic soils — area recorded in Zambia?
The lowest recorded value was 217,903 ha in 2017.
How does Zambia rank for grassland organic soils — area?
Zambia ranks 12th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
Is grassland organic soils — area rising or falling in Zambia?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Zambia data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Grassland organic soils — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Grassland organic soils — Area
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
274 places, 9,364 data points, 1990–2024
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