Millet yields in Zambia
Zambia: Millet yields was 0.8446 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Millet 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 millet yields in Zambia is 0.8446 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 23.1% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, millet yields in Zambia peaked at 1.1 tonnes per hectare in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.4901 tonnes per hectare, in 2007.
Zambia ranks 66th of 88 countries on this measure, 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 | 0.5911 tonnes per hectare | 0.5508 tonnes per hectare | 0.6299 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6206 tonnes per hectare | 0.513 tonnes per hectare | 0.6495 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6682 tonnes per hectare | 0.5714 tonnes per hectare | 0.869 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6877 tonnes per hectare | 0.5356 tonnes per hectare | 0.7611 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7315 tonnes per hectare | 0.4901 tonnes per hectare | 0.9732 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8574 tonnes per hectare | 0.6337 tonnes per hectare | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8165 tonnes per hectare | 0.6844 tonnes per hectare | 1.1 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 millet yields in Zambia?
- Millet yields in Zambia was 0.8446 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 millet yields recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1 tonnes per hectare in 2023.
- What is the lowest millet yields recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4901 tonnes per hectare in 2007.
- How does Zambia rank for millet yields?
- Zambia ranks 66th out of 88 countries with data for 2024.
- Is millet yields rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Millet 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.