FAOSTAT · 1961–2024
Rice (paddy) production in Zambia
In 2024 Zambia produced 24,566 t of rice (paddy), the 90th largest in the world (0.00% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 51%. The record was 65,876 t in 2021. Area harvested: 23,162 ha, yield 1.1 t/ha.
- Production, 2024
- 24,566 t
- World rank
- 90 of 115
- 10-year change
- −51%
- Record
- 65,876 t
- 2021
Rice (paddy) in Zambia, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 24,566 | −61% | 23,162 | 1.06 |
| 2023 | 62,680 | +0.6% | 49,414 | 1.27 |
| 2022 | 62,280 | −5.5% | 39,581 | 1.57 |
| 2021 | 65,876 | +90% | 44,233 | 1.49 |
| 2020 | 34,630 | +17% | 24,756 | 1.40 |
| 2019 | 29,584 | −31% | 24,576 | 1.20 |
| 2018 | 43,063 | +12% | 30,297 | 1.42 |
| 2017 | 38,423 | +44% | 29,575 | 1.30 |
| 2016 | 26,675 | +4.6% | 22,087 | 1.21 |
| 2015 | 25,514 | −49% | 17,907 | 1.42 |
| 2014 | 49,640 | +11% | 33,207 | 1.49 |
| 2013 | 44,747 | −1.3% | 31,621 | 1.42 |
| 2012 | 45,321 | −8.3% | 26,265 | 1.73 |
| 2011 | 49,410 | −4.3% | 27,490 | 1.80 |
| 2010 | 51,656 | +23% | 30,788 | 1.68 |
| 2009 | 41,929 | +75% | 25,582 | 1.64 |
| 2008 | 24,023 | +31% | 17,367 | 1.38 |
| 2007 | 18,317 | +31% | 12,110 | 1.51 |
| 2006 | 13,964 | +4.7% | 14,358 | 0.97 |
| 2005 | 13,337 | −22% | 10,368 | 1.29 |
| 2004 | 17,189 | +60% | 9,684 | 1.77 |
| 2003 | 10,744 | −7.7% | 7,452 | 1.44 |
| 2002 | 11,642 | −0.0% | 9,268 | 1.26 |
| 2001 | 11,645 | −16% | 9,270 | 1.26 |
| 2000 | 13,936 | −5.2% | 12,297 | 1.13 |
| 1999 | 14,700 | +130% | 16,121 | 0.91 |
| 1998 | 6,399 | −49% | 9,065 | 0.71 |
| 1997 | 12,473 | −6.2% | 12,412 | 1.00 |
| 1996 | 13,296 | +9.8% | 9,888 | 1.34 |
| 1995 | 12,110 | +90% | 9,746 | 1.24 |
| 1994 | 6,358 | −55% | 7,177 | 0.89 |
| 1993 | 13,993 | +69% | 13,802 | 1.01 |
| 1992 | 8,283 | −43% | 14,369 | 0.58 |
| 1991 | 14,602 | +58% | 13,450 | 1.09 |
| 1990 | 9,213 | −21% | 9,533 | 0.97 |
| 1989 | 11,734 | +21% | 12,811 | 0.92 |
| 1988 | 9,701 | +18% | 10,593 | 0.92 |
| 1987 | 8,242 | −26% | 8,689 | 0.95 |
| 1986 | 11,207 | −0.2% | 10,404 | 1.08 |
| 1985 | 11,233 | +21% | 10,701 | 1.05 |
| 1984 | 9,271 | −3.7% | 8,740 | 1.06 |
| 1983 | 9,631 | +83% | 7,014 | 1.37 |
| 1982 | 5,272 | +97% | 5,920 | 0.89 |
| 1981 | 2,673 | +21% | 5,362 | 0.50 |
| 1980 | 2,213 | +19% | 5,100 | 0.43 |
| 1979 | 1,852 | −37% | 3,100 | 0.60 |
| 1978 | 2,925 | +57% | 3,800 | 0.77 |
| 1977 | 1,860 | −23% | 2,200 | 0.85 |
| 1976 | 2,413 | +39% | 2,236 | 1.08 |
| 1975 | 1,742 | +129% | 1,690 | 1.03 |
| 1974 | 761 | +50% | 1,066 | 0.71 |
| 1973 | 506 | −4.5% | 900 | 0.56 |
| 1972 | 530 | +13% | 710 | 0.75 |
| 1971 | 470 | +3.5% | 850 | 0.55 |
| 1970 | 454 | +8.9% | 1,113 | 0.41 |
| 1969 | 417 | +118% | 1,012 | 0.41 |
| 1968 | 191 | — | 486 | 0.39 |
| 1967 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1966 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1965 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1964 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1963 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1962 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1961 | 0 | — | — | — |
Trade, 2024
- Exports
- 4 t USD 3,000
- Exporter rank
- 76 of 86
- Imports
- 181 t USD 169,000
- Importer rank
- 72 of 149
FAOSTAT detailed trade data, release of 23 July 2026; quantities in tonnes, values in current US dollars; exports include re-exports. World exporters and importers
Other large producers
Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.