Cereal yield in Zambia
Cereal farms in Zambia harvested 2,318 kg per hectare in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest since 2018.
Zambia, 2024
2,318
Change from 2023
−1.1%
World, 2023
4,229 kg per hectare
Position in 2024
109th of 176
Cereal yield in Zambia over time
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Kilograms per hectare. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Zambia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2,318 kg per hectare | – |
| 2023 | 2,344 kg per hectare | 4,229 kg per hectare |
| 2022 | 2,457 kg per hectare | 4,186 kg per hectare |
| 2021 | 2,525 kg per hectare | 4,176 kg per hectare |
| 2020 | 2,482 kg per hectare | 4,118 kg per hectare |
| 2019 | 2,400 kg per hectare | 4,122 kg per hectare |
| 2018 | 2,168 kg per hectare | 4,022 kg per hectare |
| 2017 | 2,490 kg per hectare | 4,067 kg per hectare |
| 2016 | 2,432 kg per hectare | 4,018 kg per hectare |
| 2015 | 3,026 kg per hectare | 3,932 kg per hectare |
| 2014 | 2,775 kg per hectare | 3,893 kg per hectare |
| 2013 | 2,596 kg per hectare | 3,830 kg per hectare |
| 2012 | 2,709 kg per hectare | 3,612 kg per hectare |
| 2011 | 2,745 kg per hectare | 3,656 kg per hectare |
| 2010 | 2,541 kg per hectare | 3,563 kg per hectare |
| 2009 | 2,072 kg per hectare | 3,558 kg per hectare |
| 2008 | 2,188 kg per hectare | 3,545 kg per hectare |
| 2007 | 2,259 kg per hectare | 3,371 kg per hectare |
| 2006 | 2,146 kg per hectare | 3,281 kg per hectare |
| 2005 | 1,905 kg per hectare | 3,276 kg per hectare |
| 2004 | 1,825 kg per hectare | 3,359 kg per hectare |
| 2003 | 1,721 kg per hectare | 3,119 kg per hectare |
| 2002 | 1,630 kg per hectare | 3,076 kg per hectare |
| 2001 | 1,404 kg per hectare | 3,133 kg per hectare |
| 2000 | 1,682 kg per hectare | 3,061 kg per hectare |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −1.1% from 2,344 kg per hectare in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 2,775 kg per hectare, the figure has changed by −16.5%.
- Among the 176 countries with data for 2024, Zambia has the 109th highest value.
More for Zambia
All statistics for Zambia
Agricultural land
32.1%
2024 · World Bank
Prevalence of undernourishment
41.0%
2024 · World Bank
Cost of a healthy diet
Int$4.18e (Estimate) per person per day
2025 · FAOSTAT
Healthy diet unaffordable
86.2%e (Estimate)
2025 · FAOSTAT
Pesticide use
1.09e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT
Nitrogen fertiliser use
53.8e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT