Rice production in Zambia
Rice production in Zambia was 24,566 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is down 60.8% from 2023. That is the 90th highest of 135 countries in 2024.
Rice production in Zambia, 1961 to 2024
All 64 values
| Period | tonnes |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 24,566 |
| 2023 | 62,680 |
| 2022 | 62,280 |
| 2021 | 65,876 |
| 2020 | 34,630 |
| 2019 | 29,584 |
| 2018 | 43,063 |
| 2017 | 38,423 |
| 2016 | 26,675 |
| 2015 | 25,514 |
| 2014 | 49,640 |
| 2013 | 44,747 |
| 2012 | 45,321 |
| 2011 | 49,410 |
| 2010 | 51,656 |
| 2009 | 41,929 |
| 2008 | 24,023 |
| 2007 | 18,317 |
| 2006 | 13,964 |
| 2005 | 13,337 |
| 2004 | 17,189 |
| 2003 | 10,744 |
| 2002 | 11,642 |
| 2001 | 11,645 |
| 2000 | 13,936 |
| 1999 | 14,700 |
| 1998 | 6,399 |
| 1997 | 12,473 |
| 1996 | 13,296 |
| 1995 | 12,110 |
| 1994 | 6,358 |
| 1993 | 13,993 |
| 1992 | 8,283 |
| 1991 | 14,602 |
| 1990 | 9,213 |
| 1989 | 11,734 |
| 1988 | 9,701 |
| 1987 | 8,242 |
| 1986 | 11,207 |
| 1985 | 11,233 |
| 1984 | 9,271 |
| 1983 | 9,631 |
| 1982 | 5,272 |
| 1981 | 2,673 |
| 1980 | 2,213 |
| 1979 | 1,852 |
| 1978 | 2,925 |
| 1977 | 1,860 |
| 1976 | 2,413 |
| 1975 | 1,742 |
| 1974 | 761 |
| 1973 | 506 |
| 1972 | 530 |
| 1971 | 470 |
| 1970 | 454 |
| 1969 | 417 |
| 1968 | 191 |
| 1967 | 0 |
| 1966 | 0 |
| 1965 | 0 |
| 1964 | 0 |
| 1963 | 0 |
| 1962 | 0 |
| 1961 | 0 |
Rankings
Definition
Quantity of rice as paddy, the unhusked grain as harvested 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.
Paddy weight. Milled rice, the measure some other sources use, weighs about two thirds as much. 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.
How to cite
FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Rice, production, t (item 27, 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.Citation styles
APA 7
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. (2025). Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Rice, production, t (item 27, element 5510) (Rice 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): Rice, production, t (item 27, element 5510), Rice 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/rice-production/zambia. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
Chicago (author-date)
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. 2025. Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Rice, production, t (item 27, element 5510). Rice 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/rice-production/zambia.
Harvard
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Rice, production, t (item 27, element 5510), Rice 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/rice-production/zambia (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{food_rice_production_zambia_2024,
author = {{Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations}},
title = {{Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Rice, production, t (item 27, element 5510): Rice 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/rice-production/zambia. Publisher attribution: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Rice, production, t (item 27, 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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Rice production in Zambia was 24,566 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is down 60.8% from 2023. That is the 90th highest of 135 countries in 2024.
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65,876 tonnes in 2021, the highest value since 1961 in this series.