Kenya vs Zambia: Meat production by livestock type
Kenya
33,246 tonnes
in 2024
Zambia
42,535 tonnes
in 2024
Kenya rank
16th
Zambia rank
14th
Meat production by livestock type over time
- Kenya
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 42,535 tonnes against 33,246 tonnes in Kenya, a difference of 9,289 tonnes.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.3 times Kenya's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Zambia has been ahead every year.
Kenya ranks 16th and Zambia ranks 14th of 60 countries.
Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7,000 tonnes | 13,556 tonnes | 6,556 tonnes | Zambia |
| 1970s | 7,150 tonnes | 18,790 tonnes | 11,640 tonnes | Zambia |
| 1980s | 9,040 tonnes | 25,580 tonnes | 16,540 tonnes | Zambia |
| 1990s | 10,587 tonnes | 30,750 tonnes | 20,163 tonnes | Zambia |
| 2000s | 18,936 tonnes | 35,199 tonnes | 16,263 tonnes | Zambia |
| 2010s | 28,491 tonnes | 39,160 tonnes | 10,670 tonnes | Zambia |
| 2020s | 32,034 tonnes | 41,896 tonnes | 9,862 tonnes | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher meat production by livestock type, Kenya or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 42,535 tonnes against 33,246 tonnes in Kenya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in meat production by livestock type between Kenya and Zambia?
- 9,289 tonnes, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Zambia?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Zambia rank globally for meat production by livestock type?
- Kenya ranks 16th and Zambia ranks 14th of 60 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Meat production by livestock type. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.