Orange yields in Zambia
Zambia: Orange yields was 4.6 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Orange yields in Zambia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 4.6 tonnes per hectare for orange yields in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, orange yields in Zambia peaked at 4.6 tonnes per hectare in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.33 tonnes per hectare, in 1961.
That places Zambia 101st out of 122 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.46 tonnes per hectare | 3.33 tonnes per hectare | 3.67 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.57 tonnes per hectare | 3.33 tonnes per hectare | 3.75 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.85 tonnes per hectare | 3.65 tonnes per hectare | 4.22 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.61 tonnes per hectare | 3.44 tonnes per hectare | 4.19 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.74 tonnes per hectare | 3.33 tonnes per hectare | 4.12 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.28 tonnes per hectare | 3.85 tonnes per hectare | 4.44 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.54 tonnes per hectare | 4.47 tonnes per hectare | 4.6 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 98 Guinea-Bissau 5 tonnes per hectare compare
- 99 Central African Republic 4.67 tonnes per hectare compare
- 100 Togo 4.64 tonnes per hectare compare
- 102 Burkina Faso 4.6 tonnes per hectare compare
- 103 Haiti 4.57 tonnes per hectare compare
- 104 Nicaragua 4.57 tonnes per hectare compare
More agriculture & rural data for Zambia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.19 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 4.1% (2025)
- Rural population 11.85 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.9% (2025)
- Rural population 54.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 4.1% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 4.1% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 1.56 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is orange yields in Zambia?
- Orange yields in Zambia was 4.6 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest orange yields recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.6 tonnes per hectare in 2024.
- What is the lowest orange yields recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.33 tonnes per hectare in 1961.
- How does Zambia rank for orange yields?
- Zambia ranks 101st out of 122 countries with data for 2024.
- Is orange yields rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Orange yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.