Australia vs Zambia: Breakdown of habitable land area

Australia

1.20 million hectares

in 2019

Zambia

1.15 million hectares

in 2019

Australia rank

24th

Zambia rank

26th

Breakdown of habitable land area over time

Australia currently reports 1.20 million hectares against 1.15 million hectares in Zambia, a difference of 53,410 hectares.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Zambia ahead.

Australia ranks 24th and Zambia ranks 26th of 235 countries.

Indicator: Breakdown of habitable land area
Unit: hectares
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 235 places, 1,175 data points, 2015–2019
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Habitable land is defined as ice- and barren-free land. Agricultural land is the sum of croplands and pasture for grazing.