Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, per capita (Area) in Zambia
Zambia: Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, per capita (Area) was 0.0061 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, per capita in Zambia, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 0.0061 ha per person for groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 61.4% on the previous year and down 59.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per capita in Zambia peaked at 0.0311 ha per person in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0.0034 ha per person, in 1982.
That places Zambia 29th out of 103 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, per capita (Area) in Zambia, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0184 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0179 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0173 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0168 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0135 ha per person | -19.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0184 ha per person | +35.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0178 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0184 ha per person | +3.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0179 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0174 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1971 | 0.018 ha per person | +3.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0197 ha per person | +9.4% |
| 1973 | 0.017 ha per person | -13.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0124 ha per person | -27.2% |
| 1975 | 0.018 ha per person | +45.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0311 ha per person | +72.5% |
| 1977 | 0.016 ha per person | -48.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0183 ha per person | +14.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0053 ha per person | -70.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0043 ha per person | -20.0% |
| 1981 | 0.005 ha per person | +17.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0034 ha per person | -32.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0039 ha per person | +15.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0035 ha per person | -10.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0037 ha per person | +5.5% |
| 1986 | 0.004 ha per person | +8.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0167 ha per person | +316.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0095 ha per person | -43.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0076 ha per person | -19.3% |
| 1990 | 0.009 ha per person | +17.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0091 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0067 ha per person | -25.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0078 ha per person | +15.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0099 ha per person | +27.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0092 ha per person | -7.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0089 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0119 ha per person | +34.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0142 ha per person | +19.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0133 ha per person | -6.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0132 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0105 ha per person | -20.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0083 ha per person | -21.3% |
| 2003 | 0.008 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0078 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0092 ha per person | +19.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0079 ha per person | -14.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0099 ha per person | +24.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0093 ha per person | -6.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0151 ha per person | +62.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0182 ha per person | +20.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0145 ha per person | -20.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0118 ha per person | -18.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0135 ha per person | +13.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0149 ha per person | +11.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0136 ha per person | -8.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0133 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0151 ha per person | +13.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0144 ha per person | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0113 ha per person | -22.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0101 ha per person | -10.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0133 ha per person | +31.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0126 ha per person | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0157 ha per person | +25.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0061 ha per person | -61.4% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 0.0061 ha per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0038 ha per person, 1.6× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 0.0061 ha per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0088 ha per person, 69% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, per capita (Area) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +316.4% | 0.004 ha per person | 0.0167 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0174 ha per person | 0.0135 ha per person | 0.0184 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0173 ha per person | 0.0053 ha per person | 0.0311 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0062 ha per person | 0.0034 ha per person | 0.0167 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.01 ha per person | 0.0067 ha per person | 0.0142 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0099 ha per person | 0.0078 ha per person | 0.0151 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0141 ha per person | 0.0113 ha per person | 0.0182 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0115 ha per person | 0.0061 ha per person | 0.0157 ha per person | 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 groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per capita in Zambia?
- Groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per capita in Zambia was 0.0061 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0311 ha per person in 1976.
- What is the lowest groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0034 ha per person in 1982.
- How does Zambia rank for groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per capita?
- Zambia ranks 29th out of 103 countries with data for 2024.
- Is groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.