Pepper (Piper spp.), raw — Yield in Zambia
Zambia: Pepper (Piper spp.), raw — Yield was 849.7 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pepper (Piper spp.), raw — Yield in Zambia, 1985–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pepper (piper spp.), raw — yield in Zambia is 849.7 kg/ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pepper (piper spp.), raw — yield in Zambia peaked at 939.4 kg/ha in 2003 and was at its lowest, 400 kg/ha, in 1985.
That places Zambia 24th out of 43 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Pepper (Piper spp.), raw — Yield in Zambia, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 400 kg/ha | — |
| 1986 | 400 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 500 kg/ha | +25.0% |
| 1988 | 500 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 500 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 875 kg/ha | +75.0% |
| 1991 | 900 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 909.1 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 916.7 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 920 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 923.1 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 916.7 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 923.1 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 928.6 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 900 kg/ha | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 909.6 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 935.5 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 937.5 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 939.4 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 906.3 kg/ha | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 871.7 kg/ha | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 750 kg/ha | -14.0% |
| 2007 | 824.7 kg/ha | +10.0% |
| 2008 | 851 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 863.4 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 884.2 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 900 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 850 kg/ha | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 850 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 853.9 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 860.4 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 853.8 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 855.5 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 856.1 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 855.1 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 855.5 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 849.3 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 850.7 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 849.2 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 849.7 kg/ha | +0.1% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 849.7 kg/ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 849.7 kg/ha, 1.0× the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 849.7 kg/ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 769.65 kg/ha, 1.1× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pepper (Piper spp.), raw — Yield 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +75.0% | 500 kg/ha | 875 kg/ha |
| 1987 | +25.0% | 400 kg/ha | 500 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 460 kg/ha | 400 kg/ha | 500 kg/ha | 5 |
| 1990s | 911.23 kg/ha | 875 kg/ha | 928.6 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 878.91 kg/ha | 750 kg/ha | 939.4 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 861.9 kg/ha | 850 kg/ha | 900 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 850.88 kg/ha | 849.2 kg/ha | 855.5 kg/ha | 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 pepper (piper spp.), raw — yield in Zambia?
- Pepper (piper spp.), raw — yield in Zambia was 849.7 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pepper (piper spp.), raw — yield recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 939.4 kg/ha in 2003.
- What is the lowest pepper (piper spp.), raw — yield recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 400 kg/ha in 1985.
- How does Zambia rank for pepper (piper spp.), raw — yield?
- Zambia ranks 24th out of 43 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pepper (piper spp.), raw — yield rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. 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 Pepper (Piper spp.), raw — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.