Cereals excluding rice — Production, per square kilometre (Production) in Zambia
Zambia: Cereals excluding rice — Production, per square kilometre (Production) was 4.84 t per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cereals excluding rice — Production, per square kilometre in Zambia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 4.84 t per square kilometre for cereals excluding rice — production, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.1% on the previous year and up 25.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals excluding rice — production, per square kilometre in Zambia peaked at 5.23 t per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.8078 t per square kilometre, in 1992.
Zambia ranks 88th of 157 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cereals excluding rice — Production, per square kilometre (Production) in Zambia, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.03 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 1.01 t per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1963 | 0.9103 t per square kilometre | -9.6% |
| 1964 | 1.04 t per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1965 | 1.1 t per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1966 | 1.2 t per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1967 | 1.2 t per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 1.11 t per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 1969 | 1.12 t per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 0.9243 t per square kilometre | -17.2% |
| 1971 | 1.43 t per square kilometre | +55.0% |
| 1972 | 1.86 t per square kilometre | +29.5% |
| 1973 | 1.38 t per square kilometre | -25.6% |
| 1974 | 1.66 t per square kilometre | +20.3% |
| 1975 | 2.17 t per square kilometre | +30.7% |
| 1976 | 2.34 t per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1977 | 2.33 t per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 1.97 t per square kilometre | -15.4% |
| 1979 | 1.26 t per square kilometre | -36.3% |
| 1980 | 1.32 t per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1981 | 1.41 t per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1982 | 1.07 t per square kilometre | -24.4% |
| 1983 | 1.31 t per square kilometre | +22.8% |
| 1984 | 1.23 t per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1985 | 1.59 t per square kilometre | +29.1% |
| 1986 | 1.76 t per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 1987 | 1.55 t per square kilometre | -12.1% |
| 1988 | 2.75 t per square kilometre | +77.9% |
| 1989 | 2.63 t per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1990 | 1.61 t per square kilometre | -38.6% |
| 1991 | 1.63 t per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.8078 t per square kilometre | -50.3% |
| 1993 | 2.34 t per square kilometre | +190.1% |
| 1994 | 1.59 t per square kilometre | -32.2% |
| 1995 | 1.15 t per square kilometre | -27.4% |
| 1996 | 2.1 t per square kilometre | +81.7% |
| 1997 | 1.51 t per square kilometre | -27.9% |
| 1998 | 1.06 t per square kilometre | -29.7% |
| 1999 | 1.33 t per square kilometre | +24.9% |
| 2000 | 1.61 t per square kilometre | +20.8% |
| 2001 | 1.26 t per square kilometre | -21.4% |
| 2002 | 0.9971 t per square kilometre | -21.0% |
| 2003 | 1.82 t per square kilometre | +82.2% |
| 2004 | 1.83 t per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 1.42 t per square kilometre | -22.7% |
| 2006 | 2.14 t per square kilometre | +50.9% |
| 2007 | 2.04 t per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 1.84 t per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 2009 | 2.9 t per square kilometre | +57.2% |
| 2010 | 4.1 t per square kilometre | +41.3% |
| 2011 | 4.47 t per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2012 | 4.26 t per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 3.84 t per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 2014 | 4.85 t per square kilometre | +26.1% |
| 2015 | 3.87 t per square kilometre | -20.2% |
| 2016 | 4.15 t per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2017 | 5.19 t per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 2018 | 3.44 t per square kilometre | -33.6% |
| 2019 | 2.95 t per square kilometre | -14.2% |
| 2020 | 4.92 t per square kilometre | +66.4% |
| 2021 | 5.23 t per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2022 | 4.03 t per square kilometre | -23.0% |
| 2023 | 4.84 t per square kilometre | +20.1% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 4.84 t per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7.41 t per square kilometre, 65% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 4.84 t per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.71 t per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals excluding rice — Production, per square kilometre (Production) in Zambia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +190.1% | 0.8078 t per square kilometre | 2.34 t per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.08 t per square kilometre | 0.9103 t per square kilometre | 1.2 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.73 t per square kilometre | 0.9243 t per square kilometre | 2.34 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.66 t per square kilometre | 1.07 t per square kilometre | 2.75 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.51 t per square kilometre | 0.8078 t per square kilometre | 2.34 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.79 t per square kilometre | 0.9971 t per square kilometre | 2.9 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.11 t per square kilometre | 2.95 t per square kilometre | 5.19 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.75 t per square kilometre | 4.03 t per square kilometre | 5.23 t per square kilometre | 4 |
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More climate change data for Zambia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 303.19 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 7,547 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,795 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4,752 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 10.55 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 169.71 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 2,153 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,033 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 120.21 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 7.67 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereals excluding rice — production, per square kilometre in Zambia?
- Cereals excluding rice — production, per square kilometre in Zambia was 4.84 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals excluding rice — production, per square kilometre recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.23 t per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest cereals excluding rice — production, per square kilometre recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8078 t per square kilometre in 1992.
- How does Zambia rank for cereals excluding rice — production, per square kilometre?
- Zambia ranks 88th out of 157 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals excluding rice — production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals excluding rice — Production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals excluding rice — Production 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.
Cereals excluding rice — Production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cereals excluding rice — Production 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
Cereals excluding rice — Production 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.