Chicken meat production, per capita in Zambia
Zambia: Chicken meat production, per capita was 0.0024 tonnes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Chicken meat production, per capita in Zambia, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2024, chicken meat production, per capita in Zambia stood at 0.0024 tonnes per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chicken meat production, per capita in Zambia peaked at 0.0048 tonnes per person in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0.0012 tonnes per person, in 1962.
That places Zambia 137th out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Chicken meat production, per capita in Zambia, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | +11.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | +9.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0018 tonnes per person | +24.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0019 tonnes per person | +6.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0018 tonnes per person | -5.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0022 tonnes per person | +23.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0023 tonnes per person | +3.4% |
| 1971 | 0.002 tonnes per person | -14.5% |
| 1972 | 0.003 tonnes per person | +50.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0028 tonnes per person | -6.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0033 tonnes per person | +20.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0042 tonnes per person | +25.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0048 tonnes per person | +14.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0044 tonnes per person | -8.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0041 tonnes per person | -6.8% |
| 1979 | 0.004 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0041 tonnes per person | +4.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0031 tonnes per person | -24.0% |
| 1982 | 0.003 tonnes per person | -3.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0027 tonnes per person | -12.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0021 tonnes per person | -20.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0024 tonnes per person | +11.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0023 tonnes per person | -2.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0023 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0024 tonnes per person | +5.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0024 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0024 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0026 tonnes per person | +7.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0028 tonnes per person | +7.4% |
| 1993 | 0.003 tonnes per person | +7.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0028 tonnes per person | -5.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0028 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0031 tonnes per person | +7.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0032 tonnes per person | +6.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0034 tonnes per person | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0034 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0035 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0035 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0036 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0035 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0034 tonnes per person | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0033 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.003 tonnes per person | -9.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0029 tonnes per person | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 0.003 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.003 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.003 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.003 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.003 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.003 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0029 tonnes per person | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0028 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0028 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0027 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0027 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0026 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0026 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0025 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0025 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0024 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0024 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 0.0024 tonnes per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0031 tonnes per person, 78% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 0.0024 tonnes per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0017 tonnes per person, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chicken meat production, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | +50.9% | 0.002 tonnes per person | 0.003 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0016 tonnes per person | 0.0012 tonnes per person | 0.0022 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0035 tonnes per person | 0.002 tonnes per person | 0.0048 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0027 tonnes per person | 0.0021 tonnes per person | 0.0041 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.003 tonnes per person | 0.0024 tonnes per person | 0.0034 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0033 tonnes per person | 0.0029 tonnes per person | 0.0036 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0028 tonnes per person | 0.0026 tonnes per person | 0.003 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0025 tonnes per person | 0.0024 tonnes per person | 0.0026 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More agriculture & rural data for Zambia
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1752 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0008 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 1.09 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chicken meat production, per capita in Zambia?
- Chicken meat production, per capita in Zambia was 0.0024 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chicken meat production, per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0048 tonnes per person in 1976.
- What is the lowest chicken meat production, per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0012 tonnes per person in 1962.
- How does Zambia rank for chicken meat production, per capita?
- Zambia ranks 137th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is chicken meat production, per capita rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.2%. 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 Chicken meat production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Chicken meat production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Chicken meat production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Chicken meat production 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.
About this data
Chicken meat production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.