Onions — Production in Zambia
Zambia: Onions — Production was 41 1000 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Onions — Production in Zambia, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
In 2023, onions — production in Zambia stood at 41 1000 t. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, onions — production in Zambia peaked at 41 1000 t in 2022 and was at its lowest, 29 1000 t, in 2010.
Zambia ranks 93rd of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Onions — Production in Zambia, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 29 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 33 1000 t | +13.8% |
| 2012 | 40 1000 t | +21.2% |
| 2013 | 40 1000 t | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 40 1000 t | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 38 1000 t | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 38 1000 t | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 39 1000 t | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 39 1000 t | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 40 1000 t | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 40 1000 t | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 40 1000 t | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 41 1000 t | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 41 1000 t | +0.0% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 41 1000 t is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 216 1000 t, 19% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 41 1000 t is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 208.5 1000 t, 20% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 37.6 1000 t | 29 1000 t | 40 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.5 1000 t | 40 1000 t | 41 1000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 90 Democratic Republic of the Congo 56 1000 t compare
- 91 Sri Lanka 54 1000 t compare
- 92 Costa Rica 47 1000 t compare
- 94 Bulgaria 39 1000 t compare
- 94 Switzerland 39 1000 t compare
- 96 Armenia 38 1000 t 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 — production in Zambia?
- Onions — production in Zambia was 41 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest onions — production recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 41 1000 t in 2022.
- What is the lowest onions — production recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 29 1000 t in 2010.
- How does Zambia rank for onions — production?
- Zambia ranks 93rd out of 144 countries with data for 2023.
- Is onions — production rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Onions — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.