Rice — Area harvested, per capita in Zambia
Zambia: Rice — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0024 ha per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Rice — Area harvested, per capita in Zambia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rice — area harvested, per capita in Zambia is 0.0024 ha per person, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 21.4% on the previous year and up 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice — area harvested, per capita in Zambia peaked at 0.0024 ha per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 ha per person, in 1961.
That places Zambia 60th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Rice — Area harvested, per capita in Zambia, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0 ha per person | — |
| 1963 | 0 ha per person | — |
| 1964 | 0 ha per person | — |
| 1965 | 0 ha per person | — |
| 1966 | 0 ha per person | — |
| 1967 | 0 ha per person | — |
| 1968 | 0.0001 ha per person | — |
| 1969 | 0.0002 ha per person | +101.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0003 ha per person | +6.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0002 ha per person | -25.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0002 ha per person | -18.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0002 ha per person | +23.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0002 ha per person | +15.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0003 ha per person | +53.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0004 ha per person | +28.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0004 ha per person | -4.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0007 ha per person | +67.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0006 ha per person | -20.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0009 ha per person | +59.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0009 ha per person | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 0.001 ha per person | +6.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0011 ha per person | +14.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0013 ha per person | +20.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0016 ha per person | +18.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0015 ha per person | -5.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0012 ha per person | -18.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0014 ha per person | +18.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0017 ha per person | +17.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0012 ha per person | -27.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0017 ha per person | +37.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0018 ha per person | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0016 ha per person | -6.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0008 ha per person | -49.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0011 ha per person | +32.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0011 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0013 ha per person | +22.4% |
| 1998 | 0.001 ha per person | -28.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0017 ha per person | +73.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0012 ha per person | -25.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0009 ha per person | -26.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0009 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0007 ha per person | -22.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0009 ha per person | +25.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0009 ha per person | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0012 ha per person | +33.8% |
| 2007 | 0.001 ha per person | -18.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0013 ha per person | +38.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0019 ha per person | +42.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0022 ha per person | +16.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0019 ha per person | -13.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0018 ha per person | -7.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0021 ha per person | +16.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0021 ha per person | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0011 ha per person | -47.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0013 ha per person | +19.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0017 ha per person | +29.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0017 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0013 ha per person | -21.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0013 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0023 ha per person | +73.7% |
| 2022 | 0.002 ha per person | -13.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0024 ha per person | +21.4% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 0.0024 ha per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0056 ha per person, 43% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 0.0024 ha per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0055 ha per person, 43% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0007 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0013 ha per person | 0.0009 ha per person | 0.0017 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0013 ha per person | 0.0008 ha per person | 0.0018 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0011 ha per person | 0.0007 ha per person | 0.0019 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0017 ha per person | 0.0011 ha per person | 0.0022 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.002 ha per person | 0.0013 ha per person | 0.0024 ha per person | 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 rice — area harvested, per capita in Zambia?
- Rice — area harvested, per capita in Zambia was 0.0024 ha per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rice — area harvested, per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0024 ha per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest rice — area harvested, per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha per person in 1961.
- How does Zambia rank for rice — area harvested, per capita?
- Zambia ranks 60th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is rice — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. 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 Rice — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rice — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Rice — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Rice — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Rice — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.