Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per capita in Zambia
Zambia: Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per capita was 0.014 ha per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per capita in Zambia, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita in Zambia is 0.014 ha per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 39.4% on the previous year and up 128.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita in Zambia peaked at 0.0244 ha per person in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.0047 ha per person, in 2015.
That places Zambia 37th out of 169 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per capita in Zambia, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0081 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0078 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0073 ha per person | -7.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0071 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0066 ha per person | -7.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0082 ha per person | +25.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0083 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 0.008 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0078 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0077 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0077 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0075 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0073 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0071 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0075 ha per person | +5.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0081 ha per person | +7.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0085 ha per person | +4.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0088 ha per person | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 0.009 ha per person | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0093 ha per person | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0095 ha per person | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0093 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0091 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0091 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0091 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0096 ha per person | +6.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0099 ha per person | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0101 ha per person | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0135 ha per person | +34.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0147 ha per person | +8.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0155 ha per person | +6.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0159 ha per person | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0166 ha per person | +4.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0164 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0166 ha per person | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0165 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0156 ha per person | -5.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0175 ha per person | +11.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0214 ha per person | +22.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0205 ha per person | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0244 ha per person | +18.8% |
| 2002 | 0.019 ha per person | -22.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0181 ha per person | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0209 ha per person | +15.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0174 ha per person | -17.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0151 ha per person | -13.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0134 ha per person | -11.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0124 ha per person | -7.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0135 ha per person | +9.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0122 ha per person | -9.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0093 ha per person | -23.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0083 ha per person | -11.4% |
| 2013 | 0.007 ha per person | -15.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0061 ha per person | -12.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0047 ha per person | -23.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0089 ha per person | +91.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0093 ha per person | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0099 ha per person | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0084 ha per person | -14.6% |
| 2020 | 0.009 ha per person | +6.6% |
| 2021 | 0.009 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0172 ha per person | +91.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0231 ha per person | +34.5% |
| 2024 | 0.014 ha per person | -39.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0077 ha per person | 0.0066 ha per person | 0.0083 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0079 ha per person | 0.0071 ha per person | 0.009 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0099 ha per person | 0.0091 ha per person | 0.0135 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0167 ha per person | 0.0147 ha per person | 0.0214 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0175 ha per person | 0.0124 ha per person | 0.0244 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0084 ha per person | 0.0047 ha per person | 0.0122 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0145 ha per person | 0.009 ha per person | 0.0231 ha per person | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita in Zambia?
- Roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita in Zambia was 0.014 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0244 ha per person in 2001.
- What is the lowest roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0047 ha per person in 2015.
- How does Zambia rank for roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita?
- Zambia ranks 37th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 128.8%. 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 Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Roots and Tubers, Total — 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.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Roots and Tubers, Total — 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.