Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Zambia
Zambia: Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 82.8 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Zambia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food — gross per capita production index number in Zambia is 82.8, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 27.7% on the previous year and down 24.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food — gross per capita production index number in Zambia peaked at 117.17 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 64.45, in 1984.
That places Zambia 164th out of 185 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 78.44 | — |
| 1962 | 75.36 | -3.9% |
| 1963 | 72.18 | -4.2% |
| 1964 | 73.53 | +1.9% |
| 1965 | 74.54 | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 79.18 | +6.2% |
| 1967 | 78.66 | -0.7% |
| 1968 | 77.58 | -1.4% |
| 1969 | 76.76 | -1.1% |
| 1970 | 72.97 | -4.9% |
| 1971 | 80.66 | +10.5% |
| 1972 | 90.93 | +12.7% |
| 1973 | 79.91 | -12.1% |
| 1974 | 81.74 | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 93.54 | +14.4% |
| 1976 | 102.37 | +9.4% |
| 1977 | 94.68 | -7.5% |
| 1978 | 84.4 | -10.9% |
| 1979 | 71.72 | -15.0% |
| 1980 | 72.67 | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 71.33 | -1.8% |
| 1982 | 66.96 | -6.1% |
| 1983 | 67.65 | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 64.45 | -4.7% |
| 1985 | 69.89 | +8.4% |
| 1986 | 71.18 | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 69.52 | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 82.16 | +18.2% |
| 1989 | 81.17 | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 75.74 | -6.7% |
| 2005 | 72.07 | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 75.16 | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 71.9 | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 74.78 | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 93.93 | +25.6% |
| 2010 | 107.45 | +14.4% |
| 2011 | 109.21 | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 104.83 | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 105.89 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 109.05 | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 92.48 | -15.2% |
| 2016 | 98.46 | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 117.17 | +19.0% |
| 2018 | 104.49 | -10.8% |
| 2019 | 97.8 | -6.4% |
| 2020 | 101.74 | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 105.5 | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 96.91 | -8.1% |
| 2023 | 114.49 | +18.1% |
| 2024 | 82.8 | -27.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 76.25 | 72.18 | 79.18 | 9 |
| 1970s | 85.29 | 71.72 | 102.37 | 10 |
| 1980s | 71.7 | 64.45 | 82.16 | 10 |
| 1990s | 75.74 | 75.74 | 75.74 | 1 |
| 2000s | 77.57 | 71.9 | 93.93 | 5 |
| 2010s | 104.68 | 92.48 | 117.17 | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.29 | 82.8 | 114.49 | 5 |
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 food — gross per capita production index number in Zambia?
- Food — gross per capita production index number in Zambia was 82.8 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food — gross per capita production index number recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 117.17 in 2017.
- What is the lowest food — gross per capita production index number recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.45 in 1984.
- How does Zambia rank for food — gross per capita production index number?
- Zambia ranks 164th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is food — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.1%. 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 Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 50 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
About this data
The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.