Cereal production — all countries

Cereal production — Zambia

Cereal production in Zambia in 2023 — 3,658,966 t. Ranked 72 in the world out of 180. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 377.3%.

2023 3.66M t +19.7% vs 2022
World rank 72of 180
Period maximum 3.95M t2021
Period minimum 608,801 t1992

Trend over time

1961–2023 · tonnes

Cereal production — Zambia, 1961–202301M2M3M4M19611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 766,608 t1963: 676,717 t1965: 816,214 t1967: 893,199 t1969: 830,637 t1971: 1,065,755 t1973: 1,027,462 t1975: 1,616,425 t1977: 1,736,114 t1979: 936,139 t1981: 1,050,738 t1983: 982,959 t1985: 1,192,709 t1987: 1,158,112 t1989: 1,966,639 t1991: 1,222,674 t1993: 1,756,388 t1995: 870,488 t1997: 1,137,129 t1999: 1,003,092 t2001: 950,274 t2003: 1,361,068 t2005: 1,066,787 t2007: 1,536,798 t2009: 2,197,285 t2011: 3,376,059 t2013: 2,901,568 t2015: 2,900,164 t2017: 3,895,117 t2019: 2,225,769 t2021: 3,953,632 t2023: 3,658,966 t
Change over the period: +2.89M (+377.29%) Average annual rate: 2.55 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Zambia

Zambia 3.66M t
World 3.12B t
Eastern Africa computed 74.85M t
Cereal production — Zambia, by year Zambia All countries CSV XLSX
Year t Change Change, %
2023 3.66M +602,250 +19.7%
2022 3.06M −896,917 −22.69%
2021 3.95M +264,114 +7.16%
2020 3.69M +1.46M +65.76%
2019 2.23M −377,174 −14.49%
2018 2.6M −1.29M −33.17%
2017 3.9M +784,249 +25.21%
2016 3.11M +210,704 +7.27%
2015 2.9M −752,137 −20.59%
2014 3.65M +750,733 +25.87%
2013 2.9M −309,081 −9.63%
2012 3.21M −165,410 −4.9%
2011 3.38M +279,846 +9.04%
2010 3.1M +898,928 +40.91%
2009 2.2M +802,504 +57.54%
2008 1.39M −142,016 −9.24%
2007 1.54M −66,639 −4.16%
2006 1.6M +536,650 +50.31%
2005 1.07M −313,677 −22.72%
2004 1.38M +19,396 +1.43%
2003 1.36M +608,186 +80.78%
2002 752,881 −197,393 −20.77%
2001 950,274 −257,782 −21.34%
2000 1.21M +204,964 +20.43%
1999 1M +205,499 +25.76%
1998 797,593 −339,536 −29.86%
1997 1.14M −435,745 −27.7%
1996 1.57M +702,386 +80.69%
1995 870,488 −317,476 −26.72%
1994 1.19M −568,424 −32.36%
1993 1.76M +1.15M +188.5%
1992 608,801 −613,873 −50.21%
1991 1.22M +13,243 +1.09%
1990 1.21M −757,208 −38.5%
1989 1.97M −88,831 −4.32%
1988 2.06M +897,358 +77.48%
1987 1.16M −160,644 −12.18%
1986 1.32M +126,047 +10.57%
1985 1.19M +268,007 +28.98%
1984 924,702 −58,257 −5.93%
1983 982,959 +184,999 +23.18%
1982 797,960 −252,778 −24.06%
1981 1.05M +66,494 +6.76%
1980 984,244 +48,105 +5.14%
1979 936,139 −534,414 −36.34%
1978 1.47M −265,561 −15.3%
1977 1.74M −8,285 −0.47%
1976 1.74M +127,974 +7.92%
1975 1.62M +380,179 +30.75%
1974 1.24M +208,784 +20.32%
1973 1.03M −353,032 −25.57%
1972 1.38M +314,739 +29.53%
1971 1.07M +378,200 +55.01%
1970 687,555 −143,082 −17.23%
1969 830,637 +7,246 +0.88%
1968 823,391 −69,808 −7.82%
1967 893,199 +1,118 +0.13%
1966 892,081 +75,867 +9.29%
1965 816,214 +43,000 +5.56%
1964 773,214 +96,497 +14.26%
1963 676,717 −72,217 −9.64%
1962 748,934 −17,674 −2.31%
1961 766,608

About the indicator

Production of cereal crops in tonnes: wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat and mixed grains. Only grain harvested dry is counted; crops harvested for hay or green fodder are excluded.

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