Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Value in Zambia
Zambia: Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Value was 26,830 1000 USD in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Value in Zambia, 2010–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 USD.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 26,830 1000 USD for sweet potatoes — gross production value in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 68.3% on the previous year and down 55.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — gross production value in Zambia peaked at 84,510 1000 USD in 2023 and was at its lowest, 26,830 1000 USD, in 2024.
Zambia ranks 38th of 83 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Value in Zambia, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 83,069 1000 USD | — |
| 2011 | 52,038 1000 USD | -37.4% |
| 2012 | 75,908 1000 USD | +45.9% |
| 2013 | 82,839 1000 USD | +9.1% |
| 2014 | 59,812 1000 USD | -27.8% |
| 2015 | 41,866 1000 USD | -30.0% |
| 2016 | 82,011 1000 USD | +95.9% |
| 2017 | 57,532 1000 USD | -29.8% |
| 2018 | 54,868 1000 USD | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 32,418 1000 USD | -40.9% |
| 2020 | 34,867 1000 USD | +7.6% |
| 2021 | 58,143 1000 USD | +66.8% |
| 2022 | 47,067 1000 USD | -19.0% |
| 2023 | 84,510 1000 USD | +79.6% |
| 2024 | 26,830 1000 USD | -68.3% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 26,830 1000 USD is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 23,420 1000 USD, 1.1× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 26,830 1000 USD is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 59,420 1000 USD, 45% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 62,236 1000 USD | 32,418 1000 USD | 83,069 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 50,283 1000 USD | 26,830 1000 USD | 84,510 1000 USD | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 35 Sierra Leone 32,947 1000 USD compare
- 36 Malaysia 30,418 1000 USD compare
- 37 Mexico 27,797 1000 USD compare
- 39 Equatorial Guinea 25,996 1000 USD compare
- 40 South Africa 25,598 1000 USD compare
- 41 Israel 22,345 1000 USD 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 sweet potatoes — gross production value in Zambia?
- Sweet potatoes — gross production value in Zambia was 26,830 1000 USD in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — gross production value recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 84,510 1000 USD in 2023.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — gross production value recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 26,830 1000 USD in 2024.
- How does Zambia rank for sweet potatoes — gross production value?
- Zambia ranks 38th out of 83 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — gross production value rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Value (current thousand US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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