Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, per capita in Zambia
Zambia: Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0024 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, per capita in Zambia, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for vegetables primary — area harvested, per capita in Zambia is 0.0024 ha per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and down 27.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vegetables primary — area harvested, per capita in Zambia peaked at 0.0054 ha per person in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.0024 ha per person, in 2024.
That places Zambia 113th out of 169 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, per capita in Zambia, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.005 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.005 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1963 | 0.005 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0049 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0049 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0048 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0049 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0048 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0048 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0048 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0048 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.005 ha per person | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0049 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0049 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.005 ha per person | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 0.005 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.005 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 0.005 ha per person | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0051 ha per person | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.005 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0045 ha per person | -10.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0052 ha per person | +15.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0052 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0053 ha per person | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0054 ha per person | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0053 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0052 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1988 | 0.005 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0049 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0054 ha per person | +9.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0052 ha per person | -4.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0045 ha per person | -13.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0048 ha per person | +6.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0045 ha per person | -5.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0043 ha per person | -5.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0043 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.004 ha per person | -7.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0037 ha per person | -7.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0038 ha per person | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0038 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0037 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0036 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0037 ha per person | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0035 ha per person | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0036 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0037 ha per person | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0035 ha per person | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0038 ha per person | +8.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0038 ha per person | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0039 ha per person | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0035 ha per person | -10.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0036 ha per person | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0035 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0033 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0033 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0032 ha per person | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 0.003 ha per person | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0029 ha per person | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0028 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0027 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0027 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0026 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0025 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0024 ha per person | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0049 ha per person | 0.0048 ha per person | 0.005 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0049 ha per person | 0.0048 ha per person | 0.0051 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0051 ha per person | 0.0045 ha per person | 0.0054 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0045 ha per person | 0.0037 ha per person | 0.0054 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0037 ha per person | 0.0035 ha per person | 0.0038 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0033 ha per person | 0.0028 ha per person | 0.0039 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0026 ha per person | 0.0024 ha per person | 0.0027 ha per person | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is vegetables primary — area harvested, per capita in Zambia?
- Vegetables primary — area harvested, per capita in Zambia was 0.0024 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest vegetables primary — area harvested, per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0054 ha per person in 1985.
- What is the lowest vegetables primary — area harvested, per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0024 ha per person in 2024.
- How does Zambia rank for vegetables primary — area harvested, per capita?
- Zambia ranks 113th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vegetables primary — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Vegetables Primary — 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.
Vegetables Primary — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Vegetables Primary — 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
Vegetables Primary — 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.