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Potato production in Zambia

Potato production in Zambia was 34,153 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is down 47.5% from 2023. That is the 118th highest of 154 countries in 2024.

2024, tonnes34,153
Change on 2023-47.5%
Rank118th of 154Countries ranked
Series high79,9802020
Series low1,4511968

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Potato production in Zambia, 1961 to 2024

020K40K60K80K19611971198119912001201120241961: 2,702 tonnes1962: 3,504 tonnes1963: 3,211 tonnes1964: 2,994 tonnes1965: 1,873 tonnes1966: 2,000 tonnes1967: 2,080 tonnes1968: 1,451 tonnes1969: 2,800 tonnes1970: 2,540 tonnes1971: 2,600 tonnes1972: 2,600 tonnes1973: 3,000 tonnes1974: 3,500 tonnes1975: 4,000 tonnes1976: 4,500 tonnes1977: 3,000 tonnes1978: 3,200 tonnes1979: 4,000 tonnes1980: 4,000 tonnes1981: 4,500 tonnes1982: 4,800 tonnes1983: 5,000 tonnes1984: 5,200 tonnes1985: 6,000 tonnes1986: 6,500 tonnes1987: 7,000 tonnes1988: 7,500 tonnes1989: 8,000 tonnes1990: 9,000 tonnes1991: 10,000 tonnes1992: 8,000 tonnes1993: 10,000 tonnes1994: 9,000 tonnes1995: 8,000 tonnes1996: 10,000 tonnes1997: 9,000 tonnes1998: 8,000 tonnes1999: 10,000 tonnes2000: 10,000 tonnes2001: 12,000 tonnes2002: 13,000 tonnes2003: 14,000 tonnes2004: 14,141 tonnes2005: 14,035 tonnes2006: 14,000 tonnes2007: 14,500 tonnes2008: 10,196 tonnes2009: 21,285 tonnes2010: 22,939 tonnes2011: 27,563 tonnes2012: 30,000 tonnes2013: 22,038 tonnes2014: 33,833 tonnes2015: 45,902 tonnes2016: 24,428 tonnes2017: 31,750 tonnes2018: 13,546 tonnes2019: 38,786 tonnes2020: 79,980 tonnes2021: 62,358 tonnes2022: 52,372 tonnes2023: 65,082 tonnes2024: 34,153 tonnes
tonnes. Source: FAOSTAT, Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Potatoes, production, t (item 116, element 5510). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2025-12-31.
All 64 values
Periodtonnes
202434,153
202365,082
202252,372
202162,358
202079,980
201938,786
201813,546
201731,750
201624,428
201545,902
201433,833
201322,038
201230,000
201127,563
201022,939
200921,285
200810,196
200714,500 Estimated
200614,000 Estimated
200514,035
200414,141 Estimated
200314,000 Estimated
200213,000 Estimated
200112,000 Estimated
200010,000
199910,000 Estimated
19988,000 Estimated
19979,000 Estimated
199610,000 Estimated
19958,000 Estimated
19949,000 Estimated
199310,000 Estimated
19928,000 Estimated
199110,000 Estimated
19909,000 Estimated
19898,000 Estimated
19887,500 Estimated
19877,000 Estimated
19866,500 Estimated
19856,000 Estimated
19845,200 Estimated
19835,000 Estimated
19824,800 Estimated
19814,500 Estimated
19804,000 Estimated
19794,000 Estimated
19783,200 Estimated
19773,000 Estimated
19764,500 Estimated
19754,000 Estimated
19743,500 Estimated
19733,000 Estimated
19722,600 Estimated
19712,600 Estimated
19702,540
19692,800
19681,451
19672,080 Estimated
19662,000 Estimated
19651,873
19642,994
19633,211
19623,504
19612,702

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Definition

Quantity of potatoes 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.

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): Potatoes, production, t (item 116, 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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APA 7

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. (2025). Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Potatoes, production, t (item 116, element 5510) (Potato 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

MLA 9

Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Potatoes, production, t (item 116, element 5510), Potato 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/potato-production/zambia. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. 2025. Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Potatoes, production, t (item 116, element 5510). Potato 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/potato-production/zambia.

Harvard

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Potatoes, production, t (item 116, element 5510), Potato 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/potato-production/zambia (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  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/potato-production/zambia. Publisher attribution: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Potatoes, production, t (item 116, 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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What is the potato production in Zambia?

Potato production in Zambia was 34,153 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is down 47.5% from 2023. That is the 118th highest of 154 countries in 2024.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Potatoes, production, t (item 116, element 5510). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest potato production in Zambia?

79,980 tonnes in 2020, the highest value since 1961 in this series.

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