Cassava, fresh — Area harvested in Zambia
Zambia: Cassava, fresh — Area harvested was 267,331 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cassava, fresh — Area harvested in Zambia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cassava, fresh — area harvested in Zambia is 267,331 ha, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 29.7% on the previous year and up 434.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cassava, fresh — area harvested in Zambia peaked at 380,344 ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 22,000 ha, in 1965.
That places Zambia 18th out of 93 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cassava, fresh — Area harvested in Zambia, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 24,000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 24,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 23,000 ha | -4.2% |
| 1964 | 23,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 22,000 ha | -4.3% |
| 1966 | 29,000 ha | +31.8% |
| 1967 | 30,000 ha | +3.4% |
| 1968 | 30,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 30,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 30,500 ha | +1.7% |
| 1971 | 31,500 ha | +3.3% |
| 1972 | 31,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 31,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 31,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 34,500 ha | +9.5% |
| 1976 | 38,500 ha | +11.6% |
| 1977 | 42,000 ha | +9.1% |
| 1978 | 45,000 ha | +7.1% |
| 1979 | 47,500 ha | +5.6% |
| 1980 | 51,000 ha | +7.4% |
| 1981 | 53,500 ha | +4.9% |
| 1982 | 54,000 ha | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 54,800 ha | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 56,500 ha | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 58,000 ha | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 63,504 ha | +9.5% |
| 1987 | 66,847 ha | +5.3% |
| 1988 | 70,366 ha | +5.3% |
| 1989 | 96,861 ha | +37.7% |
| 1990 | 103,159 ha | +6.5% |
| 1991 | 110,000 ha | +6.6% |
| 1992 | 113,863 ha | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 120,000 ha | +5.4% |
| 1994 | 119,858 ha | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 121,272 ha | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 120,815 ha | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 113,266 ha | -6.2% |
| 1998 | 131,768 ha | +16.3% |
| 1999 | 170,000 ha | +29.0% |
| 2000 | 165,000 ha | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 176,492 ha | +7.0% |
| 2002 | 171,145 ha | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 165,000 ha | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 208,100 ha | +26.1% |
| 2005 | 180,000 ha | -13.5% |
| 2006 | 150,000 ha | -16.7% |
| 2007 | 140,000 ha | -6.7% |
| 2008 | 130,000 ha | -7.1% |
| 2009 | 120,000 ha | -7.7% |
| 2010 | 100,000 ha | -16.7% |
| 2011 | 90,000 ha | -10.0% |
| 2012 | 80,000 ha | -11.1% |
| 2013 | 60,000 ha | -25.0% |
| 2014 | 50,000 ha | -16.7% |
| 2015 | 40,000 ha | -20.0% |
| 2016 | 82,960 ha | +107.4% |
| 2017 | 107,586 ha | +29.7% |
| 2018 | 117,716 ha | +9.4% |
| 2019 | 126,869 ha | +7.8% |
| 2020 | 116,434 ha | -8.2% |
| 2021 | 106,932 ha | -8.2% |
| 2022 | 298,940 ha | +179.6% |
| 2023 | 380,344 ha | +27.2% |
| 2024 | 267,331 ha | -29.7% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 267,331 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 150,434 ha, 1.8× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 267,331 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 95,885 ha, 2.8× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cassava, fresh — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +179.6% | 106,932 ha | 298,940 ha |
| 2016 | +107.4% | 40,000 ha | 82,960 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 26,111 ha | 22,000 ha | 30,000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 36,400 ha | 30,500 ha | 47,500 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 62,538 ha | 51,000 ha | 96,861 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 122,400 ha | 103,159 ha | 170,000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 160,574 ha | 120,000 ha | 208,100 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 85,513 ha | 40,000 ha | 126,869 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 233,996 ha | 106,932 ha | 380,344 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 15 China 310,183 ha compare
- 15 Polynesia 707 ha compare
- 16 China, mainland 309,857 ha compare
- 17 Benin 298,564 ha compare
- 18 Cabo Verde 265 ha compare
- 19 Sierra Leone 262,326 ha compare
- 20 Malawi 246,235 ha compare
- 21 Philippines 236,084 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 cassava, fresh — area harvested in Zambia?
- Cassava, fresh — area harvested in Zambia was 267,331 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cassava, fresh — area harvested recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 380,344 ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest cassava, fresh — area harvested recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 22,000 ha in 1965.
- How does Zambia rank for cassava, fresh — area harvested?
- Zambia ranks 18th out of 93 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cassava, fresh — area harvested rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 434.7%. 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 Cassava, fresh — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.