Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Yield in Zambia
Zambia: Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Yield was 306.3 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Yield in Zambia, 1963–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2024, fibre crops, fibre equivalent — yield in Zambia stood at 306.3 kg/ha.
That represents a change of up 5.7% on the previous year and down 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fibre crops, fibre equivalent — yield in Zambia peaked at 684.1 kg/ha in 1966 and was at its lowest, 152.1 kg/ha, in 1992.
That places Zambia 110th out of 131 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Yield in Zambia, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 394.2 kg/ha | — |
| 1964 | 445.1 kg/ha | +12.9% |
| 1965 | 297.4 kg/ha | -33.2% |
| 1966 | 684.1 kg/ha | +130.0% |
| 1967 | 260.6 kg/ha | -61.9% |
| 1968 | 245.6 kg/ha | -5.8% |
| 1969 | 284.2 kg/ha | +15.7% |
| 1970 | 272.3 kg/ha | -4.2% |
| 1971 | 341.3 kg/ha | +25.3% |
| 1972 | 243.5 kg/ha | -28.7% |
| 1973 | 228.6 kg/ha | -6.1% |
| 1974 | 192 kg/ha | -16.0% |
| 1975 | 222.1 kg/ha | +15.7% |
| 1976 | 226.2 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 297.4 kg/ha | +31.5% |
| 1978 | 166.5 kg/ha | -44.0% |
| 1979 | 216.2 kg/ha | +29.8% |
| 1980 | 173.3 kg/ha | -19.8% |
| 1981 | 163.2 kg/ha | -5.8% |
| 1982 | 187.5 kg/ha | +14.9% |
| 1983 | 216.6 kg/ha | +15.5% |
| 1984 | 292.6 kg/ha | +35.1% |
| 1985 | 231 kg/ha | -21.1% |
| 1986 | 224.5 kg/ha | -2.8% |
| 1987 | 184.9 kg/ha | -17.6% |
| 1988 | 262.9 kg/ha | +42.2% |
| 1989 | 206.6 kg/ha | -21.4% |
| 1990 | 167.6 kg/ha | -18.9% |
| 1991 | 230.4 kg/ha | +37.5% |
| 1992 | 152.1 kg/ha | -34.0% |
| 1993 | 218.9 kg/ha | +43.9% |
| 1994 | 228.6 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 164.8 kg/ha | -27.9% |
| 1996 | 196 kg/ha | +18.9% |
| 1997 | 500.7 kg/ha | +155.5% |
| 1998 | 463.4 kg/ha | -7.4% |
| 1999 | 464.2 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 395 kg/ha | -14.9% |
| 2001 | 402.5 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 420 kg/ha | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 423.5 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 402.5 kg/ha | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 383.7 kg/ha | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 414.5 kg/ha | +8.0% |
| 2007 | 659.1 kg/ha | +59.0% |
| 2008 | 527.1 kg/ha | -20.0% |
| 2009 | 490 kg/ha | -7.0% |
| 2010 | 440.2 kg/ha | -10.2% |
| 2011 | 377.1 kg/ha | -14.3% |
| 2012 | 299.9 kg/ha | -20.5% |
| 2013 | 283.8 kg/ha | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 337.2 kg/ha | +18.8% |
| 2015 | 286.8 kg/ha | -14.9% |
| 2016 | 302.2 kg/ha | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 296.6 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 288.9 kg/ha | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 286 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 212.7 kg/ha | -25.6% |
| 2021 | 276.7 kg/ha | +30.1% |
| 2022 | 318.5 kg/ha | +15.1% |
| 2023 | 289.8 kg/ha | -9.0% |
| 2024 | 306.3 kg/ha | +5.7% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 306.3 kg/ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 550.1 kg/ha, 56% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 306.3 kg/ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 346.4 kg/ha, 88% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Yield 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +155.5% | 196 kg/ha | 500.7 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 373.03 kg/ha | 245.6 kg/ha | 684.1 kg/ha | 7 |
| 1970s | 240.61 kg/ha | 166.5 kg/ha | 341.3 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 214.31 kg/ha | 163.2 kg/ha | 292.6 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 278.67 kg/ha | 152.1 kg/ha | 500.7 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 451.79 kg/ha | 383.7 kg/ha | 659.1 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 319.87 kg/ha | 283.8 kg/ha | 440.2 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 280.8 kg/ha | 212.7 kg/ha | 318.5 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 107 Yemen 325.2 kg/ha compare
- 108 Guadeloupe 319.4 kg/ha compare
- 109 Senegal 313.6 kg/ha compare
- 111 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 291.7 kg/ha compare
- 112 Mozambique 238 kg/ha compare
- 113 Togo 236.9 kg/ha 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 fibre crops, fibre equivalent — yield in Zambia?
- Fibre crops, fibre equivalent — yield in Zambia was 306.3 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — yield recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 684.1 kg/ha in 1966.
- What is the lowest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — yield recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 152.1 kg/ha in 1992.
- How does Zambia rank for fibre crops, fibre equivalent — yield?
- Zambia ranks 110th out of 131 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fibre crops, fibre equivalent — yield rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. 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, published as part of Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.