All food groups — Phosphorus supply — Value in Zambia
Zambia: All food groups — Phosphorus supply — Value was 926 mg/cap/d in 2023. ▬ Flat
All food groups — Phosphorus supply — Value in Zambia, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in mg/cap/d.
Analysis
The most recent figure for all food groups — phosphorus supply — value in Zambia is 926 mg/cap/d, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all food groups — phosphorus supply — value in Zambia peaked at 994 mg/cap/d in 2016 and was at its lowest, 876 mg/cap/d, in 2020.
That places Zambia 156th out of 163 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
All food groups — Phosphorus supply — Value in Zambia, year by year
| Year | mg/cap/d | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 882 mg/cap/d | — |
| 2011 | 913 mg/cap/d | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 927 mg/cap/d | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 966 mg/cap/d | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 974 mg/cap/d | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 977 mg/cap/d | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 994 mg/cap/d | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 977 mg/cap/d | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 979 mg/cap/d | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 903 mg/cap/d | -7.8% |
| 2020 | 876 mg/cap/d | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 901 mg/cap/d | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 905 mg/cap/d | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 926 mg/cap/d | +2.3% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 926 mg/cap/d is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,310 mg/cap/d, 71% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 926 mg/cap/d is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,167 mg/cap/d, 79% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 949.2 mg/cap/d | 882 mg/cap/d | 994 mg/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 902 mg/cap/d | 876 mg/cap/d | 926 mg/cap/d | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 153 Afghanistan 1,006 mg/cap/d compare
- 154 Guinea-Bissau 1,005 mg/cap/d compare
- 155 Papua New Guinea 951 mg/cap/d compare
- 157 Angola 917 mg/cap/d compare
- 158 Sao Tome and Principe 907 mg/cap/d compare
- 159 Liberia 902 mg/cap/d compare
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 all food groups — phosphorus supply — value in Zambia?
- All food groups — phosphorus supply — value in Zambia was 926 mg/cap/d in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest all food groups — phosphorus supply — value recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 994 mg/cap/d in 2016.
- What is the lowest all food groups — phosphorus supply — value recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 876 mg/cap/d in 2020.
- How does Zambia rank for all food groups — phosphorus supply — value?
- Zambia ranks 156th out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all food groups — phosphorus supply — value rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of All food groups — Phosphorus supply — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The dataset presents average daily per capita macro and micro nutrient availability by country and by FAO/WHO GIFT food groups (that are different from those used for the Food Balance Sheets), expressed in grams/milligrams/micrograms/kcal per capita per day. The population numbers used to calculate these statistics can be found in the Supply Utilization Accounts (SUA) dataset of FAOSTAT, as Total Population. Food availability quantities are derived from the SUA dataset. SUAs present a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply and utilization during a specified reference period. The SUA shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per capita supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it.