Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Production, per in Zambia
Zambia: Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Production, per was 0.0019 t per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Production, per in Zambia, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.
Analysis
In 2024, onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — production, per in Zambia stood at 0.0019 t per person. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — production, per in Zambia peaked at 0.0038 t per person in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.0019 t per person, in 2024.
Zambia ranks 101st of 124 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Production, per in Zambia, year by year
| Year | t per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0028 t per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.003 t per person | +7.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0032 t per person | +6.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0031 t per person | -3.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0033 t per person | +5.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0034 t per person | +4.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0036 t per person | +4.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0034 t per person | -3.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0036 t per person | +3.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0037 t per person | +3.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0036 t per person | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0035 t per person | -2.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0034 t per person | -2.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0035 t per person | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0034 t per person | -3.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0035 t per person | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0034 t per person | -3.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0033 t per person | -3.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0036 t per person | +7.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0034 t per person | -2.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0035 t per person | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0035 t per person | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0034 t per person | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0035 t per person | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0035 t per person | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0036 t per person | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0036 t per person | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0037 t per person | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0037 t per person | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0037 t per person | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0038 t per person | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0031 t per person | -18.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0033 t per person | +9.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0031 t per person | -5.8% |
| 1995 | 0.003 t per person | -6.0% |
| 1996 | 0.003 t per person | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0028 t per person | -6.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0026 t per person | -6.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0027 t per person | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0027 t per person | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0028 t per person | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0028 t per person | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0027 t per person | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0027 t per person | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0025 t per person | -8.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0022 t per person | -11.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0022 t per person | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0022 t per person | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0021 t per person | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0021 t per person | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0023 t per person | +10.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0026 t per person | +15.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0026 t per person | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0025 t per person | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0023 t per person | -7.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0023 t per person | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0023 t per person | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0022 t per person | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0022 t per person | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0021 t per person | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0021 t per person | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.002 t per person | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 0.002 t per person | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0019 t per person | -2.2% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 0.0019 t per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.011 t per person, 18% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 0.0019 t per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0055 t per person, 35% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0032 t per person | 0.0028 t per person | 0.0036 t per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0035 t per person | 0.0033 t per person | 0.0037 t per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0035 t per person | 0.0034 t per person | 0.0037 t per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0031 t per person | 0.0026 t per person | 0.0038 t per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0025 t per person | 0.0021 t per person | 0.0028 t per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0023 t per person | 0.0021 t per person | 0.0026 t per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.002 t per person | 0.0019 t per person | 0.0021 t per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
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) — production, per in Zambia?
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — production, per in Zambia was 0.0019 t per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — production, per recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0038 t per person in 1991.
- What is the lowest onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — production, per recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0019 t per person in 2024.
- How does Zambia rank for onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — production, per?
- Zambia ranks 101st out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
- Is onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — production, per rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Production divided by Population, total, 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) — Production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.