Agriculture, forestry, and fishing … current US rate annual growth in Zambia
Zambia: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing … current US rate annual growth was 65.37 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual in Zambia, 1961–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2025, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current us$), annual in Zambia stood at 65.37 % change on previous year.
That represents a change of up 294.2% on the previous year and up 253.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current us$), annual in Zambia peaked at 148.07 % change on previous year in 1988 and was at its lowest, -56.65 % change on previous year, in 1994.
Zambia ranks 2nd of 204 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing … current US rate annual growth in Zambia, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 8.74 % change on previous year | — |
| 1962 | -3.7 % change on previous year | -142.3% |
| 1963 | 9.35 % change on previous year | -352.8% |
| 1964 | 7.48 % change on previous year | -20.0% |
| 1965 | 54.12 % change on previous year | +623.4% |
| 1966 | 9.68 % change on previous year | -82.1% |
| 1967 | 3.36 % change on previous year | -65.3% |
| 1968 | 4.07 % change on previous year | +20.9% |
| 1969 | 3.91 % change on previous year | -3.9% |
| 1970 | 2.33 % change on previous year | -40.3% |
| 1971 | 13.15 % change on previous year | +464.3% |
| 1972 | 11.81 % change on previous year | -10.2% |
| 1973 | 14.2 % change on previous year | +20.2% |
| 1974 | 12.57 % change on previous year | -11.5% |
| 1975 | 3.35 % change on previous year | -73.4% |
| 1976 | 21.61 % change on previous year | +545.5% |
| 1977 | 5.86 % change on previous year | -72.9% |
| 1978 | 9.96 % change on previous year | +69.9% |
| 1979 | 10.43 % change on previous year | +4.7% |
| 1980 | 8.49 % change on previous year | -18.6% |
| 1981 | 15.3 % change on previous year | +80.1% |
| 1982 | -16.79 % change on previous year | -209.8% |
| 1983 | -9.51 % change on previous year | -43.3% |
| 1984 | -16.12 % change on previous year | +69.5% |
| 1985 | -25.5 % change on previous year | +58.2% |
| 1986 | -31.25 % change on previous year | +22.6% |
| 1987 | 21.7 % change on previous year | -169.4% |
| 1988 | 148.07 % change on previous year | +582.3% |
| 1989 | 25.02 % change on previous year | -83.1% |
| 1990 | -21.72 % change on previous year | -186.8% |
| 1991 | -10.79 % change on previous year | -50.3% |
| 1992 | 26.76 % change on previous year | -348.1% |
| 1993 | 47.39 % change on previous year | +77.1% |
| 1994 | -56.65 % change on previous year | -219.5% |
| 1995 | 24.03 % change on previous year | -142.4% |
| 1996 | -10.82 % change on previous year | -145.0% |
| 1997 | 25.78 % change on previous year | -338.4% |
| 1998 | -6.7 % change on previous year | -126.0% |
| 1999 | 10.31 % change on previous year | -253.8% |
| 2000 | -6.1 % change on previous year | -159.1% |
| 2001 | 9.33 % change on previous year | -253.1% |
| 2002 | 1.33 % change on previous year | -85.7% |
| 2003 | 18.83 % change on previous year | +1313.1% |
| 2004 | 26.62 % change on previous year | +41.4% |
| 2005 | 25.4 % change on previous year | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 38.6 % change on previous year | +52.0% |
| 2007 | 1.01 % change on previous year | -97.4% |
| 2008 | 20.56 % change on previous year | +1940.9% |
| 2009 | -13.68 % change on previous year | -166.5% |
| 2010 | 7.81 % change on previous year | -157.1% |
| 2011 | 18.55 % change on previous year | +137.4% |
| 2012 | 5.03 % change on previous year | -72.9% |
| 2013 | -2.98 % change on previous year | -159.2% |
| 2014 | -20.22 % change on previous year | +578.9% |
| 2015 | -42.47 % change on previous year | +110.0% |
| 2016 | 23.33 % change on previous year | -154.9% |
| 2017 | -20.24 % change on previous year | -186.8% |
| 2018 | -15.57 % change on previous year | -23.1% |
| 2019 | -24.15 % change on previous year | +55.1% |
| 2020 | -19.14 % change on previous year | -20.7% |
| 2021 | 22.98 % change on previous year | -220.1% |
| 2022 | 36.08 % change on previous year | +57.0% |
| 2023 | -31.84 % change on previous year | -188.3% |
| 2024 | 16.58 % change on previous year | -152.1% |
| 2025 | 65.37 % change on previous year | +294.2% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 65.37 % change on previous year is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.81 % change on previous year, 6.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 65.37 % change on previous year is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 10.94 % change on previous year, 6.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agriculture, forestry, and fishing … current US rate annual growth in Zambia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +1940.9% | 1.01 % change on previous year | 20.56 % change on previous year |
| 2003 | +1313.1% | 1.33 % change on previous year | 18.83 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.78 % change on previous year | -3.7 % change on previous year | 54.12 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1970s | 10.53 % change on previous year | 2.33 % change on previous year | 21.61 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.94 % change on previous year | -31.25 % change on previous year | 148.07 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.76 % change on previous year | -56.65 % change on previous year | 47.39 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.19 % change on previous year | -13.68 % change on previous year | 38.6 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -7.09 % change on previous year | -42.47 % change on previous year | 23.33 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.01 % change on previous year | -31.84 % change on previous year | 65.37 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More agriculture & rural data for Zambia
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1752 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0008 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 1.09 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0411 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 54.11 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current us$), annual in Zambia?
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current us$), annual in Zambia was 65.37 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current us$), annual recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 148.07 % change on previous year in 1988.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current us$), annual recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was -56.65 % change on previous year in 1994.
- How does Zambia rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current us$), annual?
- Zambia ranks 2nd out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current us$), annual rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 253.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.