Daily meat consumption per person in Zambia
Zambia: Daily meat consumption per person was 48.3 in 2023. β² Rising
Latest (2023)
48.3
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
158th
of 192 countries
All-time high
56.3
in 2013
All-time low
31.14
in 1984
Years of data
63
1961β2023
Daily meat consumption per person in Zambia, 1961β2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, daily meat consumption per person in Zambia stood at 48.3.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, daily meat consumption per person in Zambia peaked at 56.3 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 31.14, in 1984.
That places Zambia 158th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 41.57 | 37.72 | 45.23 | 9 |
| 1970s | 41.78 | 38.75 | 46.96 | 10 |
| 1980s | 34.3 | 31.14 | 39.03 | 10 |
| 1990s | 38.18 | 34.73 | 40.86 | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.96 | 33.44 | 38.14 | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.75 | 44.79 | 56.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.73 | 47.15 | 50.22 | 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 daily meat consumption per person in Zambia?
- Daily meat consumption per person in Zambia was 48.3 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest daily meat consumption per person recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 56.3 in 2013.
- What is the lowest daily meat consumption per person recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.14 in 1984.
- How does Zambia rank for daily meat consumption per person?
- Zambia ranks 158th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is daily meat consumption per person rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Daily meat consumption per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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