Kenya vs Zambia: Breakdown of habitable land area
Kenya
1.17 million hectares
in 2019
Zambia
1.15 million hectares
in 2019
Kenya rank
25th
Zambia rank
26th
Breakdown of habitable land area over time
- Kenya
- Zambia
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 1.17 million hectares against 1.15 million hectares in Zambia, a difference of 22,160 hectares.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.
Kenya ranks 25th and Zambia ranks 26th of 235 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher breakdown of habitable land area, Kenya or Zambia?
- Kenya, at 1.17 million hectares against 1.15 million hectares in Zambia as of 2019.
- What is the difference in breakdown of habitable land area between Kenya and Zambia?
- 22,160 hectares, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Zambia?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2019.
- How do Kenya and Zambia rank globally for breakdown of habitable land area?
- Kenya ranks 25th and Zambia ranks 26th of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Breakdown of habitable land area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Habitable land is defined as ice- and barren-free land. Agricultural land is the sum of croplands and pasture for grazing.