Groundnut yields in Zambia
Zambia: Groundnut yields was 0.6776 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.6776 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 6.3%
World rank
104th
of 120 countries
All-time high
1.33 tonnes per hectare
in 2011
All-time low
0.3355 tonnes per hectare
in 1978
Years of data
64
1961–2024
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 104th out of 120 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.
Groundnut yields in Zambia, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.8333 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.75 tonnes per hectare | -10.0% |
| 1963 | 0.8333 tonnes per hectare | +11.1% |
| 1964 | 0.6667 tonnes per hectare | -20.0% |
| 1965 | 0.88 tonnes per hectare | +32.0% |
| 1966 | 0.8571 tonnes per hectare | -2.6% |
| 1967 | 0.9 tonnes per hectare | +5.0% |
| 1968 | 0.8667 tonnes per hectare | -3.7% |
| 1969 | 0.8933 tonnes per hectare | +3.1% |
| 1970 | 0.9067 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 0.8625 tonnes per hectare | -4.9% |
| 1972 | 0.8801 tonnes per hectare | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 0.7914 tonnes per hectare | -10.1% |
| 1974 | 0.7933 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.7767 tonnes per hectare | -2.1% |
| 1976 | 0.8014 tonnes per hectare | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 0.7147 tonnes per hectare | -10.8% |
| 1978 | 0.3355 tonnes per hectare | -53.1% |
| 1979 | 0.7333 tonnes per hectare | +118.6% |
| 1980 | 0.6469 tonnes per hectare | -11.8% |
| 1981 | 0.508 tonnes per hectare | -21.5% |
| 1982 | 0.4463 tonnes per hectare | -12.1% |
| 1983 | 0.4392 tonnes per hectare | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 0.5771 tonnes per hectare | +31.4% |
| 1985 | 0.5807 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.6494 tonnes per hectare | +11.8% |
| 1987 | 0.3952 tonnes per hectare | -39.1% |
| 1988 | 0.4771 tonnes per hectare | +20.7% |
| 1989 | 0.519 tonnes per hectare | +8.8% |
| 1990 | 0.3584 tonnes per hectare | -30.9% |
| 1991 | 0.389 tonnes per hectare | +8.5% |
| 1992 | 0.3728 tonnes per hectare | -4.2% |
| 1993 | 0.5277 tonnes per hectare | +41.6% |
| 1994 | 0.4087 tonnes per hectare | -22.6% |
| 1995 | 0.4469 tonnes per hectare | +9.3% |
| 1996 | 0.4344 tonnes per hectare | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 0.4169 tonnes per hectare | -4.0% |
| 1998 | 0.4217 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.3912 tonnes per hectare | -7.2% |
| 2000 | 0.3929 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.3818 tonnes per hectare | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 0.6818 tonnes per hectare | +78.6% |
| 2003 | 0.6818 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.6818 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.6856 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.8715 tonnes per hectare | +27.1% |
| 2007 | 0.4432 tonnes per hectare | -49.1% |
| 2008 | 0.5811 tonnes per hectare | +31.1% |
| 2009 | 0.5908 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.6432 tonnes per hectare | +8.9% |
| 2011 | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | +107.1% |
| 2012 | 0.6416 tonnes per hectare | -51.8% |
| 2013 | 0.5153 tonnes per hectare | -19.7% |
| 2014 | 0.6048 tonnes per hectare | +17.4% |
| 2015 | 0.6568 tonnes per hectare | +8.6% |
| 2016 | 0.6665 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.6424 tonnes per hectare | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 0.7005 tonnes per hectare | +9.0% |
| 2019 | 0.6275 tonnes per hectare | -10.4% |
| 2020 | 0.6615 tonnes per hectare | +5.4% |
| 2021 | 0.6747 tonnes per hectare | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.7515 tonnes per hectare | +11.4% |
| 2023 | 0.7232 tonnes per hectare | -3.8% |
| 2024 | 0.6776 tonnes per hectare | -6.3% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 0.6776 tonnes per hectare is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.18 tonnes per hectare, 57% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 0.6776 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8359 tonnes per hectare, 81% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Groundnut yields 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +118.6% | 0.3355 tonnes per hectare | 0.7333 tonnes per hectare |
| 2011 | +107.1% | 0.6432 tonnes per hectare | 1.33 tonnes per hectare |
| 2002 | +78.6% | 0.3818 tonnes per hectare | 0.6818 tonnes per hectare |
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 (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 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 104th out of 120 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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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.