Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Zambia
Zambia: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added was 4.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Zambia, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Zambia stood at 4.1%.
The figure is up 44.9% on the previous year and down 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Zambia peaked at 30.5% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 2023.
That places Zambia 119th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Zambia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 11.5% | — |
| 1961 | 12.8% | +11.4% |
| 1962 | 12.3% | -3.3% |
| 1963 | 13.0% | +5.5% |
| 1964 | 12.0% | -8.0% |
| 1965 | 14.3% | +19.5% |
| 1966 | 13.4% | -6.1% |
| 1967 | 12.8% | -4.5% |
| 1968 | 11.4% | -11.3% |
| 1969 | 9.7% | -15.1% |
| 1970 | 10.7% | +10.2% |
| 1971 | 13.0% | +22.4% |
| 1972 | 12.9% | -1.3% |
| 1973 | 11.3% | -12.2% |
| 1974 | 10.6% | -5.9% |
| 1975 | 13.1% | +23.2% |
| 1976 | 14.2% | +8.3% |
| 1977 | 16.4% | +15.4% |
| 1978 | 16.1% | -1.6% |
| 1979 | 14.9% | -7.4% |
| 1980 | 14.0% | -6.3% |
| 1981 | 15.6% | +11.7% |
| 1982 | 13.5% | -13.8% |
| 1983 | 14.2% | +5.5% |
| 1984 | 14.5% | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 13.1% | -10.1% |
| 1986 | 12.2% | -7.0% |
| 1987 | 10.9% | -10.6% |
| 1988 | 16.4% | +50.7% |
| 1989 | 19.1% | +16.7% |
| 1990 | 18.2% | -4.9% |
| 1991 | 15.8% | -13.1% |
| 1992 | 21.3% | +34.5% |
| 1993 | 30.5% | +43.3% |
| 1994 | 11.8% | -61.2% |
| 1995 | 14.1% | +19.1% |
| 1996 | 13.3% | -5.6% |
| 1997 | 14.0% | +5.1% |
| 1998 | 15.9% | +13.5% |
| 1999 | 18.2% | +14.6% |
| 2000 | 16.1% | -11.2% |
| 2001 | 15.5% | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 15.4% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 15.6% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 15.6% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 14.6% | -6.4% |
| 2006 | 13.2% | -9.5% |
| 2007 | 12.1% | -8.3% |
| 2008 | 11.5% | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 11.6% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 9.4% | -18.5% |
| 2011 | 9.6% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 9.3% | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 8.2% | -11.7% |
| 2014 | 6.8% | -17.6% |
| 2015 | 5.0% | -26.5% |
| 2016 | 6.2% | +25.0% |
| 2017 | 4.0% | -35.4% |
| 2018 | 3.3% | -17.0% |
| 2019 | 2.9% | -14.4% |
| 2020 | 3.0% | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 3.0% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 3.1% | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 2.2% | -27.9% |
| 2024 | 2.8% | +27.1% |
| 2025 | 4.1% | +44.9% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 4.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 16.6%, 25% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 4.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20.8%, 20% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.3% | 9.7% | 14.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 13.3% | 10.6% | 16.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.3% | 10.9% | 19.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.3% | 11.8% | 30.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.1% | 11.5% | 16.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.5% | 2.9% | 9.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 2.2% | 4.1% | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Zambia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 65.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), 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)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5408 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 4.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 4.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Zambia?
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Zambia was 4.1% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 30.5% in 1993.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 2023.
- How does Zambia rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added?
- Zambia ranks 119th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing corresponds to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 01-03 and includes the exploitation of vegetal and animal natural resources, comprising the activities of growing of crops, raising and breeding of animals, harvesting of timber and other plants, animals or animal products from a farm or their natural habitats.Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. Note: For VAB countries, gross value added at factor cost is used as the denominator.