Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Zambia
Zambia: Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0014 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Zambia, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Zambia is 0.0014 ha per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 69.9% on the previous year and down 51.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Zambia peaked at 0.0072 ha per person in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.0004 ha per person, in 1985.
That places Zambia 29th out of 99 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Zambia, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0006 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0006 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0006 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0006 ha per person | +1.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0006 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0006 ha per person | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0006 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0006 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0006 ha per person | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0006 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0005 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0006 ha per person | +5.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0006 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0005 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0005 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0005 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0005 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0005 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0005 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0005 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0005 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0005 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0005 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0005 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0004 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0005 ha per person | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0005 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0005 ha per person | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0007 ha per person | +43.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0013 ha per person | +94.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0016 ha per person | +26.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0018 ha per person | +12.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0021 ha per person | +17.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0023 ha per person | +8.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0027 ha per person | +17.1% |
| 1996 | 0.003 ha per person | +9.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0032 ha per person | +8.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0035 ha per person | +7.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0038 ha per person | +9.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0039 ha per person | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0072 ha per person | +82.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0028 ha per person | -61.1% |
| 2003 | 0.003 ha per person | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0025 ha per person | -16.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0019 ha per person | -22.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0026 ha per person | +38.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0022 ha per person | -17.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0023 ha per person | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0045 ha per person | +96.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0049 ha per person | +9.9% |
| 2011 | 0.003 ha per person | -39.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0028 ha per person | -6.5% |
| 2013 | 0.003 ha per person | +7.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0029 ha per person | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0021 ha per person | -28.3% |
| 2016 | 0.004 ha per person | +92.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0031 ha per person | -21.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0032 ha per person | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0015 ha per person | -54.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0027 ha per person | +84.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0034 ha per person | +24.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0022 ha per person | -34.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0046 ha per person | +109.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0014 ha per person | -69.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +109.5% | 0.0022 ha per person | 0.0046 ha per person |
| 2009 | +96.2% | 0.0023 ha per person | 0.0045 ha per person |
| 1990 | +94.9% | 0.0007 ha per person | 0.0013 ha per person |
| 2016 | +92.3% | 0.0021 ha per person | 0.004 ha per person |
| 2020 | +84.0% | 0.0015 ha per person | 0.0027 ha per person |
| 2001 | +82.6% | 0.0039 ha per person | 0.0072 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0006 ha per person | 0.0006 ha per person | 0.0006 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0006 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0007 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0025 ha per person | 0.0013 ha per person | 0.0038 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0033 ha per person | 0.0019 ha per person | 0.0072 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.003 ha per person | 0.0015 ha per person | 0.0049 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0029 ha per person | 0.0014 ha per person | 0.0046 ha per person | 5 |
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- 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 sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Zambia?
- Sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Zambia was 0.0014 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0072 ha per person in 2001.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0004 ha per person in 1985.
- How does Zambia rank for sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita?
- Zambia ranks 29th out of 99 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.4%. 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 Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sweet potatoes — 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.
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sweet potatoes — Area harvested 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
Sweet potatoes — 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.