Maize (corn): Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) … capita US in Zambia
Zambia: Maize (corn): Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) … capita US was 0.0113 1000 USD per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Maize (corn) — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) in Zambia, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 USD per person.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 0.0113 1000 USD per person for maize (corn) — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 55.0% on the previous year and down 66.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) in Zambia peaked at 0.0507 1000 USD per person in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0.0113 1000 USD per person, in 2024.
Zambia ranks 62nd of 119 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
Maize (corn): Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) … capita US in Zambia, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0322 1000 USD per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0303 1000 USD per person | -6.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0261 1000 USD per person | -13.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0293 1000 USD per person | +12.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0301 1000 USD per person | +2.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0321 1000 USD per person | +6.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0311 1000 USD per person | -3.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0274 1000 USD per person | -12.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0265 1000 USD per person | -3.1% |
| 1970 | 0.021 1000 USD per person | -20.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0332 1000 USD per person | +58.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0397 1000 USD per person | +19.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0295 1000 USD per person | -25.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0376 1000 USD per person | +27.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0472 1000 USD per person | +25.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0507 1000 USD per person | +7.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0482 1000 USD per person | -5.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0401 1000 USD per person | -16.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0248 1000 USD per person | -38.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0257 1000 USD per person | +3.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0267 1000 USD per person | +4.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0193 1000 USD per person | -27.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0233 1000 USD per person | +20.7% |
| 1984 | 0.021 1000 USD per person | -9.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0263 1000 USD per person | +24.9% |
| 1986 | 0.028 1000 USD per person | +6.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0235 1000 USD per person | -16.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0418 1000 USD per person | +77.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0386 1000 USD per person | -7.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0223 1000 USD per person | -42.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0117 1000 USD per person | -47.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0187 1000 USD per person | +58.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0173 1000 USD per person | -7.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0148 1000 USD per person | -14.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0222 1000 USD per person | +50.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0318 1000 USD per person | +43.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0332 1000 USD per person | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0304 1000 USD per person | -8.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0261 1000 USD per person | -14.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0335 1000 USD per person | +28.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0254 1000 USD per person | -24.3% |
| 2016 | 0.027 1000 USD per person | +6.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0328 1000 USD per person | +21.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0212 1000 USD per person | -35.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0172 1000 USD per person | -18.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0282 1000 USD per person | +64.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0293 1000 USD per person | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0213 1000 USD per person | -27.3% |
| 2023 | 0.025 1000 USD per person | +17.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0113 1000 USD per person | -55.0% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 0.0113 1000 USD per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0161 1000 USD per person, 70% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 0.0113 1000 USD per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0154 1000 USD per person, 73% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0295 1000 USD per person | 0.0261 1000 USD per person | 0.0322 1000 USD per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0372 1000 USD per person | 0.021 1000 USD per person | 0.0507 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0274 1000 USD per person | 0.0193 1000 USD per person | 0.0418 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0223 1000 USD per person | 0.0223 1000 USD per person | 0.0223 1000 USD per person | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.0169 1000 USD per person | 0.0117 1000 USD per person | 0.0222 1000 USD per person | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.0279 1000 USD per person | 0.0172 1000 USD per person | 0.0335 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.023 1000 USD per person | 0.0113 1000 USD per person | 0.0293 1000 USD per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
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 (corn) — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) in Zambia?
- Maize (corn) — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) in Zambia was 0.0113 1000 USD per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maize (corn) — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0507 1000 USD per person in 1976.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0113 1000 USD per person in 2024.
- How does Zambia rank for maize (corn) — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand)?
- Zambia ranks 62nd out of 119 countries with data for 2024.
- Is maize (corn) — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.4%. 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 Maize (corn) — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Maize (corn) — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Maize (corn) — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Maize (corn) — Gross Production Value Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Maize (corn) — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.