What is the difference in land area in hectares between Pakistan and Zambia?

2.75 million hectares, with Pakistan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and Zambia?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Land area in hectares. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Pakistan vs Zambia: Land area in hectares

Pakistan

77.09 million hectares

in 2023

Zambia

74.34 million hectares

in 2023

Pakistan rank

35th

Zambia rank

37th

Land area in hectares over time

Pakistan
Zambia

How they compare

Pakistan currently reports 77.09 million hectares against 74.34 million hectares in Zambia, a difference of 2.75 million hectares.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Pakistan has been ahead every year.

Pakistan ranks 35th and Zambia ranks 37th of 233 countries.

Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Pakistan	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	77.09 million hectares	74.34 million hectares	2.75 million hectares	Pakistan
1970s	77.09 million hectares	74.34 million hectares	2.75 million hectares	Pakistan
1980s	77.09 million hectares	74.34 million hectares	2.75 million hectares	Pakistan
1990s	77.09 million hectares	74.34 million hectares	2.75 million hectares	Pakistan
2000s	77.09 million hectares	74.34 million hectares	2.75 million hectares	Pakistan
2010s	77.09 million hectares	74.34 million hectares	2.75 million hectares	Pakistan
2020s	77.09 million hectares	74.34 million hectares	2.75 million hectares	Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area in hectares, Pakistan or Zambia?: Pakistan, at 77.09 million hectares against 74.34 million hectares in Zambia as of 2023.
What is the difference in land area in hectares between Pakistan and Zambia?: 2.75 million hectares, with Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and Zambia?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Pakistan and Zambia rank globally for land area in hectares?: Pakistan ranks 35th and Zambia ranks 37th of 233 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Land area in hectares. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Land area in hectares
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: 239 places, 13,636 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Total land area, measured in hectares. 100 hectares is one square kilometer. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.