Potatoes: Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) … capita US in Zambia
Zambia: Potatoes: Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) … capita US was 0.0011 1000 USD per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Potatoes — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$) in Zambia, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 USD per person.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 0.0011 1000 USD per person for potatoes — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand us$) in 2024.
The figure is down 49.0% on the previous year and down 24.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand us$) in Zambia peaked at 0.003 1000 USD per person in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 1000 USD per person, in 1968.
Zambia ranks 102nd of 115 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Potatoes: Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) … capita US in Zambia, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0006 1000 USD per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0007 1000 USD per person | +25.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0007 1000 USD per person | -11.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0006 1000 USD per person | -9.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0004 1000 USD per person | -39.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0004 1000 USD per person | +3.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0004 1000 USD per person | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0003 1000 USD per person | -32.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0005 1000 USD per person | +87.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0004 1000 USD per person | -11.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0004 1000 USD per person | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0004 1000 USD per person | -2.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0005 1000 USD per person | +12.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0005 1000 USD per person | +13.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0006 1000 USD per person | +10.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0006 1000 USD per person | +9.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0004 1000 USD per person | -35.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0004 1000 USD per person | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0005 1000 USD per person | +21.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0005 1000 USD per person | -2.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0005 1000 USD per person | +9.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0006 1000 USD per person | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0006 1000 USD per person | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0006 1000 USD per person | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0006 1000 USD per person | +12.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0007 1000 USD per person | +5.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0007 1000 USD per person | +4.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0007 1000 USD per person | +4.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0008 1000 USD per person | +3.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0008 1000 USD per person | +9.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0009 1000 USD per person | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0008 1000 USD per person | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0008 1000 USD per person | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0006 1000 USD per person | -32.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0011 1000 USD per person | +101.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0012 1000 USD per person | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0014 1000 USD per person | +16.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0014 1000 USD per person | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 0.001 1000 USD per person | -28.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0015 1000 USD per person | +48.7% |
| 2015 | 0.002 1000 USD per person | +31.5% |
| 2016 | 0.001 1000 USD per person | -48.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0013 1000 USD per person | +26.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0005 1000 USD per person | -58.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0015 1000 USD per person | +178.0% |
| 2020 | 0.003 1000 USD per person | +100.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0023 1000 USD per person | -24.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0019 1000 USD per person | -18.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0022 1000 USD per person | +20.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0011 1000 USD per person | -49.0% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 0.0011 1000 USD per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0088 1000 USD per person, 13% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 0.0011 1000 USD per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0052 1000 USD per person, 22% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Potatoes: Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) … capita US 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +178.0% | 0.0005 1000 USD per person | 0.0015 1000 USD per person |
| 2009 | +101.5% | 0.0006 1000 USD per person | 0.0011 1000 USD per person |
| 2020 | +100.3% | 0.0015 1000 USD per person | 0.003 1000 USD per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0005 1000 USD per person | 0.0003 1000 USD per person | 0.0007 1000 USD per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0005 1000 USD per person | 0.0004 1000 USD per person | 0.0006 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0006 1000 USD per person | 0.0005 1000 USD per person | 0.0008 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0008 1000 USD per person | 0.0008 1000 USD per person | 0.0008 1000 USD per person | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.0008 1000 USD per person | 0.0006 1000 USD per person | 0.0011 1000 USD per person | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.0013 1000 USD per person | 0.0005 1000 USD per person | 0.002 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0021 1000 USD per person | 0.0011 1000 USD per person | 0.003 1000 USD 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 potatoes — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand us$) in Zambia?
- Potatoes — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand us$) in Zambia was 0.0011 1000 USD per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand us$) recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.003 1000 USD per person in 2020.
- What is the lowest potatoes — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand us$) recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 1000 USD per person in 1968.
- How does Zambia rank for potatoes — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand us$)?
- Zambia ranks 102nd out of 115 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potatoes — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand us$) rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Potatoes — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Potatoes — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Potatoes — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Potatoes — Gross Production Value Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Potatoes — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.