Table 7.4: Crop production, commercial farm sector, 1975 to 1989
(thousand metric tons)
Year |
Maize |
Wheat |
Virginia |
Sun- |
Soy- |
Seed |
Seed |
Potato |
Cotton |
Coffee |
Burley |
1975 |
418.31 |
7.67 |
4.37 |
20.86 |
5.85 |
.43 | |||||
1976 |
451.33 |
6.26 |
5.53 |
23.00 |
4.25 |
.75 | |||||
1977 |
324.10 |
8.10 |
2.57 |
19.79 |
.66 |
2.01 | |||||
1978 |
187.82 |
9.62 |
4.72 |
3.94 |
10.64 |
1.24 |
.45 | ||||
1979 |
239.12 |
16.39 |
7.19 |
3.21 |
11.75 |
.08 |
1.36 |
.06 | |||
1980 |
274.03 |
16.17 |
3.72 |
3.62 |
17.98 |
5.24 |
3.24 |
.05 | |||
1981 |
245.50 |
14.41 |
2.74 |
6.54 |
7.23 |
8.92 |
.40 |
2.73 | |||
1982 |
340.77 |
13.44 |
4.60 |
10.49 |
6.76 |
18.05 |
4.88 |
2.62 |
1.99 | ||
1983 |
223.89 |
10.40 |
4.07 |
5.91 |
7.41 |
10.42 |
2.61 |
5.44 |
2.61 |
.06 | |
1984 |
172.54 |
26.30 |
2.69 |
2.27 |
23.05 |
29.25 |
19.00 |
1.20 |
.08 | ||
1985 |
315.01 |
32.17 |
5.93 |
4.03 |
19.81 |
20.99 |
12.78 |
1.86 |
.29 | ||
1986 |
315.41 |
43.53 |
7.70 |
6.26 |
26.09 |
10.88 |
10.65 |
1.33 |
2.33 | ||
1987 |
290.80 |
59.82 |
7.03 |
5.05 |
28.03 |
31.80 |
8.62 |
9.20 |
1.18 | ||
1988 |
317.99 |
38.43 |
5.57 |
3.48 |
24.45 |
14.51 |
5.32 |
.26 |
.19 | ||
1989 |
153.79 |
38.87 |
3.66 |
4.48 |
21.82 |
25.50 |
1.07 |
.20 |
2.70 |
Source: Derived from Zambia CSO data.