Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Production in Zambia
Zambia: Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Production was 75,850 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Production in Zambia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 75,850 t for oilcrops, oil equivalent — production in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 69.7% on the previous year and down 29.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oilcrops, oil equivalent — production in Zambia peaked at 250,647 t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 10,635 t, in 1992.
Zambia ranks 90th of 186 countries on this measure, 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 — Production in Zambia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 15,164 t | — |
| 1962 | 13,664 t | -9.9% |
| 1963 | 15,226 t | +11.4% |
| 1964 | 12,330 t | -19.0% |
| 1965 | 13,576 t | +10.1% |
| 1966 | 18,719 t | +37.9% |
| 1967 | 19,264 t | +2.9% |
| 1968 | 20,111 t | +4.4% |
| 1969 | 21,001 t | +4.4% |
| 1970 | 21,195 t | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 22,265 t | +5.0% |
| 1972 | 25,015 t | +12.4% |
| 1973 | 21,610 t | -13.6% |
| 1974 | 18,233 t | -15.6% |
| 1975 | 25,338 t | +39.0% |
| 1976 | 45,575 t | +79.9% |
| 1977 | 24,816 t | -45.5% |
| 1978 | 16,261 t | -34.5% |
| 1979 | 13,613 t | -16.3% |
| 1980 | 18,264 t | +34.2% |
| 1981 | 14,829 t | -18.8% |
| 1982 | 16,375 t | +10.4% |
| 1983 | 21,114 t | +28.9% |
| 1984 | 28,364 t | +34.3% |
| 1985 | 27,451 t | -3.2% |
| 1986 | 24,217 t | -11.8% |
| 1987 | 25,653 t | +5.9% |
| 1988 | 27,359 t | +6.7% |
| 1989 | 24,210 t | -11.5% |
| 1990 | 23,625 t | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 22,720 t | -3.8% |
| 1992 | 10,635 t | -53.2% |
| 1993 | 26,140 t | +145.8% |
| 1994 | 22,218 t | -15.0% |
| 1995 | 21,904 t | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 32,106 t | +46.6% |
| 1997 | 28,529 t | -11.1% |
| 1998 | 27,595 t | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 36,620 t | +32.7% |
| 2000 | 34,728 t | -5.2% |
| 2001 | 23,643 t | -31.9% |
| 2002 | 31,442 t | +33.0% |
| 2003 | 33,318 t | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 39,593 t | +18.8% |
| 2005 | 56,060 t | +41.6% |
| 2006 | 53,698 t | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 44,282 t | -17.5% |
| 2008 | 49,281 t | +11.3% |
| 2009 | 85,059 t | +72.6% |
| 2010 | 90,876 t | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 126,846 t | +39.6% |
| 2012 | 106,012 t | -16.4% |
| 2013 | 106,929 t | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 107,805 t | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 109,522 t | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 129,518 t | +18.3% |
| 2017 | 143,456 t | +10.8% |
| 2018 | 137,427 t | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 111,231 t | -19.1% |
| 2020 | 116,449 t | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 162,536 t | +39.6% |
| 2022 | 177,769 t | +9.4% |
| 2023 | 250,647 t | +41.0% |
| 2024 | 75,850 t | -69.7% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 75,850 t is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 107,439 t, 71% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 75,850 t is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 107,439 t, 71% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Production 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +145.8% | 10,635 t | 26,140 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16,562 t | 12,330 t | 21,001 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 23,392 t | 13,613 t | 45,575 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 22,784 t | 14,829 t | 28,364 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 25,209 t | 10,635 t | 36,620 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 45,111 t | 23,643 t | 85,059 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 116,962 t | 90,876 t | 143,456 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 156,650 t | 75,850 t | 250,647 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 87 Nepal 97,322 t compare
- 88 Saudi Arabia 79,738 t compare
- 89 Chile 77,495 t compare
- 91 Guinea-Bissau 70,960 t compare
- 92 Solomon Islands 63,034 t compare
- 93 Estonia 62,829 t compare
More agriculture & rural data for Zambia
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1752 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0008 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 1.09 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is oilcrops, oil equivalent — production in Zambia?
- Oilcrops, oil equivalent — production in Zambia was 75,850 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest oilcrops, oil equivalent — production recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 250,647 t in 2023.
- What is the lowest oilcrops, oil equivalent — production recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,635 t in 1992.
- How does Zambia rank for oilcrops, oil equivalent — production?
- Zambia ranks 90th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oilcrops, oil equivalent — production rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.6%. 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 — Production. 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.