Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Zambia
Zambia: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square was 0.2381 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Zambia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Zambia stood at 0.2381 tonnes per square kilometre.
The figure is up 42.7% on the previous year and up 160.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Zambia peaked at 0.9766 tonnes per square kilometre in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.0377 tonnes per square kilometre, in 1962.
Zambia ranks 184th of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Zambia, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0471 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0377 tonnes per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0605 tonnes per square kilometre | +60.7% |
| 1964 | 0.074 tonnes per square kilometre | +22.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0673 tonnes per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1966 | 0.1022 tonnes per square kilometre | +52.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0874 tonnes per square kilometre | -14.5% |
| 1968 | 0.1211 tonnes per square kilometre | +38.5% |
| 1969 | 0.1197 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1970 | 0.2273 tonnes per square kilometre | +89.9% |
| 1971 | 0.5004 tonnes per square kilometre | +120.1% |
| 1972 | 0.2758 tonnes per square kilometre | -44.9% |
| 1973 | 0.1332 tonnes per square kilometre | -51.7% |
| 1974 | 0.1412 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1975 | 0.2704 tonnes per square kilometre | +91.4% |
| 1976 | 0.1749 tonnes per square kilometre | -35.3% |
| 1977 | 0.1601 tonnes per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 1978 | 0.1534 tonnes per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1979 | 0.3403 tonnes per square kilometre | +121.9% |
| 1980 | 0.6928 tonnes per square kilometre | +103.6% |
| 1981 | 0.3484 tonnes per square kilometre | -49.7% |
| 1982 | 0.2892 tonnes per square kilometre | -17.0% |
| 1983 | 0.2946 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 0.3605 tonnes per square kilometre | +22.4% |
| 1985 | 0.2811 tonnes per square kilometre | -22.0% |
| 1986 | 0.226 tonnes per square kilometre | -19.6% |
| 1987 | 0.1843 tonnes per square kilometre | -18.5% |
| 1988 | 0.2354 tonnes per square kilometre | +27.7% |
| 1989 | 0.1789 tonnes per square kilometre | -24.0% |
| 1990 | 0.2018 tonnes per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0807 tonnes per square kilometre | -60.0% |
| 1992 | 0.9766 tonnes per square kilometre | +1110.0% |
| 1993 | 0.4802 tonnes per square kilometre | -50.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0969 tonnes per square kilometre | -79.8% |
| 1995 | 0.2623 tonnes per square kilometre | +170.8% |
| 1996 | 0.2058 tonnes per square kilometre | -21.5% |
| 1997 | 0.148 tonnes per square kilometre | -28.1% |
| 1998 | 0.7089 tonnes per square kilometre | +379.1% |
| 1999 | 0.1238 tonnes per square kilometre | -82.5% |
| 2000 | 0.1076 tonnes per square kilometre | -13.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1735 tonnes per square kilometre | +61.2% |
| 2002 | 0.3659 tonnes per square kilometre | +110.9% |
| 2003 | 0.3551 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.2421 tonnes per square kilometre | -31.8% |
| 2005 | 0.3054 tonnes per square kilometre | +26.1% |
| 2006 | 0.417 tonnes per square kilometre | +36.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0942 tonnes per square kilometre | -77.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0888 tonnes per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2009 | 0.1184 tonnes per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0538 tonnes per square kilometre | -54.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0874 tonnes per square kilometre | +62.5% |
| 2012 | 0.1305 tonnes per square kilometre | +49.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0915 tonnes per square kilometre | -29.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0673 tonnes per square kilometre | -26.5% |
| 2015 | 0.1614 tonnes per square kilometre | +140.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0699 tonnes per square kilometre | -56.7% |
| 2017 | 0.1695 tonnes per square kilometre | +142.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1493 tonnes per square kilometre | -11.9% |
| 2019 | 0.1534 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.1776 tonnes per square kilometre | +15.8% |
| 2021 | 0.1668 tonnes per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1668 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2381 tonnes per square kilometre | +42.7% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 0.2381 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8.13 tonnes per square kilometre, 3% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 0.2381 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.57 tonnes per square kilometre, 4% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +1110.0% | 0.0807 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.9766 tonnes per square kilometre |
| 1998 | +379.1% | 0.148 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.7089 tonnes per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0797 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0377 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1211 tonnes per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2377 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1332 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.5004 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3091 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1789 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.6928 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3285 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0807 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.9766 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2268 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0888 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.417 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1134 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0538 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1695 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1873 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1668 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2381 tonnes per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 181 India 0.3387 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 182 Bolivia 0.3111 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 183 Mongolia 0.3041 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 185 Australia 0.2022 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 186 Chad 0.1104 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 187 Central African Republic 0.0963 tonnes per square kilometre 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 cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Zambia?
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Zambia was 0.2381 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9766 tonnes per square kilometre in 1992.
- What is the lowest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0377 tonnes per square kilometre in 1962.
- How does Zambia rank for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square?
- Zambia ranks 184th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 160.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? 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: which countries are net importers and exporters? ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- 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: which countries are net importers and exporters? 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.