Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Total — Value in Zambia
Zambia: Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Total — Value was 5,040 1000 No in 2023. ▲ Rising
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Total — Value in Zambia, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 5,040 1000 No for employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: total — value in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.2% on the previous year and up 40.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: total — value in Zambia peaked at 5,040 1000 No in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2,403 1000 No, in 2000.
Zambia ranks 30th of 145 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Total — Value in Zambia, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2,403 1000 No | — |
| 2001 | 2,491 1000 No | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 2,574 1000 No | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 2,659 1000 No | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 2,740 1000 No | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 2,831 1000 No | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 3,037 1000 No | +7.3% |
| 2007 | 3,261 1000 No | +7.4% |
| 2008 | 3,497 1000 No | +7.2% |
| 2009 | 3,425 1000 No | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 3,325 1000 No | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 3,408 1000 No | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 3,445 1000 No | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 3,579 1000 No | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 3,709 1000 No | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 3,821 1000 No | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 3,953 1000 No | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 4,091 1000 No | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 4,129 1000 No | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 4,317 1000 No | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 4,636 1000 No | +7.4% |
| 2021 | 4,706 1000 No | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 4,793 1000 No | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 5,040 1000 No | +5.2% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 5,040 1000 No is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,788 1000 No, 2.8× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 5,040 1000 No is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2,982 1000 No, 1.7× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,892 1000 No | 2,403 1000 No | 3,497 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,778 1000 No | 3,325 1000 No | 4,317 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,794 1000 No | 4,636 1000 No | 5,040 1000 No | 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 employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: total — value in Zambia?
- Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: total — value in Zambia was 5,040 1000 No in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: total — value recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 5,040 1000 No in 2023.
- What is the lowest employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: total — value recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,403 1000 No in 2000.
- How does Zambia rank for employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: total — value?
- Zambia ranks 30th out of 145 countries with data for 2023.
- Is employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: total — value rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Total — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Agrifood systems. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.