Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Zambia
Zambia: Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 2.1 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Zambia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 2.1 ha per square kilometre for cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of up 25.5% on the previous year and up 39.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Zambia peaked at 2.11 ha per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.6215 ha per square kilometre, in 2002.
Zambia ranks 102nd of 159 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Zambia, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.25 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 1.26 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 1.29 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1964 | 1.32 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1965 | 1.33 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 1.37 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1967 | 1.38 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 1.41 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1969 | 1.44 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1970 | 1.48 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1971 | 1.64 ha per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 1972 | 1.84 ha per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 1973 | 1.65 ha per square kilometre | -10.6% |
| 1974 | 1.72 ha per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1975 | 1.66 ha per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1976 | 1.71 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 1.55 ha per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 1978 | 1.31 ha per square kilometre | -15.9% |
| 1979 | 0.8235 ha per square kilometre | -36.9% |
| 1980 | 0.8447 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 0.7321 ha per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 1982 | 0.6828 ha per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1983 | 0.8008 ha per square kilometre | +17.3% |
| 1984 | 0.7556 ha per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1985 | 0.8706 ha per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 1986 | 0.9188 ha per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1987 | 0.9674 ha per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1988 | 1.13 ha per square kilometre | +16.3% |
| 1989 | 1.54 ha per square kilometre | +36.9% |
| 1990 | 1.2 ha per square kilometre | -21.9% |
| 1991 | 1 ha per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 1992 | 1.07 ha per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1993 | 1.03 ha per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1994 | 1.13 ha per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 1995 | 0.8795 ha per square kilometre | -22.0% |
| 1996 | 1.11 ha per square kilometre | +25.8% |
| 1997 | 1.08 ha per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.8858 ha per square kilometre | -18.2% |
| 1999 | 1.02 ha per square kilometre | +15.1% |
| 2000 | 0.966 ha per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2001 | 0.9106 ha per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2002 | 0.6215 ha per square kilometre | -31.8% |
| 2003 | 1.06 ha per square kilometre | +71.2% |
| 2004 | 1.02 ha per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 0.7531 ha per square kilometre | -26.0% |
| 2006 | 1.01 ha per square kilometre | +33.5% |
| 2007 | 0.9153 ha per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 2008 | 0.8575 ha per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 2009 | 1.43 ha per square kilometre | +66.3% |
| 2010 | 1.64 ha per square kilometre | +14.9% |
| 2011 | 1.65 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 1.59 ha per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 1.5 ha per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 1.77 ha per square kilometre | +17.8% |
| 2015 | 1.29 ha per square kilometre | -27.2% |
| 2016 | 1.72 ha per square kilometre | +33.5% |
| 2017 | 2.1 ha per square kilometre | +22.3% |
| 2018 | 1.61 ha per square kilometre | -23.3% |
| 2019 | 1.25 ha per square kilometre | -22.8% |
| 2020 | 2 ha per square kilometre | +60.3% |
| 2021 | 2.11 ha per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 1.67 ha per square kilometre | -20.6% |
| 2023 | 2.1 ha per square kilometre | +25.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.34 ha per square kilometre | 1.25 ha per square kilometre | 1.44 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.54 ha per square kilometre | 0.8235 ha per square kilometre | 1.84 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9239 ha per square kilometre | 0.6828 ha per square kilometre | 1.54 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.04 ha per square kilometre | 0.8795 ha per square kilometre | 1.2 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9537 ha per square kilometre | 0.6215 ha per square kilometre | 1.43 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.61 ha per square kilometre | 1.25 ha per square kilometre | 2.1 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.97 ha per square kilometre | 1.67 ha per square kilometre | 2.11 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
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 cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Zambia?
- Cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Zambia was 2.1 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.11 ha per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6215 ha per square kilometre in 2002.
- How does Zambia rank for cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Zambia ranks 102nd out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 63 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
Cereals, primary — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals, primary — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cereals, primary — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cereals, primary — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.