Cereals, primary — Production, per capita in Zambia
Zambia: Cereals, primary — Production, per capita was 0.0826 t per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cereals, primary — Production, per capita in Zambia, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 0.0826 t per person for cereals, primary — production, per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 53.2% on the previous year and down 64.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals, primary — production, per capita in Zambia peaked at 0.3391 t per person in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0.0707 t per person, in 2002.
That places Zambia 102nd out of 159 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Cereals, primary — Production, per capita in Zambia, year by year
| Year | t per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2356 t per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.223 t per person | -5.3% |
| 1963 | 0.1952 t per person | -12.5% |
| 1964 | 0.2162 t per person | +10.7% |
| 1965 | 0.2211 t per person | +2.3% |
| 1966 | 0.234 t per person | +5.9% |
| 1967 | 0.2269 t per person | -3.0% |
| 1968 | 0.2025 t per person | -10.7% |
| 1969 | 0.1979 t per person | -2.3% |
| 1970 | 0.1591 t per person | -19.6% |
| 1971 | 0.2399 t per person | +50.8% |
| 1972 | 0.3021 t per person | +25.9% |
| 1973 | 0.2185 t per person | -27.7% |
| 1974 | 0.2553 t per person | +16.8% |
| 1975 | 0.3239 t per person | +26.9% |
| 1976 | 0.3391 t per person | +4.7% |
| 1977 | 0.3274 t per person | -3.5% |
| 1978 | 0.2691 t per person | -17.8% |
| 1979 | 0.1662 t per person | -38.2% |
| 1980 | 0.1696 t per person | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 0.1756 t per person | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 0.1291 t per person | -26.5% |
| 1983 | 0.154 t per person | +19.3% |
| 1984 | 0.1405 t per person | -8.8% |
| 1985 | 0.1759 t per person | +25.2% |
| 1986 | 0.1888 t per person | +7.3% |
| 1987 | 0.161 t per person | -14.7% |
| 1988 | 0.2781 t per person | +72.7% |
| 1989 | 0.2591 t per person | -6.8% |
| 1990 | 0.1553 t per person | -40.1% |
| 1991 | 0.1532 t per person | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0745 t per person | -51.4% |
| 1993 | 0.2097 t per person | +181.7% |
| 1994 | 0.1385 t per person | -34.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0991 t per person | -28.5% |
| 1996 | 0.1747 t per person | +76.3% |
| 1997 | 0.1231 t per person | -29.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0841 t per person | -31.7% |
| 1999 | 0.103 t per person | +22.4% |
| 2000 | 0.1206 t per person | +17.1% |
| 2001 | 0.092 t per person | -23.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0707 t per person | -23.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1239 t per person | +75.3% |
| 2004 | 0.1218 t per person | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.091 t per person | -25.2% |
| 2006 | 0.1322 t per person | +45.2% |
| 2007 | 0.1223 t per person | -7.5% |
| 2008 | 0.1071 t per person | -12.4% |
| 2009 | 0.1629 t per person | +52.1% |
| 2010 | 0.2217 t per person | +36.1% |
| 2011 | 0.2338 t per person | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 0.2153 t per person | -7.9% |
| 2013 | 0.1884 t per person | -12.5% |
| 2014 | 0.2298 t per person | +21.9% |
| 2015 | 0.1768 t per person | -23.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1839 t per person | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2233 t per person | +21.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1448 t per person | -35.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1202 t per person | -17.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1936 t per person | +61.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2017 t per person | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1517 t per person | -24.8% |
| 2023 | 0.1766 t per person | +16.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0826 t per person | -53.2% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 0.0826 t per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1015 t per person, 81% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 0.0826 t per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0964 t per person, 86% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2169 t per person | 0.1952 t per person | 0.2356 t per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2601 t per person | 0.1591 t per person | 0.3391 t per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1832 t per person | 0.1291 t per person | 0.2781 t per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1315 t per person | 0.0745 t per person | 0.2097 t per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1145 t per person | 0.0707 t per person | 0.1629 t per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1938 t per person | 0.1202 t per person | 0.2338 t per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1612 t per person | 0.0826 t per person | 0.2017 t per person | 5 |
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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 — production, per capita in Zambia?
- Cereals, primary — production, per capita in Zambia was 0.0826 t per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals, primary — production, per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3391 t per person in 1976.
- What is the lowest cereals, primary — production, per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0707 t per person in 2002.
- How does Zambia rank for cereals, primary — production, per capita?
- Zambia ranks 102nd out of 159 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereals, primary — production, per capita rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals, primary — Production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Cereals, primary — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals, primary — Production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cereals, primary — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Cereals, primary — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.