Bananas — Food supply in Zambia
Zambia: Bananas — Food supply was 5,405 million Kcal in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Bananas — Food supply in Zambia, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bananas — food supply in Zambia is 5,405 million Kcal, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 13.0% on the previous year and up 173.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bananas — food supply in Zambia peaked at 6,215 million Kcal in 2022 and was at its lowest, 757.07 million Kcal, in 2017.
That places Zambia 122nd out of 163 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Bananas — Food supply in Zambia, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 865.98 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 911.6 million Kcal | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 2,067 million Kcal | +126.7% |
| 2013 | 1,978 million Kcal | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 1,683 million Kcal | -14.9% |
| 2015 | 2,052 million Kcal | +21.9% |
| 2016 | 1,233 million Kcal | -39.9% |
| 2017 | 757.07 million Kcal | -38.6% |
| 2018 | 1,125 million Kcal | +48.6% |
| 2019 | 3,323 million Kcal | +195.3% |
| 2020 | 3,564 million Kcal | +7.2% |
| 2021 | 4,480 million Kcal | +25.7% |
| 2022 | 6,215 million Kcal | +38.7% |
| 2023 | 5,405 million Kcal | -13.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,600 million Kcal | 757.07 million Kcal | 3,323 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,916 million Kcal | 3,564 million Kcal | 6,215 million Kcal | 4 |
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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)
- Agriculture share gdp 4.11 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 4.11 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bananas — food supply in Zambia?
- Bananas — food supply in Zambia was 5,405 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest bananas — food supply recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 6,215 million Kcal in 2022.
- What is the lowest bananas — food supply recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 757.07 million Kcal in 2017.
- How does Zambia rank for bananas — food supply?
- Zambia ranks 122nd out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is bananas — food supply rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 173.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Bananas — Food supply (kcal). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet 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 caput 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. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.