Cassava and products — Food in Zambia
Zambia: Cassava and products — Food was 4,227 1000 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cassava and products — Food in Zambia, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
In 2023, cassava and products — food in Zambia stood at 4,227 1000 t. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 27.2% on the previous year and up 312.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cassava and products — food in Zambia peaked at 4,227 1000 t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 850 1000 t, in 2014.
Zambia ranks 8th of 132 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cassava and products — Food in Zambia, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1,060 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 1,042 1000 t | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 1,019 1000 t | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 1,026 1000 t | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 850 1000 t | -17.2% |
| 2015 | 881 1000 t | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 1,555 1000 t | +76.5% |
| 2017 | 1,882 1000 t | +21.0% |
| 2018 | 2,255 1000 t | +19.8% |
| 2019 | 3,831 1000 t | +69.9% |
| 2020 | 3,712 1000 t | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 3,590 1000 t | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 3,323 1000 t | -7.4% |
| 2023 | 4,227 1000 t | +27.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,540 1000 t | 850 1000 t | 3,831 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,713 1000 t | 3,323 1000 t | 4,227 1000 t | 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 cassava and products — food in Zambia?
- Cassava and products — food in Zambia was 4,227 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cassava and products — food recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 4,227 1000 t in 2023.
- What is the lowest cassava and products — food recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 850 1000 t in 2014.
- How does Zambia rank for cassava and products — food?
- Zambia ranks 8th out of 132 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cassava and products — food rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 312.0%. 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 Cassava and products — Food. 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.