Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Production, per in Zambia
Zambia: Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Production, per was 0.0551 t per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Production, per in Zambia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 0.0551 t per square kilometre for onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — production, per in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 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) — production, per in Zambia peaked at 0.0551 t per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0121 t per square kilometre, in 1961.
Zambia ranks 111th of 124 countries on this measure, 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) — Production, per in Zambia, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0121 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0135 t per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0148 t per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0148 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0161 t per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0175 t per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0188 t per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0188 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0202 t per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0215 t per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0215 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0215 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0215 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0229 t per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0229 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0242 t per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0242 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0242 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0269 t per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0269 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0282 t per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0289 t per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0296 t per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0309 t per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0323 t per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0336 t per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1987 | 0.035 t per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0363 t per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0377 t per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 0.039 t per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0404 t per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0336 t per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0377 t per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0363 t per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1995 | 0.035 t per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0363 t per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 0.035 t per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0336 t per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1999 | 0.035 t per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0363 t per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 0.039 t per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0394 t per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0404 t per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0417 t per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0396 t per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0363 t per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0378 t per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0385 t per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0383 t per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.039 t per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0445 t per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0531 t per square kilometre | +19.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0538 t per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0535 t per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0508 t per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0527 t per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0533 t per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0537 t per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0541 t per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0542 t per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0544 t per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0548 t per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0551 t per square kilometre | +0.6% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 0.0551 t per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.17 t per square kilometre, 5% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 0.0551 t per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5995 t per square kilometre, 9% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0163 t per square kilometre | 0.0121 t per square kilometre | 0.0202 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0231 t per square kilometre | 0.0215 t per square kilometre | 0.0269 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0319 t per square kilometre | 0.0269 t per square kilometre | 0.0377 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0362 t per square kilometre | 0.0336 t per square kilometre | 0.0404 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0387 t per square kilometre | 0.0363 t per square kilometre | 0.0417 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0508 t per square kilometre | 0.039 t per square kilometre | 0.0541 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0546 t per square kilometre | 0.0542 t per square kilometre | 0.0551 t per square kilometre | 4 |
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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 0.0551 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — production, per recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0551 t per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — production, per recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0121 t per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Zambia rank for onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — production, per?
- Zambia ranks 111th out of 124 countries with data for 2023.
- Is onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — production, per 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) — Production, 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) — Production 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) — Production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — 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) — Production 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.