Coffee bean yields in Zambia
Zambia: Coffee bean yields was 1.08 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
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.
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 1.19 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 4.1% (2025)
- Rural population 11.85 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.9% (2025)
- Rural population 54.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 4.1% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 4.1% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 1.56 million hectares (2023)
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.