Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Zambia
Zambia: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita was 0.0085 tonnes per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Zambia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2023, cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Zambia stood at 0.0085 tonnes per person.
The figure is up 38.8% on the previous year and up 93.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Zambia peaked at 0.0888 tonnes per person in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.0029 tonnes per person, in 2010.
Zambia ranks 183rd of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Zambia, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0108 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0083 tonnes per person | -22.5% |
| 1963 | 0.013 tonnes per person | +55.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0154 tonnes per person | +18.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0135 tonnes per person | -11.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0199 tonnes per person | +47.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0165 tonnes per person | -17.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0221 tonnes per person | +34.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0212 tonnes per person | -4.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0391 tonnes per person | +84.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0837 tonnes per person | +114.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0449 tonnes per person | -46.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0211 tonnes per person | -53.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0217 tonnes per person | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0403 tonnes per person | +85.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0253 tonnes per person | -37.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0224 tonnes per person | -11.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0209 tonnes per person | -7.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0449 tonnes per person | +115.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0887 tonnes per person | +97.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0433 tonnes per person | -51.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0348 tonnes per person | -19.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0343 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0407 tonnes per person | +18.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0308 tonnes per person | -24.3% |
| 1986 | 0.024 tonnes per person | -22.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0191 tonnes per person | -20.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0237 tonnes per person | +24.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0175 tonnes per person | -26.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0193 tonnes per person | +9.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0075 tonnes per person | -61.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0888 tonnes per person | +1081.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0426 tonnes per person | -52.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0084 tonnes per person | -80.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0222 tonnes per person | +164.4% |
| 1996 | 0.017 tonnes per person | -23.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0119 tonnes per person | -29.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0556 tonnes per person | +366.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0094 tonnes per person | -83.0% |
| 2000 | 0.008 tonnes per person | -15.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0125 tonnes per person | +56.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0255 tonnes per person | +104.5% |
| 2003 | 0.024 tonnes per person | -5.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0159 tonnes per person | -34.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0194 tonnes per person | +22.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0256 tonnes per person | +31.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0056 tonnes per person | -78.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0051 tonnes per person | -9.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0065 tonnes per person | +28.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0029 tonnes per person | -56.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0045 tonnes per person | +57.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0065 tonnes per person | +44.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0044 tonnes per person | -32.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0031 tonnes per person | -28.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0073 tonnes per person | +132.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0031 tonnes per person | -58.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0072 tonnes per person | +135.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0062 tonnes per person | -14.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0062 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0069 tonnes per person | +12.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0063 tonnes per person | -8.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0062 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0085 tonnes per person | +38.8% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 0.0085 tonnes per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1155 tonnes per person, 7% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 0.0085 tonnes per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0855 tonnes per person, 10% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +1081.1% | 0.0075 tonnes per person | 0.0888 tonnes per person |
| 1998 | +366.7% | 0.0119 tonnes per person | 0.0556 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0156 tonnes per person | 0.0083 tonnes per person | 0.0221 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0364 tonnes per person | 0.0209 tonnes per person | 0.0837 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0357 tonnes per person | 0.0175 tonnes per person | 0.0887 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0283 tonnes per person | 0.0075 tonnes per person | 0.0888 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0148 tonnes per person | 0.0051 tonnes per person | 0.0256 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0051 tonnes per person | 0.0029 tonnes per person | 0.0073 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.007 tonnes per person | 0.0062 tonnes per person | 0.0085 tonnes per person | 4 |
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 cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Zambia?
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Zambia was 0.0085 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0888 tonnes per person in 1992.
- What is the lowest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0029 tonnes per person in 2010.
- How does Zambia rank for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita?
- Zambia ranks 183rd out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 93.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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.
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Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.