Millet yields in Zambia
Zambia: Millet yields was 0.8446 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.8446 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 23.1%
World rank
66th
of 89 countries
All-time high
1.1 tonnes per hectare
in 2023
All-time low
0.4901 tonnes per hectare
in 2007
Years of data
64
1961–2024
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 89 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.
Millet yields in Zambia, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5739 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.5776 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 0.5508 tonnes per hectare | -4.6% |
| 1964 | 0.5833 tonnes per hectare | +5.9% |
| 1965 | 0.595 tonnes per hectare | +2.0% |
| 1966 | 0.6048 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 0.6048 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.6 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 1969 | 0.6299 tonnes per hectare | +5.0% |
| 1970 | 0.576 tonnes per hectare | -8.6% |
| 1971 | 0.6495 tonnes per hectare | +12.8% |
| 1972 | 0.6416 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 0.6482 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 0.647 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.6091 tonnes per hectare | -5.9% |
| 1976 | 0.6367 tonnes per hectare | +4.5% |
| 1977 | 0.6465 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 0.513 tonnes per hectare | -20.6% |
| 1979 | 0.6383 tonnes per hectare | +24.4% |
| 1980 | 0.5714 tonnes per hectare | -10.5% |
| 1981 | 0.75 tonnes per hectare | +31.3% |
| 1982 | 0.6345 tonnes per hectare | -15.4% |
| 1983 | 0.6356 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.7096 tonnes per hectare | +11.6% |
| 1985 | 0.869 tonnes per hectare | +22.5% |
| 1986 | 0.6296 tonnes per hectare | -27.5% |
| 1987 | 0.6946 tonnes per hectare | +10.3% |
| 1988 | 0.6126 tonnes per hectare | -11.8% |
| 1989 | 0.5749 tonnes per hectare | -6.2% |
| 1990 | 0.5356 tonnes per hectare | -6.8% |
| 1991 | 0.5649 tonnes per hectare | +5.5% |
| 1992 | 0.7212 tonnes per hectare | +27.7% |
| 1993 | 0.7102 tonnes per hectare | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.7611 tonnes per hectare | +7.2% |
| 1995 | 0.7384 tonnes per hectare | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 0.7131 tonnes per hectare | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 0.713 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.6912 tonnes per hectare | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 0.7288 tonnes per hectare | +5.4% |
| 2000 | 0.7172 tonnes per hectare | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.7478 tonnes per hectare | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 0.7489 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.5833 tonnes per hectare | -22.1% |
| 2004 | 0.6743 tonnes per hectare | +15.6% |
| 2005 | 0.7545 tonnes per hectare | +11.9% |
| 2006 | 0.7501 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.4901 tonnes per hectare | -34.7% |
| 2008 | 0.9732 tonnes per hectare | +98.6% |
| 2009 | 0.8752 tonnes per hectare | -10.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9447 tonnes per hectare | +7.9% |
| 2011 | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | +12.1% |
| 2012 | 0.971 tonnes per hectare | -8.3% |
| 2013 | 0.8191 tonnes per hectare | -15.6% |
| 2014 | 0.8846 tonnes per hectare | +8.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9119 tonnes per hectare | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 0.6337 tonnes per hectare | -30.5% |
| 2017 | 0.7117 tonnes per hectare | +12.3% |
| 2018 | 0.7785 tonnes per hectare | +9.4% |
| 2019 | 0.8599 tonnes per hectare | +10.5% |
| 2020 | 0.6844 tonnes per hectare | -20.4% |
| 2021 | 0.7219 tonnes per hectare | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 0.7333 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | +49.8% |
| 2024 | 0.8446 tonnes per hectare | -23.1% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 0.8446 tonnes per hectare is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.09 tonnes per hectare, 77% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 0.8446 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8095 tonnes per hectare, 1.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Millet 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +98.6% | 0.4901 tonnes per hectare | 0.9732 tonnes per hectare |
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 (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 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 89 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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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.