Groundnut yields in Zambia
Zambia: Groundnut yields was 0.6776 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Groundnut yields in Zambia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for groundnut yields in Zambia is 0.6776 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 6.3% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, groundnut yields in Zambia peaked at 1.33 tonnes per hectare in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.3355 tonnes per hectare, in 1978.
That places Zambia 103rd out of 119 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8312 tonnes per hectare | 0.6667 tonnes per hectare | 0.9 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.7596 tonnes per hectare | 0.3355 tonnes per hectare | 0.9067 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5239 tonnes per hectare | 0.3952 tonnes per hectare | 0.6494 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4168 tonnes per hectare | 0.3584 tonnes per hectare | 0.5277 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5992 tonnes per hectare | 0.3818 tonnes per hectare | 0.8715 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7031 tonnes per hectare | 0.5153 tonnes per hectare | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6977 tonnes per hectare | 0.6615 tonnes per hectare | 0.7515 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 groundnut yields in Zambia?
- Groundnut yields in Zambia was 0.6776 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 groundnut yields recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.33 tonnes per hectare in 2011.
- What is the lowest groundnut yields recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3355 tonnes per hectare in 1978.
- How does Zambia rank for groundnut yields?
- Zambia ranks 103rd out of 119 countries with data for 2024.
- Is groundnut yields rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Groundnut 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.