Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate in Zambia
Zambia: Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate was -4.62 % change on previous year in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate in Zambia, 1991–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate in Zambia is -4.62 % change on previous year, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 72.7% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate in Zambia peaked at 201.78 % change on previous year in 1993 and was at its lowest, -53.49 % change on previous year, in 1992.
Zambia ranks 137th of 180 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate in Zambia, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 21.36 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | -53.49 % change on previous year | -350.5% |
| 1993 | 201.78 % change on previous year | -477.3% |
| 1994 | -38.45 % change on previous year | -119.1% |
| 1995 | -6.07 % change on previous year | -84.2% |
| 1996 | 43.59 % change on previous year | -817.6% |
| 1997 | -26.07 % change on previous year | -159.8% |
| 1998 | -14.31 % change on previous year | -45.1% |
| 1999 | 9.28 % change on previous year | -164.9% |
| 2000 | 27.1 % change on previous year | +192.0% |
| 2001 | -16.56 % change on previous year | -161.1% |
| 2002 | 16.09 % change on previous year | -197.2% |
| 2003 | 5.62 % change on previous year | -65.1% |
| 2004 | 6.05 % change on previous year | +7.6% |
| 2005 | 4.39 % change on previous year | -27.4% |
| 2006 | 12.62 % change on previous year | +187.6% |
| 2007 | 5.25 % change on previous year | -58.4% |
| 2008 | -3.13 % change on previous year | -159.5% |
| 2009 | -5.29 % change on previous year | +69.3% |
| 2010 | 22.62 % change on previous year | -527.4% |
| 2011 | 8.04 % change on previous year | -64.5% |
| 2012 | -1.32 % change on previous year | -116.5% |
| 2013 | -4.16 % change on previous year | +214.6% |
| 2014 | 6.89 % change on previous year | -265.5% |
| 2015 | 9.06 % change on previous year | +31.6% |
| 2016 | -19.63 % change on previous year | -316.6% |
| 2017 | 2.37 % change on previous year | -112.1% |
| 2018 | -12.92 % change on previous year | -644.8% |
| 2019 | 10.71 % change on previous year | -182.9% |
| 2020 | 3.38 % change on previous year | -68.4% |
| 2021 | 1.75 % change on previous year | -48.3% |
| 2022 | -2.68 % change on previous year | -253.1% |
| 2023 | -4.62 % change on previous year | +72.7% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's -4.62 % change on previous year is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7269 % change on previous year. (46 countries reporting)
- Zambia's -4.62 % change on previous year is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -0.0063 % change on previous year, 733.9× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.29 % change on previous year | -53.49 % change on previous year | 201.78 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 5.21 % change on previous year | -16.56 % change on previous year | 27.1 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.17 % change on previous year | -19.63 % change on previous year | 22.62 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.5421 % change on previous year | -4.62 % change on previous year | 3.38 % change on previous year | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 134 Turkmenistan -3.08 % change on previous year compare
- 135 Portugal -3.84 % change on previous year compare
- 136 Malawi -4.49 % change on previous year compare
- 138 Austria -4.67 % change on previous year compare
- 139 Liberia -4.74 % change on previous year compare
- 140 Mali -4.99 % change on previous year compare
More poverty & inequality data for Zambia
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 4.1 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,344 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 16.23 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 16.2% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 0.8488 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate in Zambia?
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate in Zambia was -4.62 % change on previous year in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 201.78 % change on previous year in 1993.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was -53.49 % change on previous year in 1992.
- How does Zambia rank for cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate?
- Zambia ranks 137th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. 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 Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Cereal yield vs extreme poverty. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
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
The year-on-year percentage change in Cereal yield vs extreme poverty. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.