Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Zambia
Zambia: Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.438 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Zambia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per square kilometre in Zambia stood at 0.438 ha per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 28.7% on the previous year and up 57.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per square kilometre in Zambia peaked at 0.438 ha per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0282 ha per square kilometre, in 1982.
That places Zambia 27th out of 103 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Zambia, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0807 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0807 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0807 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0807 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0673 ha per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0942 ha per square kilometre | +40.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0942 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.1009 ha per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1969 | 0.1009 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.1009 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.1076 ha per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1972 | 0.1211 ha per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1973 | 0.1076 ha per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0807 ha per square kilometre | -25.0% |
| 1975 | 0.1211 ha per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 1976 | 0.2152 ha per square kilometre | +77.8% |
| 1977 | 0.1143 ha per square kilometre | -46.9% |
| 1978 | 0.1345 ha per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0404 ha per square kilometre | -70.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0333 ha per square kilometre | -17.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0404 ha per square kilometre | +21.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0282 ha per square kilometre | -30.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0336 ha per square kilometre | +19.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0309 ha per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0336 ha per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0377 ha per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 1987 | 0.1614 ha per square kilometre | +328.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0942 ha per square kilometre | -41.7% |
| 1989 | 0.078 ha per square kilometre | -17.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0942 ha per square kilometre | +20.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0975 ha per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 0.074 ha per square kilometre | -24.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0874 ha per square kilometre | +18.2% |
| 1994 | 0.1143 ha per square kilometre | +30.8% |
| 1995 | 0.1087 ha per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1996 | 0.1076 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.148 ha per square kilometre | +37.5% |
| 1998 | 0.1816 ha per square kilometre | +22.7% |
| 1999 | 0.1749 ha per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 0.1779 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.1459 ha per square kilometre | -18.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1184 ha per square kilometre | -18.9% |
| 2003 | 0.1184 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1184 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1456 ha per square kilometre | +23.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1297 ha per square kilometre | -10.9% |
| 2007 | 0.1676 ha per square kilometre | +29.2% |
| 2008 | 0.1633 ha per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 0.2745 ha per square kilometre | +68.1% |
| 2010 | 0.3424 ha per square kilometre | +24.7% |
| 2011 | 0.2815 ha per square kilometre | -17.8% |
| 2012 | 0.237 ha per square kilometre | -15.8% |
| 2013 | 0.2788 ha per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 2014 | 0.3194 ha per square kilometre | +14.6% |
| 2015 | 0.3009 ha per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 0.3031 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.3533 ha per square kilometre | +16.6% |
| 2018 | 0.349 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.2804 ha per square kilometre | -19.7% |
| 2020 | 0.2586 ha per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 2021 | 0.3496 ha per square kilometre | +35.2% |
| 2022 | 0.3404 ha per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 0.438 ha per square kilometre | +28.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, per square kilometre 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 | +328.6% | 0.0377 ha per square kilometre | 0.1614 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0867 ha per square kilometre | 0.0673 ha per square kilometre | 0.1009 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1143 ha per square kilometre | 0.0404 ha per square kilometre | 0.2152 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0571 ha per square kilometre | 0.0282 ha per square kilometre | 0.1614 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1188 ha per square kilometre | 0.074 ha per square kilometre | 0.1816 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.156 ha per square kilometre | 0.1184 ha per square kilometre | 0.2745 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3046 ha per square kilometre | 0.237 ha per square kilometre | 0.3533 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3466 ha per square kilometre | 0.2586 ha per square kilometre | 0.438 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per square kilometre in Zambia?
- Groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per square kilometre in Zambia was 0.438 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.438 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0282 ha per square kilometre in 1982.
- How does Zambia rank for groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Zambia ranks 27th out of 103 countries with data for 2023.
- Is groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.