Peru vs Zambia: Breakdown of habitable land area

Peru

1.25 million hectares

in 2019

Zambia

1.15 million hectares

in 2019

Peru rank

23rd

Zambia rank

26th

Breakdown of habitable land area over time

Peru currently reports 1.25 million hectares against 1.15 million hectares in Zambia, a difference of 97,150 hectares.

That makes Peru's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Peru has been ahead every year.

Peru ranks 23rd 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.