Bees — Stocks, per square kilometre in Zambia
Zambia: Bees — Stocks, per square kilometre was 0.0823 No per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Bees — Stocks, per square kilometre in Zambia, 1968–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in No per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, bees — stocks, per square kilometre in Zambia stood at 0.0823 No per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bees — stocks, per square kilometre in Zambia peaked at 0.0823 No per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0135 No per square kilometre, in 1972.
That places Zambia 91st out of 102 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Bees — Stocks, per square kilometre in Zambia, year by year
| Year | No per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 0.0673 No per square kilometre | — |
| 1969 | 0.0269 No per square kilometre | -60.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0269 No per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0404 No per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0135 No per square kilometre | -66.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0135 No per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0202 No per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0404 No per square kilometre | +100.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0269 No per square kilometre | -33.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0673 No per square kilometre | +150.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0404 No per square kilometre | -40.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0269 No per square kilometre | -33.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0404 No per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0269 No per square kilometre | -33.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0269 No per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0269 No per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0269 No per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0269 No per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0269 No per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0269 No per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0269 No per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0269 No per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0269 No per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0296 No per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0336 No per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0336 No per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.035 No per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 0.035 No per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0363 No per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0377 No per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0404 No per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0444 No per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0471 No per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0511 No per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0538 No per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0605 No per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0673 No per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0673 No per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0673 No per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0673 No per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0686 No per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0699 No per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0726 No per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 0.074 No per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0753 No per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0767 No per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0767 No per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0769 No per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0773 No per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0778 No per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0784 No per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.079 No per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0795 No per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0811 No per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0817 No per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0823 No per square kilometre | +0.8% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 0.0823 No per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9191 No per square kilometre, 9% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 0.0823 No per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2373 No per square kilometre, 35% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bees — Stocks, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +150.0% | 0.0269 No per square kilometre | 0.0673 No per square kilometre |
| 1975 | +100.0% | 0.0202 No per square kilometre | 0.0404 No per square kilometre |
| 1972 | -66.7% | 0.0404 No per square kilometre | 0.0135 No per square kilometre |
| 1969 | -60.0% | 0.0673 No per square kilometre | 0.0269 No per square kilometre |
| 1971 | +50.0% | 0.0269 No per square kilometre | 0.0404 No per square kilometre |
| 1974 | +50.0% | 0.0135 No per square kilometre | 0.0202 No per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0471 No per square kilometre | 0.0269 No per square kilometre | 0.0673 No per square kilometre | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.0316 No per square kilometre | 0.0135 No per square kilometre | 0.0673 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0282 No per square kilometre | 0.0269 No per square kilometre | 0.0404 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0352 No per square kilometre | 0.0269 No per square kilometre | 0.0444 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.062 No per square kilometre | 0.0471 No per square kilometre | 0.0699 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0765 No per square kilometre | 0.0726 No per square kilometre | 0.079 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0812 No per square kilometre | 0.0795 No per square kilometre | 0.0823 No per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 88 Myanmar 0.0951 No per square kilometre compare
- 89 Belize 0.0893 No per square kilometre compare
- 90 Canada 0.0843 No per square kilometre compare
- 92 Honduras 0.0805 No per square kilometre compare
- 93 Australia 0.0668 No per square kilometre compare
- 94 Mozambique 0.0621 No per square kilometre 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 bees — stocks, per square kilometre in Zambia?
- Bees — stocks, per square kilometre in Zambia was 0.0823 No per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest bees — stocks, per square kilometre recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0823 No per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest bees — stocks, per square kilometre recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0135 No per square kilometre in 1972.
- How does Zambia rank for bees — stocks, per square kilometre?
- Zambia ranks 91st out of 102 countries with data for 2023.
- Is bees — stocks, per square kilometre rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Bees — Stocks, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Bees — Stocks divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Bees — Stocks ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Bees — Stocks Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Bees — Stocks divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.