Maize (corn) production in Zambia

Maize (corn) production in Zambia was 1,511,143 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is down 53.7% from 2023. That is the 53rd highest of 169 countries in 2024.

2024, tonnes1,511,143

Change on 2023-53.7%

Rank53rd of 169Countries ranked

Series high3,620,2442021

Series low483,4921992

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Maize (corn) production in Zambia, 1961 to 2024

tonnes. Source: FAOSTAT, Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Maize (corn), production, t (item 56, element 5510). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2025-12-31.

All 64 values

Period	tonnes
2024	1,511,143
2023	3,261,686
2022	2,706,243
2021	3,620,244
2020	3,387,470
2019	2,004,389
2018	2,394,907
2017	3,606,549
2016	2,873,052
2015	2,618,221
2014	3,350,671
2013	2,532,800
2012	2,852,687
2011	3,020,380
2010	2,795,483
2009	1,887,010
2008	1,211,566
2007	1,366,158
2006	1,424,400
2005	866,187
2004	1,214,000
2003	1,157,860
2002	606,172
2001	802,000
2000	1,040,000
1999	822,056
1998	638,134
1997	960,188
1996	1,409,485
1995	737,835
1994	1,020,749
1993	1,597,767
1992	483,492
1991	1,095,908
1990	1,092,671
1989	1,844,978
1988	1,943,219
1987	1,063,449
1986	1,230,594
1985	1,122,351
1984	871,740
1983	935,280
1982	750,240
1981	1,007,280
1980	937,266
1979	877,759
1978	1,380,937
1977	1,607,917
1976	1,641,989
1975	1,483,133
1974	1,146,360
1973	873,632
1972	1,143,338
1971	927,938
1970	570,000 Estimated
1969	700,000 Estimated
1968	700,000 Estimated
1967	770,000 Estimated
1966	770,000 Estimated
1965	700,000 Estimated
1964	660,000 Estimated
1963	570,000 Estimated
1962	640,000 Estimated
1961	660,000 Estimated

Rankings

Countries by maize (corn) production 175 places
EU countries by maize (corn) production 26 places

Definition

Quantity of maize (corn) harvested dry for grain produced in the calendar year, in tonnes, as published in FAOSTAT's crops and livestock products domain. Countries report to FAO through its annual production questionnaire; FAO fills gaps with official publications and its own estimates.

Green maize and maize cut for forage are not included. FAO fills gaps in national reporting with its own estimates and imputations, which are marked as estimated, and revises past years when countries send new figures.

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FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Maize (corn), production, t (item 56, element 5510). Accessed on 2026-10-12. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip Licence: CC-BY-4.0. FAO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. (2025). Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Maize (corn), production, t (item 56, element 5510) (Maize (corn) production, Zambia, 1961 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip

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Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Maize (corn), production, t (item 56, element 5510), Maize (corn) production, Zambia, 1961 to 2024. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 31 Dec. 2025, https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/maize-production/zambia. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. 2025. Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Maize (corn), production, t (item 56, element 5510). Maize (corn) production, Zambia, 1961 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/maize-production/zambia.

Harvard

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Maize (corn), production, t (item 56, element 5510), Maize (corn) production, Zambia, 1961 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/maize-production/zambia (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{food_maize_corn_production_zambia_2024,
  author = {{Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations}},
  title = {{Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Maize (corn), production, t (item 56, element 5510): Maize (corn) production, Zambia, 1961 to 2024}},
  year = {2025},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/maize-production/zambia. Publisher attribution: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Maize (corn), production, t (item 56, element 5510). Accessed on 2026-10-12. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production\_Crops\_Livestock\_E\_All\_Data\_\%28Normalized\%29.zip Licence: CC-BY-4.0. FAO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.},
}

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