Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Zambia
Zambia: Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0001 ha per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Zambia, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Zambia is 0.0001 ha per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 40.2% on the previous year and down 28.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Zambia peaked at 0.0002 ha per person in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 ha per person, in 1965.
Zambia ranks 126th of 137 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Zambia, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0001 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0001 ha per person | +8.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0001 ha per person | -23.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0001 ha per person | +24.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0001 ha per person | -47.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0001 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0001 ha per person | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0001 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0001 ha per person | +32.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0001 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0001 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0001 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0001 ha per person | +13.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0001 ha per person | +11.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0001 ha per person | +11.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0001 ha per person | +5.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0001 ha per person | -32.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0001 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0001 ha per person | +21.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0001 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0001 ha per person | +7.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0001 ha per person | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0001 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0001 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0001 ha per person | +14.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0001 ha per person | +4.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0001 ha per person | +3.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0001 ha per person | +4.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0001 ha per person | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0001 ha per person | +10.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0001 ha per person | +7.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0001 ha per person | -20.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0001 ha per person | +19.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 ha per person | -11.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 ha per person | -12.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 ha per person | +19.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 ha per person | -11.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 ha per person | -12.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 ha per person | +19.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 ha per person | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 ha per person | -12.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 ha per person | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 ha per person | -10.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 ha per person | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 ha per person | -11.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 ha per person | +18.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 ha per person | +10.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 ha per person | +20.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 ha per person | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 ha per person | -10.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 ha per person | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0002 ha per person | +70.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 ha per person | -57.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 ha per person | -25.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 ha per person | +74.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 ha per person | +8.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0002 ha per person | +53.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 ha per person | -18.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 ha per person | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 ha per person | -8.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0001 ha per person | -40.2% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 0.0001 ha per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0014 ha per person, 5% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 0.0001 ha per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.001 ha per person, 8% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 123 Kuwait 0.0001 ha per person compare
- 124 Paraguay 0.0001 ha per person compare
- 125 Mauritania 0.0001 ha per person compare
- 127 Philippines 0.0001 ha per person compare
- 128 El Salvador 0 ha per person compare
- 129 Eritrea 0 ha per person 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 potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Zambia?
- Potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Zambia was 0.0001 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — area harvested, per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0002 ha per person in 2015.
- What is the lowest potatoes — area harvested, per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 ha per person in 1965.
- How does Zambia rank for potatoes — area harvested, per capita?
- Zambia ranks 126th out of 137 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potatoes — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Potatoes — 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.
Potatoes — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Potatoes — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Potatoes — 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.