Saudi Arabia vs Zambia: FAO projections of arable land
Saudi Arabia
3.64 million hectares
in 2023
Zambia
3.84 million hectares
in 2023
Saudi Arabia rank
69th
Zambia rank
68th
FAO projections of arable land over time
- Saudi Arabia
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 3.84 million hectares against 3.64 million hectares in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 201,580 hectares.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Zambia ahead.
Saudi Arabia ranks 69th and Zambia ranks 68th of 224 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Saudi Arabia averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saudi Arabia | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.26 million hectares | 2.64 million hectares | 1.37 million hectares | Zambia |
| 1970s | 1.66 million hectares | 2.83 million hectares | 1.17 million hectares | Zambia |
| 1980s | 2.55 million hectares | 2.61 million hectares | 51,600 hectares | Zambia |
| 1990s | 3.74 million hectares | 2.85 million hectares | 887,387 hectares | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 3.78 million hectares | 2.95 million hectares | 825,747 hectares | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 3.66 million hectares | 3.74 million hectares | 79,337 hectares | Zambia |
| 2020s | 3.64 million hectares | 3.84 million hectares | 201,488 hectares | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fao projections of arable land, Saudi Arabia or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 3.84 million hectares against 3.64 million hectares in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fao projections of arable land between Saudi Arabia and Zambia?
- 201,580 hectares, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Zambia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Saudi Arabia and Zambia rank globally for fao projections of arable land?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 69th and Zambia ranks 68th of 224 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 FAO projections of arable land. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Land allocated to arable production or permanent crops, measured in hectares. Values from 2030 onwards are FAO's 2018 projections under three different scenarios.