Cassava, fresh — Yield in Zambia
Zambia: Cassava, fresh — Yield was 11,700 kg/ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cassava, fresh — Yield in Zambia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cassava, fresh — yield in Zambia is 11,700 kg/ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 36.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cassava, fresh — yield in Zambia peaked at 35,538 kg/ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4,381 kg/ha, in 2004.
That places Zambia 46th out of 93 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.
Cassava, fresh — Yield in Zambia, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6,250 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 6,250 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 6,304 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 6,130 kg/ha | -2.8% |
| 1965 | 6,318 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 1966 | 6,207 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 1967 | 6,167 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 6,167 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 6,167 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 6,230 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 6,190 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 6,190 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 6,190 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 6,190 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 6,232 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 6,234 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 6,190 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 6,222 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 6,210 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 6,176 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 6,168 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 6,204 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 6,204 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 6,195 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 6,207 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 6,204 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 6,193 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 6,196 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 6,194 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 6,204 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 6,200 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 6,169 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 6,200 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 6,148 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 6,135 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 6,125 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 6,198 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 6,200 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 5,711 kg/ha | -7.9% |
| 2000 | 4,941 kg/ha | -13.5% |
| 2001 | 5,383 kg/ha | +8.9% |
| 2002 | 5,555 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 5,800 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 4,381 kg/ha | -24.5% |
| 2005 | 5,867 kg/ha | +33.9% |
| 2006 | 7,066 kg/ha | +20.4% |
| 2007 | 7,571 kg/ha | +7.1% |
| 2008 | 9,120 kg/ha | +20.5% |
| 2009 | 9,674 kg/ha | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 11,517 kg/ha | +19.1% |
| 2011 | 12,579 kg/ha | +9.2% |
| 2012 | 13,849 kg/ha | +10.1% |
| 2013 | 18,576 kg/ha | +34.1% |
| 2014 | 18,390 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 23,819 kg/ha | +29.5% |
| 2016 | 26,794 kg/ha | +12.5% |
| 2017 | 34,346 kg/ha | +28.2% |
| 2018 | 34,849 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 31,817 kg/ha | -8.7% |
| 2020 | 31,804 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 35,538 kg/ha | +11.7% |
| 2022 | 11,700 kg/ha | -67.1% |
| 2023 | 11,700 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 11,700 kg/ha | +0.0% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 11,700 kg/ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10,977 kg/ha, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 11,700 kg/ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 10,541 kg/ha, 1.1× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cassava, fresh — Yield 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 | -67.1% | 35,538 kg/ha | 11,700 kg/ha |
| 2013 | +34.1% | 13,849 kg/ha | 18,576 kg/ha |
| 2005 | +33.9% | 4,381 kg/ha | 5,867 kg/ha |
| 2015 | +29.5% | 18,390 kg/ha | 23,819 kg/ha |
| 2017 | +28.2% | 26,794 kg/ha | 34,346 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6,218 kg/ha | 6,130 kg/ha | 6,318 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 6,208 kg/ha | 6,190 kg/ha | 6,234 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 6,194 kg/ha | 6,168 kg/ha | 6,207 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 6,129 kg/ha | 5,711 kg/ha | 6,204 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,536 kg/ha | 4,381 kg/ha | 9,674 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 22,654 kg/ha | 11,517 kg/ha | 34,849 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 20,488 kg/ha | 11,700 kg/ha | 35,538 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 43 Seychelles 12,285 kg/ha compare
- 44 Trinidad and Tobago 12,187 kg/ha compare
- 45 Mexico 12,138 kg/ha compare
- 47 Guinea-Bissau 11,375 kg/ha compare
- 48 Angola 10,977 kg/ha compare
- 49 Guadeloupe 10,968 kg/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 — yield in Zambia?
- Cassava, fresh — yield in Zambia was 11,700 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cassava, fresh — yield recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 35,538 kg/ha in 2021.
- What is the lowest cassava, fresh — yield recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,381 kg/ha in 2004.
- How does Zambia rank for cassava, fresh — yield?
- Zambia ranks 46th out of 93 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cassava, fresh — yield rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.4%. 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 — Yield. 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.