Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Gross Production in Zambia
Zambia: Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Gross Production was 0.023 1000 Int$ per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Gross Production in Zambia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 Int$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 0.023 1000 Int$ per square kilometre for onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — gross production in 2023. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — gross production in Zambia peaked at 0.023 1000 Int$ per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.005 1000 Int$ per square kilometre, in 1961.
Zambia ranks 110th of 124 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Gross Production in Zambia, year by year
| Year | 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.005 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0056 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0062 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0062 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0067 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0073 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0078 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0078 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0084 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1970 | 0.009 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1971 | 0.009 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.009 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.009 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0095 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0095 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0101 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0101 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0101 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0112 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0112 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0118 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1982 | 0.012 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0123 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0129 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0134 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1986 | 0.014 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0146 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0151 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0157 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0162 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0165 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0151 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0157 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 0.016 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.016 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0162 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0185 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0221 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +19.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0224 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0223 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0212 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0219 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0222 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0224 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0225 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0226 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0226 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0228 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.023 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +0.6% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 0.023 1000 Int$ per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4881 1000 Int$ per square kilometre, 5% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 0.023 1000 Int$ per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2497 1000 Int$ per square kilometre, 9% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0068 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | 0.005 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | 0.0084 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0096 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | 0.009 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | 0.0112 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0133 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | 0.0112 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | 0.0157 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0162 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | 0.0162 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | 0.0162 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.0159 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | 0.0151 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | 0.0165 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.0212 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | 0.0162 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | 0.0225 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0227 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | 0.0226 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | 0.023 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 107 Mali 0.0283 1000 Int$ per square kilometre compare
- 108 Iraq 0.0262 1000 Int$ per square kilometre compare
- 109 Oman 0.0231 1000 Int$ per square kilometre compare
- 111 Luxembourg 0.0186 1000 Int$ per square kilometre compare
- 112 Ecuador 0.0171 1000 Int$ per square kilometre compare
- 113 Estonia 0.0169 1000 Int$ 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) — gross production in Zambia?
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — gross production in Zambia was 0.023 1000 Int$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — gross production recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.023 1000 Int$ per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — gross production recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.005 1000 Int$ per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Zambia rank for onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — gross production?
- Zambia ranks 110th out of 124 countries with data for 2023.
- Is onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — gross production rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. 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) — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) 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) — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Gross Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) 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.