Potatoes: Gross Production Value (constant) … square kilometre US in Zambia
Zambia: Potatoes: Gross Production Value (constant) … square kilometre US was 0.0623 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Potatoes — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$) in Zambia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for potatoes — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand us$) in Zambia is 0.0623 1000 USD per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 24.3% on the previous year and up 195.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand us$) in Zambia peaked at 0.0766 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0014 1000 USD per square kilometre, in 1968.
That places Zambia 105th out of 115 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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) … square kilometre US in Zambia, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0026 1000 USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0034 1000 USD per square kilometre | +29.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0031 1000 USD per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0029 1000 USD per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0018 1000 USD per square kilometre | -37.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0019 1000 USD per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1967 | 0.002 1000 USD per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0014 1000 USD per square kilometre | -30.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0027 1000 USD per square kilometre | +93.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0024 1000 USD per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0025 1000 USD per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0025 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0029 1000 USD per square kilometre | +15.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0034 1000 USD per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0038 1000 USD per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0043 1000 USD per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0029 1000 USD per square kilometre | -33.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0031 1000 USD per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0038 1000 USD per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0038 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0043 1000 USD per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0046 1000 USD per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0048 1000 USD per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1984 | 0.005 1000 USD per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0057 1000 USD per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0062 1000 USD per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0067 1000 USD per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0072 1000 USD per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0077 1000 USD per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0086 1000 USD per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0134 1000 USD per square kilometre | +56.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0134 1000 USD per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0139 1000 USD per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0098 1000 USD per square kilometre | -29.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0204 1000 USD per square kilometre | +108.8% |
| 2010 | 0.022 1000 USD per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0264 1000 USD per square kilometre | +20.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0287 1000 USD per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0211 1000 USD per square kilometre | -26.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0324 1000 USD per square kilometre | +53.5% |
| 2015 | 0.044 1000 USD per square kilometre | +35.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0234 1000 USD per square kilometre | -46.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0304 1000 USD per square kilometre | +30.0% |
| 2018 | 0.013 1000 USD per square kilometre | -57.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0372 1000 USD per square kilometre | +186.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0766 1000 USD per square kilometre | +106.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0597 1000 USD per square kilometre | -22.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0502 1000 USD per square kilometre | -16.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0623 1000 USD per square kilometre | +24.3% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 0.0623 1000 USD per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7592 1000 USD per square kilometre, 8% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 0.0623 1000 USD per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.291 1000 USD per square kilometre, 21% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Potatoes: Gross Production Value (constant) … square kilometre 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 | +186.3% | 0.013 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0372 1000 USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0024 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0014 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0034 1000 USD per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0032 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0024 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0043 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0056 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0038 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0077 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0086 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0086 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0086 1000 USD per square kilometre | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.0142 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0098 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0204 1000 USD per square kilometre | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.0279 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.013 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.044 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0622 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0502 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0766 1000 USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 102 Burkina Faso 0.0715 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 103 Qatar 0.0661 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 104 Iceland 0.0657 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 106 Mongolia 0.0598 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 107 Belize 0.0572 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 108 Congo 0.0427 1000 USD per square kilometre 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 — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand us$) in Zambia?
- Potatoes — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand us$) in Zambia was 0.0623 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand us$) recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0766 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest potatoes — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand us$) recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0014 1000 USD per square kilometre in 1968.
- How does Zambia rank for potatoes — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand us$)?
- Zambia ranks 105th out of 115 countries with data for 2023.
- Is potatoes — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand us$) rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 195.3%. 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$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Potatoes — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), 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$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Potatoes — Gross Production Value Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Potatoes — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.