Coffee bean yields in Zambia
Zambia: Coffee bean yields was 1.08 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.08 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
18th
of 82 countries
All-time high
1.09 tonnes per hectare
in 2019
All-time low
0.6 tonnes per hectare
in 1969
Years of data
56
1969–2024
Coffee bean yields in Zambia, 1969–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 1.08 tonnes per hectare for coffee bean yields in 2024.
The figure is up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coffee bean yields in Zambia peaked at 1.09 tonnes per hectare in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.6 tonnes per hectare, in 1969.
That places Zambia 18th out of 82 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Coffee bean yields in Zambia, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 | 0.6 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1970 | 0.7 tonnes per hectare | +16.7% |
| 1971 | 0.7692 tonnes per hectare | +9.9% |
| 1972 | 0.7 tonnes per hectare | -9.0% |
| 1973 | 0.8 tonnes per hectare | +14.3% |
| 1974 | 0.8125 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 0.8333 tonnes per hectare | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 0.925 tonnes per hectare | +11.0% |
| 1977 | 0.9091 tonnes per hectare | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +10.0% |
| 1979 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.8 tonnes per hectare | -20.0% |
| 1982 | 0.9429 tonnes per hectare | +17.9% |
| 1983 | 0.95 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.9091 tonnes per hectare | -4.3% |
| 1985 | 0.9425 tonnes per hectare | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 0.8571 tonnes per hectare | -9.1% |
| 1987 | 0.8308 tonnes per hectare | -3.1% |
| 1988 | 0.9 tonnes per hectare | +8.3% |
| 1989 | 0.9091 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.902 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.8755 tonnes per hectare | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 0.8718 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.8848 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.9306 tonnes per hectare | +5.2% |
| 1995 | 0.8876 tonnes per hectare | -4.6% |
| 1996 | 0.79 tonnes per hectare | -11.0% |
| 1997 | 0.985 tonnes per hectare | +24.7% |
| 1998 | 0.876 tonnes per hectare | -11.1% |
| 1999 | 0.9355 tonnes per hectare | +6.8% |
| 2000 | 0.9523 tonnes per hectare | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.9946 tonnes per hectare | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 0.9929 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 1.08 tonnes per hectare is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5325 tonnes per hectare, 2.0× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 1.08 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4357 tonnes per hectare, 2.5× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6 tonnes per hectare | 0.6 tonnes per hectare | 0.6 tonnes per hectare | 1 |
| 1970s | 0.8449 tonnes per hectare | 0.7 tonnes per hectare | 1 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9041 tonnes per hectare | 0.8 tonnes per hectare | 1 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8939 tonnes per hectare | 0.79 tonnes per hectare | 0.985 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | 0.9523 tonnes per hectare | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | 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 coffee bean yields in Zambia?
- Coffee bean yields in Zambia was 1.08 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 coffee bean yields recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.09 tonnes per hectare in 2019.
- What is the lowest coffee bean yields recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6 tonnes per hectare in 1969.
- How does Zambia rank for coffee bean yields?
- Zambia ranks 18th out of 82 countries with data for 2024.
- Is coffee bean yields rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. 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 Coffee bean yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare. Green coffee beans are coffee seeds (beans) that have not yet been roasted.