Cereals excluding rice — Production in Zambia
Zambia: Cereals excluding rice — Production was 3.60 million t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cereals excluding rice — Production in Zambia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 3.60 million t for cereals excluding rice — production in 2023.
That represents a change of up 20.1% on the previous year and up 25.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals excluding rice — production in Zambia peaked at 3.89 million t in 2021 and was at its lowest, 600,518 t, in 1992.
Zambia ranks 58th of 174 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 in Zambia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 766,608 t | — |
| 1962 | 748,934 t | -2.3% |
| 1963 | 676,717 t | -9.6% |
| 1964 | 773,214 t | +14.3% |
| 1965 | 816,214 t | +5.6% |
| 1966 | 892,081 t | +9.3% |
| 1967 | 893,199 t | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 823,200 t | -7.8% |
| 1969 | 830,220 t | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 687,101 t | -17.2% |
| 1971 | 1.07 million t | +55.0% |
| 1972 | 1.38 million t | +29.5% |
| 1973 | 1.03 million t | -25.6% |
| 1974 | 1.24 million t | +20.3% |
| 1975 | 1.61 million t | +30.7% |
| 1976 | 1.74 million t | +7.9% |
| 1977 | 1.73 million t | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 1.47 million t | -15.4% |
| 1979 | 934,287 t | -36.3% |
| 1980 | 982,031 t | +5.1% |
| 1981 | 1.05 million t | +6.7% |
| 1982 | 792,688 t | -24.4% |
| 1983 | 973,328 t | +22.8% |
| 1984 | 915,431 t | -5.9% |
| 1985 | 1.18 million t | +29.1% |
| 1986 | 1.31 million t | +10.7% |
| 1987 | 1.15 million t | -12.1% |
| 1988 | 2.05 million t | +77.9% |
| 1989 | 1.95 million t | -4.4% |
| 1990 | 1.20 million t | -38.6% |
| 1991 | 1.21 million t | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 600,518 t | -50.3% |
| 1993 | 1.74 million t | +190.1% |
| 1994 | 1.18 million t | -32.2% |
| 1995 | 858,378 t | -27.4% |
| 1996 | 1.56 million t | +81.7% |
| 1997 | 1.12 million t | -27.9% |
| 1998 | 791,194 t | -29.7% |
| 1999 | 988,392 t | +24.9% |
| 2000 | 1.19 million t | +20.8% |
| 2001 | 938,629 t | -21.4% |
| 2002 | 741,239 t | -21.0% |
| 2003 | 1.35 million t | +82.2% |
| 2004 | 1.36 million t | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 1.05 million t | -22.7% |
| 2006 | 1.59 million t | +50.9% |
| 2007 | 1.52 million t | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 1.37 million t | -9.7% |
| 2009 | 2.16 million t | +57.2% |
| 2010 | 3.04 million t | +41.3% |
| 2011 | 3.33 million t | +9.3% |
| 2012 | 3.17 million t | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 2.86 million t | -9.7% |
| 2014 | 3.60 million t | +26.1% |
| 2015 | 2.87 million t | -20.2% |
| 2016 | 3.08 million t | +7.3% |
| 2017 | 3.86 million t | +25.0% |
| 2018 | 2.56 million t | -33.6% |
| 2019 | 2.20 million t | -14.2% |
| 2020 | 3.65 million t | +66.4% |
| 2021 | 3.89 million t | +6.4% |
| 2022 | 2.99 million t | -23.0% |
| 2023 | 3.60 million t | +20.1% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 3.60 million t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.27 million t, 2.8× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 3.60 million t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.17 million t, 3.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals excluding rice — 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% | 600,518 t | 1.74 million t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 802,265 t | 676,717 t | 893,199 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.29 million t | 687,101 t | 1.74 million t | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.24 million t | 792,688 t | 2.05 million t | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.13 million t | 600,518 t | 1.74 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.33 million t | 741,239 t | 2.16 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.06 million t | 2.20 million t | 3.86 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.53 million t | 2.99 million t | 3.89 million t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
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 in Zambia?
- Cereals excluding rice — production in Zambia was 3.60 million t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cereals excluding rice — production recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.89 million t in 2021.
- What is the lowest cereals excluding rice — production recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 600,518 t in 1992.
- How does Zambia rank for cereals excluding rice — production?
- Zambia ranks 58th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals excluding rice — production 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cereals excluding rice — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions intensities contains analytical data on the intensity of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by agricultural commodity. This indicator is defined as greenhouse gas emissions per kg of product. Data are available for a set of agricultural commodities (e.g. rice and other cereals, meat, milk, eggs), by country, with global coverage.