Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested, per in Zambia
Zambia: Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested, per was 0.0034 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested, per in Zambia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 0.0034 ha per square kilometre for onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — area harvested, per in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — area harvested, per in Zambia peaked at 0.0034 ha per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0006 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Zambia 109th out of 124 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested, per in Zambia, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0006 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0007 ha per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0007 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0007 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0008 ha per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0008 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0013 ha per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0013 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0015 ha per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0015 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0016 ha per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0017 ha per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0019 ha per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1986 | 0.002 ha per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0022 ha per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0023 ha per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0024 ha per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0026 ha per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0027 ha per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0023 ha per square kilometre | -15.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0024 ha per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0024 ha per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0023 ha per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0024 ha per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0023 ha per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0022 ha per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0023 ha per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0024 ha per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0026 ha per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0026 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0027 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0028 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0026 ha per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0024 ha per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0025 ha per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0026 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0026 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0027 ha per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0029 ha per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0034 ha per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0034 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0034 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0033 ha per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0032 ha per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0034 ha per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0034 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0034 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0034 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0034 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0034 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0034 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 0.0034 ha per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0648 ha per square kilometre, 5% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 0.0034 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0353 ha per square kilometre, 10% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0008 ha per square kilometre | 0.0006 ha per square kilometre | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | 0.0013 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0018 ha per square kilometre | 0.0013 ha per square kilometre | 0.0024 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0024 ha per square kilometre | 0.0022 ha per square kilometre | 0.0027 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0026 ha per square kilometre | 0.0024 ha per square kilometre | 0.0028 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0032 ha per square kilometre | 0.0027 ha per square kilometre | 0.0034 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0034 ha per square kilometre | 0.0034 ha per square kilometre | 0.0034 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 106 Ireland 0.0038 ha per square kilometre compare
- 107 Sweden 0.0037 ha per square kilometre compare
- 108 Mali 0.0035 ha per square kilometre compare
- 110 Madagascar 0.0034 ha per square kilometre compare
- 111 Thailand 0.0028 ha per square kilometre compare
- 112 Kuwait 0.0022 ha per square kilometre compare
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 onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — area harvested, per in Zambia?
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — area harvested, per in Zambia was 0.0034 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — area harvested, per recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0034 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — area harvested, per recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0006 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Zambia rank for onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — area harvested, per?
- Zambia ranks 109th out of 124 countries with data for 2023.
- Is onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — area harvested, per rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.