Angola vs Zambia: Cereal production

Angola
3.34 million metric tons
in 2023
Zambia
3.66 million metric tons
in 2023
Angola rank
75th
Zambia rank
73rd

Cereal production over time

  • Angola
  • Zambia
01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M196119922023

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 3.66 million metric tons against 3.34 million metric tons in Angola, a difference of 323,520 metric tons.

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Zambia ahead.

Angola ranks 75th and Zambia ranks 73rd of 181 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Angola Zambia Difference Ahead
1960s 546,582 metric tons 802,333 metric tons 255,751 metric tons Zambia
1970s 506,160 metric tons 1.29 million metric tons 783,953 metric tons Zambia
1980s 334,460 metric tons 1.24 million metric tons 908,770 metric tons Zambia
1990s 404,442 metric tons 1.14 million metric tons 732,200 metric tons Zambia
2000s 756,416 metric tons 1.35 million metric tons 588,768 metric tons Zambia
2010s 1.93 million metric tons 3.10 million metric tons 1.17 million metric tons Zambia
2020s 3.16 million metric tons 3.59 million metric tons 426,908 metric tons Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cereal production, Angola or Zambia?
Zambia, at 3.66 million metric tons against 3.34 million metric tons in Angola as of 2023.
What is the difference in cereal production between Angola and Zambia?
323,520 metric tons, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Zambia?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Angola and Zambia rank globally for cereal production?
Angola ranks 75th and Zambia ranks 73rd of 181 countries.
Where does this data come from?
FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Cereal production (metric tons). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cereal production (metric tons)
Unit
metric tons
Source
FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
228 places, 13,401 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded.