Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested in Zambia
Zambia: Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested was 401,297 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested in Zambia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested in Zambia stood at 401,297 ha.
The figure is down 66.2% on the previous year and down 25.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested in Zambia peaked at 1.19 million ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 54,069 ha, in 1965.
That places Zambia 65th out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested in Zambia, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 61,600 ha | — |
| 1962 | 61,600 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 62,146 ha | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 62,895 ha | +1.2% |
| 1965 | 54,069 ha | -14.0% |
| 1966 | 74,311 ha | +37.4% |
| 1967 | 73,988 ha | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 82,446 ha | +11.4% |
| 1969 | 85,200 ha | +3.3% |
| 1970 | 84,000 ha | -1.4% |
| 1971 | 95,300 ha | +13.5% |
| 1972 | 105,000 ha | +10.2% |
| 1973 | 100,931 ha | -3.9% |
| 1974 | 79,932 ha | -20.8% |
| 1975 | 112,431 ha | +40.7% |
| 1976 | 186,119 ha | +65.5% |
| 1977 | 120,709 ha | -35.1% |
| 1978 | 148,440 ha | +23.0% |
| 1979 | 83,455 ha | -43.8% |
| 1980 | 89,525 ha | +7.3% |
| 1981 | 118,516 ha | +32.4% |
| 1982 | 91,670 ha | -22.7% |
| 1983 | 111,107 ha | +21.2% |
| 1984 | 142,100 ha | +27.9% |
| 1985 | 143,383 ha | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 151,054 ha | +5.4% |
| 1987 | 206,614 ha | +36.8% |
| 1988 | 213,390 ha | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 213,539 ha | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 208,139 ha | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 212,181 ha | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 169,702 ha | -20.0% |
| 1993 | 200,805 ha | +18.3% |
| 1994 | 176,760 ha | -12.0% |
| 1995 | 170,110 ha | -3.8% |
| 1996 | 219,304 ha | +28.9% |
| 1997 | 192,759 ha | -12.1% |
| 1998 | 206,935 ha | +7.4% |
| 1999 | 260,334 ha | +25.8% |
| 2000 | 239,890 ha | -7.9% |
| 2001 | 189,553 ha | -21.0% |
| 2002 | 179,186 ha | -5.5% |
| 2003 | 194,000 ha | +8.3% |
| 2004 | 233,229 ha | +20.2% |
| 2005 | 310,686 ha | +33.2% |
| 2006 | 273,096 ha | -12.1% |
| 2007 | 256,563 ha | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 262,289 ha | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 429,511 ha | +63.8% |
| 2010 | 452,018 ha | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 427,968 ha | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 613,758 ha | +43.4% |
| 2013 | 563,850 ha | -8.1% |
| 2014 | 539,146 ha | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 527,039 ha | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 608,647 ha | +15.5% |
| 2017 | 692,706 ha | +13.8% |
| 2018 | 649,509 ha | -6.2% |
| 2019 | 556,110 ha | -14.4% |
| 2020 | 566,506 ha | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 767,063 ha | +35.4% |
| 2022 | 816,629 ha | +6.5% |
| 2023 | 1.19 million ha | +45.4% |
| 2024 | 401,297 ha | -66.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 68,695 ha | 54,069 ha | 85,200 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 111,632 ha | 79,932 ha | 186,119 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 148,090 ha | 89,525 ha | 213,539 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 201,703 ha | 169,702 ha | 260,334 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 256,800 ha | 179,186 ha | 429,511 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 563,075 ha | 427,968 ha | 692,706 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 747,793 ha | 401,297 ha | 1.19 million ha | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested in Zambia?
- Oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested in Zambia was 401,297 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.19 million ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 54,069 ha in 1965.
- How does Zambia rank for oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested?
- Zambia ranks 65th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.