Maize and products — Production in Zambia
Zambia: Maize and products — Production was 3,262 1000 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Maize and products — Production in Zambia, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 3,262 1000 t for maize and products — production in 2023.
The figure is up 20.5% on the previous year and up 28.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize and products — production in Zambia peaked at 3,620 1000 t in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2,004 1000 t, in 2019.
Zambia ranks 38th of 170 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Maize and products — Production in Zambia, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2,795 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 3,020 1000 t | +8.1% |
| 2012 | 2,853 1000 t | -5.5% |
| 2013 | 2,533 1000 t | -11.2% |
| 2014 | 3,351 1000 t | +32.3% |
| 2015 | 2,618 1000 t | -21.9% |
| 2016 | 2,873 1000 t | +9.7% |
| 2017 | 3,607 1000 t | +25.5% |
| 2018 | 2,395 1000 t | -33.6% |
| 2019 | 2,004 1000 t | -16.3% |
| 2020 | 3,387 1000 t | +69.0% |
| 2021 | 3,620 1000 t | +6.9% |
| 2022 | 2,706 1000 t | -25.2% |
| 2023 | 3,262 1000 t | +20.5% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 3,262 1000 t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 679 1000 t, 4.8× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 3,262 1000 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 571.5 1000 t, 5.7× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2,805 1000 t | 2,004 1000 t | 3,607 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,244 1000 t | 2,706 1000 t | 3,620 1000 t | 4 |
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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 maize and products — production in Zambia?
- Maize and products — production in Zambia was 3,262 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest maize and products — production recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 3,620 1000 t in 2021.
- What is the lowest maize and products — production recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,004 1000 t in 2019.
- How does Zambia rank for maize and products — production?
- Zambia ranks 38th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maize and products — production rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.8%. 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 Maize and products — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.