Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Zambia
Zambia: Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.0695 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0695 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
139th
of 169 countries
All-time high
0.0739 ha per square kilometre
in 2015
All-time low
0.022 ha per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Zambia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, vegetables primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Zambia stood at 0.0695 ha per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vegetables primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Zambia peaked at 0.0739 ha per square kilometre in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.022 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
Zambia ranks 139th of 169 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Zambia, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.022 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0226 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0231 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0236 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0242 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0247 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0258 ha per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0265 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1969 | 0.027 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0281 ha per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0289 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0307 ha per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0311 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0317 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0333 ha per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0345 ha per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0353 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 0.037 ha per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0385 ha per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0393 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0362 ha per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0431 ha per square kilometre | +19.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0444 ha per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0466 ha per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0495 ha per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0497 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0499 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0501 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0503 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0565 ha per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0556 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0495 ha per square kilometre | -10.9% |
| 1993 | 0.054 ha per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0523 ha per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0506 ha per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0526 ha per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0498 ha per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0475 ha per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0498 ha per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0515 ha per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0516 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.052 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0547 ha per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 0.054 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0561 ha per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0599 ha per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0595 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0671 ha per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0695 ha per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0736 ha per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0685 ha per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0718 ha per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0716 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0715 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0739 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0724 ha per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0715 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0707 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0703 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0697 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0702 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0698 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0695 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0244 ha per square kilometre | 0.022 ha per square kilometre | 0.027 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0329 ha per square kilometre | 0.0281 ha per square kilometre | 0.0385 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0459 ha per square kilometre | 0.0362 ha per square kilometre | 0.0503 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0518 ha per square kilometre | 0.0475 ha per square kilometre | 0.0565 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0576 ha per square kilometre | 0.0515 ha per square kilometre | 0.0695 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0716 ha per square kilometre | 0.0685 ha per square kilometre | 0.0739 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0698 ha per square kilometre | 0.0695 ha per square kilometre | 0.0702 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 136 United Arab Emirates 0.0783 ha per square kilometre compare
- 137 French Polynesia 0.0723 ha per square kilometre compare
- 138 Panama 0.0723 ha per square kilometre compare
- 140 Argentina 0.063 ha per square kilometre compare
- 141 Kazakhstan 0.0567 ha per square kilometre compare
- 142 Nicaragua 0.055 ha per square kilometre 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 vegetables primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Zambia?
- Vegetables primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Zambia was 0.0695 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest vegetables primary — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0739 ha per square kilometre in 2015.
- What is the lowest vegetables primary — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.022 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Zambia rank for vegetables primary — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Zambia ranks 139th out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is vegetables primary — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Vegetables Primary — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Vegetables Primary — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Vegetables Primary — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.