Potato yields in Zambia
Zambia: Potato yields was 20.94 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Potato yields in Zambia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, potato yields in Zambia stood at 20.94 tonnes per hectare.
That represents a change of down 14.7% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potato yields in Zambia peaked at 31.61 tonnes per hectare in 2017 and was at its lowest, 6.6 tonnes per hectare, in 1968.
That places Zambia 77th out of 158 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.39 tonnes per hectare | 6.6 tonnes per hectare | 11.68 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 8.72 tonnes per hectare | 8.47 tonnes per hectare | 9 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.04 tonnes per hectare | 8.89 tonnes per hectare | 9.12 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 9 tonnes per hectare | 8.89 tonnes per hectare | 9.09 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.79 tonnes per hectare | 9.09 tonnes per hectare | 17.26 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.3 tonnes per hectare | 7.49 tonnes per hectare | 31.61 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.51 tonnes per hectare | 18.54 tonnes per hectare | 25.09 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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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 potato yields in Zambia?
- Potato yields in Zambia was 20.94 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest potato yields recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 31.61 tonnes per hectare in 2017.
- What is the lowest potato yields recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.6 tonnes per hectare in 1968.
- How does Zambia rank for potato yields?
- Zambia ranks 77th out of 158 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potato yields rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. 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); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Potato yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.