Corn yields in Zambia
Zambia: Corn yields was 2.21 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Corn yields in Zambia, 1961–2024
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); 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 corn yields in Zambia is 2.21 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, corn yields in Zambia peaked at 3.03 tonnes per hectare in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.6333 tonnes per hectare, in 1970.
That places Zambia 110th out of 170 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8532 tonnes per hectare | 0.7403 tonnes per hectare | 0.939 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.26 tonnes per hectare | 0.6333 tonnes per hectare | 1.7 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.91 tonnes per hectare | 1.65 tonnes per hectare | 2.69 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.55 tonnes per hectare | 0.7311 tonnes per hectare | 2.52 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.93 tonnes per hectare | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | 2.33 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.59 tonnes per hectare | 2.21 tonnes per hectare | 3.03 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.41 tonnes per hectare | 2.21 tonnes per hectare | 2.57 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 corn yields in Zambia?
- Corn yields in Zambia was 2.21 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest corn yields recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.03 tonnes per hectare in 2015.
- What is the lowest corn yields recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6333 tonnes per hectare in 1970.
- How does Zambia rank for corn yields?
- Zambia ranks 110th out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is corn yields rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Corn yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average corn yields measured in tonnes per hectare.