Cereal yield — all countries

Cereal yield — Zambia

Cereal yield in Zambia in 2023 — 2,344 kg/ha. Ranked 111 in the world out of 179. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 185.1%.

2023 2,344 kg/ha −4.62% vs 2022
World rank 111of 179
Period maximum 3,026 kg/ha2015
Period minimum 624 kg/ha1970

Trend over time

1961–2023 · kg per hectare

Cereal yield — Zambia, 1961–202301,0002,0003,0004,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 822 kg/ha1963: 707 kg/ha1965: 824 kg/ha1967: 870 kg/ha1969: 774 kg/ha1971: 876 kg/ha1973: 839 kg/ha1975: 1,311 kg/ha1977: 1,505 kg/ha1979: 1,529 kg/ha1981: 1,931 kg/ha1983: 1,651 kg/ha1985: 1,843 kg/ha1987: 1,610 kg/ha1989: 1,717 kg/ha1991: 1,641 kg/ha1993: 2,303 kg/ha1995: 1,331 kg/ha1997: 1,413 kg/ha1999: 1,324 kg/ha2001: 1,404 kg/ha2003: 1,721 kg/ha2005: 1,905 kg/ha2007: 2,259 kg/ha2009: 2,072 kg/ha2011: 2,745 kg/ha2013: 2,596 kg/ha2015: 3,026 kg/ha2017: 2,490 kg/ha2019: 2,400 kg/ha2021: 2,525 kg/ha2023: 2,344 kg/ha
Change over the period: +1,522 (+185.06%) Average annual rate: 1.7 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Zambia 2,344 kg/ha
World 4,231 kg/ha
Sub-Saharan Africa 1,569 kg/ha
Eastern Africa computed 1,964 kg/ha
Lower-middle-income countries computed 3,444 kg/ha
Cereal yield — Zambia, by year Zambia All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/ha Change Change, %
2023 2,344 −114 −4.62%
2022 2,457 −68 −2.68%
2021 2,525 +43 +1.75%
2020 2,482 +81 +3.38%
2019 2,400 +232 +10.71%
2018 2,168 −322 −12.92%
2017 2,490 +58 +2.37%
2016 2,432 −594 −19.63%
2015 3,026 +252 +9.06%
2014 2,775 +179 +6.89%
2013 2,596 −113 −4.16%
2012 2,709 −36 −1.32%
2011 2,745 +204 +8.04%
2010 2,541 +469 +22.62%
2009 2,072 −116 −5.29%
2008 2,188 −71 −3.13%
2007 2,259 +113 +5.25%
2006 2,146 +241 +12.62%
2005 1,905 +80 +4.39%
2004 1,825 +104 +6.05%
2003 1,721 +92 +5.62%
2002 1,630 +226 +16.09%
2001 1,404 −279 −16.56%
2000 1,682 +359 +27.1%
1999 1,324 +112 +9.28%
1998 1,211 −202 −14.31%
1997 1,413 −498 −26.07%
1996 1,912 +580 +43.59%
1995 1,331 −86 −6.07%
1994 1,418 −885 −38.45%
1993 2,303 +1,540 +201.78%
1992 763 −878 −53.49%
1991 1,641 +289 +21.36%
1990 1,352 −365 −21.28%
1989 1,717 −740 −30.12%
1988 2,457 +847 +52.61%
1987 1,610 −320 −16.59%
1986 1,931 +88 +4.76%
1985 1,843 +197 +11.95%
1984 1,646 −5 −0.31%
1983 1,651 +79 +5.03%
1982 1,572 −359 −18.57%
1981 1,931 +363 +23.16%
1980 1,568 +38 +2.51%
1979 1,529 +14 +0.9%
1978 1,515 +11 +0.71%
1977 1,505 +129 +9.38%
1976 1,376 +65 +4.93%
1975 1,311 +343 +35.49%
1974 968 +129 +15.38%
1973 839 −168 −16.72%
1972 1,007 +131 +14.93%
1971 876 +252 +40.34%
1970 624 −150 −19.33%
1969 774 −11 −1.43%
1968 785 −84 −9.71%
1967 870 −8 −0.96%
1966 878 +55 +6.62%
1965 824 +35 +4.39%
1964 789 +82 +11.6%
1963 707 −95 −11.79%
1962 801 −21 −2.53%
1961 822

About the indicator

The yield of cereal crops in kilograms per hectare of harvested area. The gap between countries reaches tenfold and is explained by climate, varieties, fertilizer application and the level of farming technique. Rising yields are the main source of the growth in world food production, with the area under cereals almost unchanged.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by the land under cereal production: it is the whole harvest of the group divided by all of its harvested area. Yield depends not only on technology but also on climate and on the mix of crops grown.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.