Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per unit of GDP in Zambia
Zambia: Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per unit of GDP was 0 ha per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per unit of GDP in Zambia, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 0 ha per US$ of GDP for sweet potatoes — area harvested, per unit of gdp in 2024.
The figure is down 66.2% on the previous year and down 30.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — area harvested, per unit of gdp in Zambia peaked at 0 ha per US$ of GDP in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0 ha per US$ of GDP, in 1981.
That places Zambia 20th out of 99 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per unit of GDP in Zambia, year by year
| Year | ha per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1962 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -3.6% |
| 1964 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -10.1% |
| 1965 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -22.5% |
| 1966 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -10.3% |
| 1967 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -3.4% |
| 1968 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -14.8% |
| 1969 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -14.8% |
| 1970 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +7.7% |
| 1971 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +8.2% |
| 1972 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -4.3% |
| 1973 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -23.1% |
| 1974 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -16.4% |
| 1975 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +19.2% |
| 1976 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -7.5% |
| 1977 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +9.0% |
| 1978 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -10.5% |
| 1979 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -13.1% |
| 1980 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -13.7% |
| 1981 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -3.1% |
| 1982 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +7.2% |
| 1983 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +20.6% |
| 1984 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +22.1% |
| 1985 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +20.7% |
| 1986 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +42.1% |
| 1987 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -24.2% |
| 1988 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -36.4% |
| 1989 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +37.3% |
| 1990 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +143.0% |
| 1991 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +26.6% |
| 1992 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +22.4% |
| 1993 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +16.7% |
| 1994 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +15.3% |
| 1996 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +19.1% |
| 1997 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -7.1% |
| 1998 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +33.8% |
| 1999 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +16.5% |
| 2000 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +65.5% |
| 2002 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -60.8% |
| 2003 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -6.5% |
| 2004 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -31.7% |
| 2005 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -40.5% |
| 2006 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -6.5% |
| 2007 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -22.8% |
| 2008 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -14.3% |
| 2009 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +137.6% |
| 2010 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -13.9% |
| 2011 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -45.9% |
| 2012 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -11.2% |
| 2013 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +101.1% |
| 2017 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -34.3% |
| 2018 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -46.8% |
| 2020 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +143.5% |
| 2021 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -49.1% |
| 2023 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +127.8% |
| 2024 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -66.2% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 0 ha per US$ of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0 ha per US$ of GDP, 4.1× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 0 ha per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 ha per US$ of GDP, 1.3× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 9 |
| 1970s | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
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 sweet potatoes — area harvested, per unit of gdp in Zambia?
- Sweet potatoes — area harvested, per unit of gdp in Zambia was 0 ha per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — area harvested, per unit of gdp recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0 ha per US$ of GDP in 2001.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — area harvested, per unit of gdp recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha per US$ of GDP in 1981.
- How does Zambia rank for sweet potatoes — area harvested, per unit of gdp?
- Zambia ranks 20th out of 99 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — area harvested, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.1%. 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 unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Sweet potatoes — Area harvested divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- Sweet potatoes — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Sweet potatoes — Area harvested divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.