Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield in Zambia
Zambia: Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield was 10,864 kg/ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield in Zambia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for roots and tubers, total — yield in Zambia is 10,864 kg/ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 9.6% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots and tubers, total — yield in Zambia peaked at 26,786 kg/ha in 2019 and was at its lowest, 4,125 kg/ha, in 2001.
Zambia ranks 133rd of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield in Zambia, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6,564 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 6,737 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 1963 | 6,814 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 6,758 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 1965 | 6,870 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 1966 | 6,752 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 1967 | 6,739 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 6,656 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 1969 | 6,752 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 6,824 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 1971 | 6,772 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 6,791 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 6,792 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 6,855 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 6,842 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 6,799 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 6,704 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 6,704 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 6,680 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 6,618 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 6,593 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 6,648 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 6,667 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 6,646 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 6,648 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 6,627 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 6,618 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 6,616 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 6,424 kg/ha | -2.9% |
| 1990 | 6,158 kg/ha | -4.1% |
| 1991 | 6,027 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 5,860 kg/ha | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 5,816 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 5,671 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 5,493 kg/ha | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 5,399 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 5,282 kg/ha | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 5,281 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 4,963 kg/ha | -6.0% |
| 2000 | 4,270 kg/ha | -14.0% |
| 2001 | 4,125 kg/ha | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 5,066 kg/ha | +22.8% |
| 2003 | 5,404 kg/ha | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 4,362 kg/ha | -19.3% |
| 2005 | 5,590 kg/ha | +28.1% |
| 2006 | 6,417 kg/ha | +14.8% |
| 2007 | 6,829 kg/ha | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 8,097 kg/ha | +18.6% |
| 2009 | 7,602 kg/ha | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 8,377 kg/ha | +10.2% |
| 2011 | 9,678 kg/ha | +15.5% |
| 2012 | 10,531 kg/ha | +8.8% |
| 2013 | 12,252 kg/ha | +16.3% |
| 2014 | 11,331 kg/ha | -7.5% |
| 2015 | 14,552 kg/ha | +28.4% |
| 2016 | 16,394 kg/ha | +12.7% |
| 2017 | 24,151 kg/ha | +47.3% |
| 2018 | 24,209 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 26,786 kg/ha | +10.6% |
| 2020 | 22,912 kg/ha | -14.5% |
| 2021 | 23,150 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 10,631 kg/ha | -54.1% |
| 2023 | 9,913 kg/ha | -6.8% |
| 2024 | 10,864 kg/ha | +9.6% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 10,864 kg/ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 13,513 kg/ha, 80% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 10,864 kg/ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9,054 kg/ha, 1.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | -54.1% | 23,150 kg/ha | 10,631 kg/ha |
| 2017 | +47.3% | 16,394 kg/ha | 24,151 kg/ha |
| 2015 | +28.4% | 11,331 kg/ha | 14,552 kg/ha |
| 2005 | +28.1% | 4,362 kg/ha | 5,590 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6,738 kg/ha | 6,564 kg/ha | 6,870 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 6,776 kg/ha | 6,680 kg/ha | 6,855 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 6,610 kg/ha | 6,424 kg/ha | 6,667 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,595 kg/ha | 4,963 kg/ha | 6,158 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,776 kg/ha | 4,125 kg/ha | 8,097 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 15,826 kg/ha | 8,377 kg/ha | 26,786 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 15,494 kg/ha | 9,913 kg/ha | 23,150 kg/ha | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Zambia
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1752 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0008 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 1.09 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is roots and tubers, total — yield in Zambia?
- Roots and tubers, total — yield in Zambia was 10,864 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest roots and tubers, total — yield recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 26,786 kg/ha in 2019.
- What is the lowest roots and tubers, total — yield recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,125 kg/ha in 2001.
- How does Zambia rank for roots and tubers, total — yield?
- Zambia ranks 133rd out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is roots and tubers, total — yield rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. 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 — Yield. 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.