Cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — Value in Zambia
Zambia: Cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — Value was -9.7 % in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — Value in Zambia, 2000–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — value in Zambia stood at -9.7 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 45.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — value in Zambia peaked at 11.8 % in 2001 and was at its lowest, -23 %, in 2015.
Zambia ranks 130th of 158 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — Value in Zambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9 % | — |
| 2001 | 11.8 % | +31.1% |
| 2002 | 10.5 % | -11.0% |
| 2003 | 8.1 % | -22.9% |
| 2004 | 9 % | +11.1% |
| 2005 | 3.8 % | -57.8% |
| 2006 | -2.8 % | -173.7% |
| 2007 | -7.2 % | +157.1% |
| 2008 | -4.4 % | -38.9% |
| 2009 | -6.4 % | +45.5% |
| 2010 | -16.3 % | +154.7% |
| 2011 | -17.8 % | +9.2% |
| 2012 | -13.5 % | -24.2% |
| 2013 | -18.3 % | +35.6% |
| 2014 | -22.9 % | +25.1% |
| 2015 | -23 % | +0.4% |
| 2016 | -9 % | -60.9% |
| 2017 | -1 % | -88.9% |
| 2018 | 0.6 % | -160.0% |
| 2019 | -1.2 % | -300.0% |
| 2020 | -10 % | +733.3% |
| 2021 | -9.7 % | -3.0% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's -9.7 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 45.6 %. (37 countries reporting)
- Zambia's -9.7 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 35.5 %. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — Value 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -733.3% | -1.2 % | -10 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.14 % | -7.2 % | 11.8 % | 10 |
| 2010s | -12.24 % | -23 % | 0.6 % | 10 |
| 2020s | -9.85 % | -10 % | -9.7 % | 2 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
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 cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — value in Zambia?
- Cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — value in Zambia was -9.7 % in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — value recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 11.8 % in 2001.
- What is the lowest cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — value recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was -23 % in 2015.
- How does Zambia rank for cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — value?
- Zambia ranks 130th out of 158 countries with data for 2021.
- Is cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — value rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.5%. 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 Cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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