Bananas — Area harvested in Zambia
Zambia: Bananas — Area harvested was 158 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Bananas — Area harvested in Zambia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, bananas — area harvested in Zambia stood at 158 ha.
The figure is down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bananas — area harvested in Zambia peaked at 750 ha in 1971 and was at its lowest, 120 ha, in 1969.
That places Zambia 101st out of 141 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Bananas — Area harvested in Zambia, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 160 ha | — |
| 1962 | 160 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 160 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 160 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 160 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 160 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 160 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 160 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 120 ha | -25.0% |
| 1970 | 560 ha | +366.7% |
| 1971 | 750 ha | +33.9% |
| 1972 | 670 ha | -10.7% |
| 1973 | 710 ha | +6.0% |
| 1974 | 470 ha | -33.8% |
| 1975 | 320 ha | -31.9% |
| 1976 | 300 ha | -6.2% |
| 1977 | 180 ha | -40.0% |
| 1978 | 130 ha | -27.8% |
| 1979 | 120 ha | -7.7% |
| 1980 | 160 ha | +33.3% |
| 1981 | 160 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 160 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 160 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 160 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 170 ha | +6.2% |
| 1986 | 180 ha | +5.9% |
| 1987 | 180 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 190 ha | +5.6% |
| 1989 | 200 ha | +5.3% |
| 1990 | 213 ha | +6.5% |
| 1991 | 210 ha | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 180 ha | -14.3% |
| 1993 | 210 ha | +16.7% |
| 1994 | 206 ha | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 200 ha | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 210 ha | +5.0% |
| 1997 | 195 ha | -7.1% |
| 1998 | 200 ha | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 210 ha | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 220 ha | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 250 ha | +13.6% |
| 2002 | 266 ha | +6.4% |
| 2003 | 253 ha | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 282 ha | +11.5% |
| 2005 | 238 ha | -15.6% |
| 2006 | 220 ha | -7.6% |
| 2007 | 209 ha | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 192 ha | -8.1% |
| 2009 | 200 ha | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 210 ha | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 170 ha | -19.0% |
| 2012 | 160 ha | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 160 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 162 ha | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 162 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 164 ha | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 164 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 163 ha | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 162 ha | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 160 ha | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 156 ha | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 159 ha | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 158 ha | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 158 ha | +0.0% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 158 ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11,932 ha, 1% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 158 ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12,958 ha, 1% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bananas — Area harvested in Zambia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +366.7% | 120 ha | 560 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 155.56 ha | 120 ha | 160 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 421 ha | 120 ha | 750 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 172 ha | 160 ha | 200 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 203.4 ha | 180 ha | 213 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 233 ha | 192 ha | 282 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 167.7 ha | 160 ha | 210 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 158.2 ha | 156 ha | 160 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 98 Suriname 209 ha compare
- 99 Sao Tome and Principe 203 ha compare
- 100 Barbados 171 ha compare
- 102 Solomon Islands 138 ha compare
- 103 Seychelles 99 ha compare
- 104 Saint Lucia 96 ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for Zambia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 65.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0411 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 54.11 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5408 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 4.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 4.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bananas — area harvested in Zambia?
- Bananas — area harvested in Zambia was 158 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest bananas — area harvested recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 750 ha in 1971.
- What is the lowest bananas — area harvested recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 120 ha in 1969.
- How does Zambia rank for bananas — area harvested?
- Zambia ranks 101st out of 141 countries with data for 2024.
- Is bananas — area harvested rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Bananas — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and 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 or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.