Other pulses n.e.c. — Area harvested, per capita in Zambia
Zambia: Other pulses n.e.c. — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0031 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Other pulses n.e.c. — Area harvested, per capita in Zambia, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for other pulses n.e.c. — area harvested, per capita in Zambia is 0.0031 ha per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 24.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other pulses n.e.c. — area harvested, per capita in Zambia peaked at 0.0057 ha per person in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.0011 ha per person, in 1984.
Zambia ranks 22nd of 105 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Other pulses n.e.c. — Area harvested, per capita in Zambia, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0038 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0037 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1963 | 0.004 ha per person | +6.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0042 ha per person | +5.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0044 ha per person | +5.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0046 ha per person | +4.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0048 ha per person | +3.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0049 ha per person | +3.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0048 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0049 ha per person | +3.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0048 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0051 ha per person | +7.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0051 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0039 ha per person | -23.4% |
| 1975 | 0.002 ha per person | -49.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0037 ha per person | +84.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0055 ha per person | +48.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0038 ha per person | -29.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0039 ha per person | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0038 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0024 ha per person | -36.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0023 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0028 ha per person | +19.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0011 ha per person | -58.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0012 ha per person | +7.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0028 ha per person | +128.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0033 ha per person | +16.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0024 ha per person | -27.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0025 ha per person | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0034 ha per person | +38.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0036 ha per person | +6.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0047 ha per person | +29.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0046 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0057 ha per person | +23.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0047 ha per person | -16.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0048 ha per person | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0032 ha per person | -32.5% |
| 1998 | 0.003 ha per person | -9.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0033 ha per person | +11.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0035 ha per person | +6.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0035 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0039 ha per person | +8.9% |
| 2003 | 0.004 ha per person | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0043 ha per person | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0041 ha per person | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 0.004 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0039 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0038 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0042 ha per person | +8.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0042 ha per person | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0042 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0042 ha per person | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.004 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0041 ha per person | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0039 ha per person | -5.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0037 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0036 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0035 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0034 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0033 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0033 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0032 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0032 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0031 ha per person | -2.0% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 0.0031 ha per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.002 ha per person, 1.6× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 0.0031 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0023 ha per person, 1.4× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Other pulses n.e.c. — Area harvested, per capita in Zambia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +128.9% | 0.0012 ha per person | 0.0028 ha per person |
| 1976 | +84.3% | 0.002 ha per person | 0.0037 ha per person |
| 1984 | -58.5% | 0.0028 ha per person | 0.0011 ha per person |
| 1975 | -49.2% | 0.0039 ha per person | 0.002 ha per person |
| 1977 | +48.1% | 0.0037 ha per person | 0.0055 ha per person |
| 1990 | +38.0% | 0.0025 ha per person | 0.0034 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0044 ha per person | 0.0037 ha per person | 0.0049 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0043 ha per person | 0.002 ha per person | 0.0055 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0025 ha per person | 0.0011 ha per person | 0.0038 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0041 ha per person | 0.003 ha per person | 0.0057 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0039 ha per person | 0.0035 ha per person | 0.0043 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0039 ha per person | 0.0034 ha per person | 0.0042 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0032 ha per person | 0.0031 ha per person | 0.0033 ha per person | 5 |
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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 other pulses n.e.c. — area harvested, per capita in Zambia?
- Other pulses n.e.c. — area harvested, per capita in Zambia was 0.0031 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest other pulses n.e.c. — area harvested, per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0057 ha per person in 1994.
- What is the lowest other pulses n.e.c. — area harvested, per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0011 ha per person in 1984.
- How does Zambia rank for other pulses n.e.c. — area harvested, per capita?
- Zambia ranks 22nd out of 105 countries with data for 2024.
- Is other pulses n.e.c. — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.1%. 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 Other pulses n.e.c. — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Other pulses n.e.c. — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Other pulses n.e.c. — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Other pulses n.e.c. — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Other pulses n.e.c. — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.