Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested in Zambia
Zambia: Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested was 298,746 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested in Zambia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, roots and tubers, total — area harvested in Zambia stood at 298,746 ha.
That represents a change of down 37.6% on the previous year and up 206.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots and tubers, total — area harvested in Zambia peaked at 479,143 ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 24,291 ha, in 1965.
Zambia ranks 32nd of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested in Zambia, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 26,312 ha | — |
| 1962 | 26,348 ha | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 25,275 ha | -4.1% |
| 1964 | 25,452 ha | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 24,291 ha | -4.6% |
| 1966 | 31,400 ha | +29.3% |
| 1967 | 32,510 ha | +3.5% |
| 1968 | 32,520 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 32,700 ha | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 33,200 ha | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 34,200 ha | +3.0% |
| 1972 | 34,400 ha | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 34,450 ha | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 34,500 ha | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 37,560 ha | +8.9% |
| 1976 | 41,700 ha | +11.0% |
| 1977 | 45,050 ha | +8.0% |
| 1978 | 48,060 ha | +6.7% |
| 1979 | 50,750 ha | +5.6% |
| 1980 | 54,250 ha | +6.9% |
| 1981 | 56,800 ha | +4.7% |
| 1982 | 57,430 ha | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 58,350 ha | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 60,070 ha | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 61,670 ha | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 67,374 ha | +9.2% |
| 1987 | 70,867 ha | +5.2% |
| 1988 | 74,596 ha | +5.3% |
| 1989 | 102,741 ha | +37.7% |
| 1990 | 114,159 ha | +11.1% |
| 1991 | 124,100 ha | +8.7% |
| 1992 | 129,763 ha | +4.6% |
| 1993 | 139,100 ha | +7.2% |
| 1994 | 140,858 ha | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 146,172 ha | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 148,915 ha | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 144,266 ha | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 165,668 ha | +14.8% |
| 1999 | 208,100 ha | +25.6% |
| 2000 | 205,456 ha | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 251,677 ha | +22.5% |
| 2002 | 201,974 ha | -19.7% |
| 2003 | 198,464 ha | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 237,316 ha | +19.6% |
| 2005 | 203,410 ha | -14.3% |
| 2006 | 183,127 ha | -10.0% |
| 2007 | 168,414 ha | -8.0% |
| 2008 | 160,836 ha | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 181,871 ha | +13.1% |
| 2010 | 170,407 ha | -6.3% |
| 2011 | 134,975 ha | -20.8% |
| 2012 | 123,586 ha | -8.4% |
| 2013 | 108,145 ha | -12.5% |
| 2014 | 97,384 ha | -10.0% |
| 2015 | 76,759 ha | -21.2% |
| 2016 | 151,222 ha | +97.0% |
| 2017 | 162,878 ha | +7.7% |
| 2018 | 177,584 ha | +9.0% |
| 2019 | 156,226 ha | -12.0% |
| 2020 | 171,423 ha | +9.7% |
| 2021 | 176,070 ha | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 346,391 ha | +96.7% |
| 2023 | 479,143 ha | +38.3% |
| 2024 | 298,746 ha | -37.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 28,534 ha | 24,291 ha | 32,700 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 39,387 ha | 33,200 ha | 50,750 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 66,415 ha | 54,250 ha | 102,741 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 146,110 ha | 114,159 ha | 208,100 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 199,254 ha | 160,836 ha | 251,677 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 135,917 ha | 76,759 ha | 177,584 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 294,355 ha | 171,423 ha | 479,143 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 29 Cabo Verde 623 ha compare
- 29 Pakistan 352,045 ha compare
- 30 Philippines 347,129 ha compare
- 31 Sierra Leone 314,286 ha compare
- 33 Egypt 284,933 ha compare
- 34 Yugoslav SFR 284,512 ha compare
- 35 Germany 282,200 ha 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 roots and tubers, total — area harvested in Zambia?
- Roots and tubers, total — area harvested in Zambia was 298,746 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest roots and tubers, total — area harvested recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 479,143 ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest roots and tubers, total — area harvested recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 24,291 ha in 1965.
- How does Zambia rank for roots and tubers, total — area harvested?
- Zambia ranks 32nd out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is roots and tubers, total — area harvested rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 206.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.