Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production in Zambia
Zambia: Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production was 2.32 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.32 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
114th
of 186 countries
All-time high
3.03 tonnes per hectare
in 2015
All-time low
0.6244 tonnes per hectare
in 1970
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production in Zambia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production in Zambia is 2.32 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production in Zambia peaked at 3.03 tonnes per hectare in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.6244 tonnes per hectare, in 1970.
That places Zambia 114th out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production in Zambia, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.8222 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.8014 tonnes per hectare | -2.5% |
| 1963 | 0.7069 tonnes per hectare | -11.8% |
| 1964 | 0.7889 tonnes per hectare | +11.6% |
| 1965 | 0.8235 tonnes per hectare | +4.4% |
| 1966 | 0.878 tonnes per hectare | +6.6% |
| 1967 | 0.8696 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 1968 | 0.7852 tonnes per hectare | -9.7% |
| 1969 | 0.774 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 1970 | 0.6244 tonnes per hectare | -19.3% |
| 1971 | 0.8763 tonnes per hectare | +40.3% |
| 1972 | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | +14.9% |
| 1973 | 0.8387 tonnes per hectare | -16.7% |
| 1974 | 0.9677 tonnes per hectare | +15.4% |
| 1975 | 1.31 tonnes per hectare | +35.5% |
| 1976 | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | +4.9% |
| 1977 | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | +9.4% |
| 1978 | 1.52 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 1.53 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 1.57 tonnes per hectare | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 1.93 tonnes per hectare | +23.2% |
| 1982 | 1.57 tonnes per hectare | -18.6% |
| 1983 | 1.65 tonnes per hectare | +5.0% |
| 1984 | 1.65 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 1.84 tonnes per hectare | +11.9% |
| 1986 | 1.93 tonnes per hectare | +4.8% |
| 1987 | 1.61 tonnes per hectare | -16.6% |
| 1988 | 2.46 tonnes per hectare | +52.6% |
| 1989 | 1.72 tonnes per hectare | -30.1% |
| 1990 | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | -21.3% |
| 1991 | 1.64 tonnes per hectare | +21.4% |
| 1992 | 0.7631 tonnes per hectare | -53.5% |
| 1993 | 2.3 tonnes per hectare | +201.8% |
| 1994 | 1.42 tonnes per hectare | -38.4% |
| 1995 | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | -6.1% |
| 1996 | 1.91 tonnes per hectare | +43.6% |
| 1997 | 1.41 tonnes per hectare | -26.1% |
| 1998 | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | -14.3% |
| 1999 | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | +9.3% |
| 2000 | 1.68 tonnes per hectare | +27.1% |
| 2001 | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | -16.6% |
| 2002 | 1.63 tonnes per hectare | +16.1% |
| 2003 | 1.72 tonnes per hectare | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 1.83 tonnes per hectare | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 1.91 tonnes per hectare | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 2.15 tonnes per hectare | +12.6% |
| 2007 | 2.26 tonnes per hectare | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 2.19 tonnes per hectare | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 2.07 tonnes per hectare | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 2.54 tonnes per hectare | +22.6% |
| 2011 | 2.75 tonnes per hectare | +8.0% |
| 2012 | 2.71 tonnes per hectare | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 2.6 tonnes per hectare | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 2.77 tonnes per hectare | +6.9% |
| 2015 | 3.03 tonnes per hectare | +9.1% |
| 2016 | 2.43 tonnes per hectare | -19.6% |
| 2017 | 2.49 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 2.17 tonnes per hectare | -12.9% |
| 2019 | 2.4 tonnes per hectare | +10.7% |
| 2020 | 2.48 tonnes per hectare | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 2.52 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 2.46 tonnes per hectare | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 2.34 tonnes per hectare | -4.6% |
| 2024 | 2.32 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8055 tonnes per hectare | 0.7069 tonnes per hectare | 0.878 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | 0.6244 tonnes per hectare | 1.53 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.79 tonnes per hectare | 1.57 tonnes per hectare | 2.46 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.47 tonnes per hectare | 0.7631 tonnes per hectare | 2.3 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.88 tonnes per hectare | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | 2.26 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.59 tonnes per hectare | 2.17 tonnes per hectare | 3.03 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.43 tonnes per hectare | 2.32 tonnes per hectare | 2.52 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production in Zambia?
- Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production in Zambia was 2.32 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.03 tonnes per hectare in 2015.
- What is the lowest change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6244 tonnes per hectare in 1970.
- How does Zambia rank for change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production?
- Zambia ranks 114th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per hectare.