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Potatoes — Crop residues (N content), per capita in Zambia

Zambia: Potatoes — Crop residues (N content), per capita was 0.0059 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.0059 kg per person
Change on year
up 5.1%
World rank
118th
of 137 countries
All-time high
0.0078 kg per person
in 2020
All-time low
0.0015 kg per person
in 1968
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Potatoes — Crop residues (N content), per capita in Zambia, 1961–2023

0.0020.0040.0060.008196119922023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.

Analysis

Zambia recorded 0.0059 kg per person for potatoes — crop residues (n content), per capita in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.1% on the previous year and up 53.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, potatoes — crop residues (n content), per capita in Zambia peaked at 0.0078 kg per person in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0015 kg per person, in 1968.

Zambia ranks 118th of 137 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Potatoes — Crop residues (N content), per capita in Zambia, year by year

Year kg per person Change
1961 0.0029 kg per person —
1962 0.0033 kg per person +13.2%
1963 0.0026 kg per person -19.5%
1964 0.0029 kg per person +12.0%
1965 0.0016 kg per person -45.1%
1966 0.0016 kg per person +2.1%
1967 0.0017 kg per person +1.4%
1968 0.0015 kg per person -9.4%
1969 0.0022 kg per person +45.2%
1970 0.0021 kg per person -5.6%
1971 0.002 kg per person -2.1%
1972 0.002 kg per person -2.8%
1973 0.0022 kg per person +13.0%
1974 0.0025 kg per person +11.6%
1975 0.0028 kg per person +11.4%
1976 0.0029 kg per person +6.5%
1977 0.002 kg per person -33.1%
1978 0.002 kg per person +0.9%
1979 0.0024 kg per person +21.3%
1980 0.0023 kg per person -2.9%
1981 0.0025 kg per person +8.2%
1982 0.0026 kg per person +2.8%
1983 0.0026 kg per person +0.6%
1984 0.0026 kg per person +0.6%
1985 0.003 kg per person +13.4%
1986 0.0031 kg per person +4.6%
1987 0.0033 kg per person +4.1%
1988 0.0034 kg per person +4.7%
1989 0.0035 kg per person +3.4%
1990 0.0039 kg per person +10.4%
1991 0.0042 kg per person +7.6%
1992 0.0033 kg per person -20.7%
1993 0.004 kg per person +20.1%
1994 0.0035 kg per person -11.5%
1995 0.0031 kg per person -12.5%
1996 0.0037 kg per person +20.1%
1997 0.0033 kg per person -11.7%
1998 0.0029 kg per person -12.7%
1999 0.0034 kg per person +19.8%
2000 0.0033 kg per person -2.8%
2001 0.0035 kg per person +4.2%
2002 0.0034 kg per person -1.0%
2003 0.0032 kg per person -6.5%
2004 0.0032 kg per person +0.5%
2005 0.003 kg per person -8.2%
2006 0.0029 kg per person -1.9%
2007 0.003 kg per person +3.7%
2008 0.0024 kg per person -19.4%
2009 0.0035 kg per person +45.0%
2010 0.0038 kg per person +7.8%
2011 0.0045 kg per person +18.8%
2012 0.0047 kg per person +3.5%
2013 0.0038 kg per person -18.3%
2014 0.0044 kg per person +15.9%
2015 0.0067 kg per person +51.3%
2016 0.0031 kg per person -53.8%
2017 0.0031 kg per person -1.2%
2018 0.0029 kg per person -5.2%
2019 0.0044 kg per person +52.7%
2020 0.0078 kg per person +75.9%
2021 0.0061 kg per person -21.7%
2022 0.0056 kg per person -8.2%
2023 0.0059 kg per person +5.1%

Zambia compared with similar countries

  • Zambia's 0.0059 kg per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0631 kg per person, 9% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
  • Zambia's 0.0059 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0263 kg per person, 22% of the median. (32 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0023 kg per person 0.0015 kg per person 0.0033 kg per person 9
1970s 0.0023 kg per person 0.002 kg per person 0.0029 kg per person 10
1980s 0.0029 kg per person 0.0023 kg per person 0.0035 kg per person 10
1990s 0.0035 kg per person 0.0029 kg per person 0.0042 kg per person 10
2000s 0.0032 kg per person 0.0024 kg per person 0.0035 kg per person 10
2010s 0.0041 kg per person 0.0029 kg per person 0.0067 kg per person 10
2020s 0.0063 kg per person 0.0056 kg per person 0.0078 kg per person 4

Countries ranked near Zambia

  1. 115 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0067 kg per person compare
  2. 116 Honduras 0.0062 kg per person compare
  3. 117 Chad 0.0059 kg per person compare
  4. 119 Kuwait 0.0059 kg per person compare
  5. 120 Central African Republic 0.0056 kg per person compare
  6. 121 Dominica 0.0056 kg per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is potatoes — crop residues (n content), per capita in Zambia?
Potatoes — crop residues (n content), per capita in Zambia was 0.0059 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest potatoes — crop residues (n content), per capita recorded in Zambia?
The highest recorded value was 0.0078 kg per person in 2020.
What is the lowest potatoes — crop residues (n content), per capita recorded in Zambia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0015 kg per person in 1968.
How does Zambia rank for potatoes — crop residues (n content), per capita?
Zambia ranks 118th out of 137 countries with data for 2023.
Is potatoes — crop residues (n content), per capita rising or falling in Zambia?
Over the last ten years it is up 53.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Zambia data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Potatoes — Crop residues (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Potatoes — Crop residues (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Potatoes — Crop residues (N content) ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Potatoes — Crop residues (N content), per capita
Unit
kg per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
139 places, 7,476 data points, 1961–2023
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Potatoes — Crop residues (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.