Meat indigenous, total — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Zambia
Zambia: Meat indigenous, total — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 96.2 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Meat indigenous, total — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Zambia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2024, meat indigenous, total — gross per capita production index number in Zambia stood at 96.2.
That represents a change of down 6.9% on the previous year and down 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat indigenous, total — gross per capita production index number in Zambia peaked at 116.3 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 55.05, in 1984.
Zambia ranks 107th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Meat indigenous, total — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 67.71 | — |
| 1962 | 65.37 | -3.5% |
| 1963 | 65.23 | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 66.07 | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 67.12 | +1.6% |
| 1966 | 68.48 | +2.0% |
| 1967 | 68.5 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 68.97 | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 67.12 | -2.7% |
| 1970 | 67.83 | +1.1% |
| 1971 | 63.25 | -6.8% |
| 1972 | 65.4 | +3.4% |
| 1973 | 66.04 | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 63.85 | -3.3% |
| 1975 | 67.32 | +5.4% |
| 1976 | 70.35 | +4.5% |
| 1977 | 69.36 | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 67 | -3.4% |
| 1979 | 65.33 | -2.5% |
| 1980 | 65.24 | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 64.59 | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 66.1 | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 59.94 | -9.3% |
| 1984 | 55.05 | -8.2% |
| 1985 | 58.19 | +5.7% |
| 1986 | 57.64 | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 57.56 | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 57.59 | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 58.08 | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 75.05 | +29.2% |
| 2005 | 63.99 | -14.7% |
| 2006 | 60.52 | -5.4% |
| 2007 | 60.74 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 70.61 | +16.2% |
| 2009 | 90.12 | +27.6% |
| 2010 | 103.15 | +14.5% |
| 2011 | 101 | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 105.59 | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 115.75 | +9.6% |
| 2014 | 116.3 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 93.38 | -19.7% |
| 2016 | 90.32 | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 108.6 | +20.2% |
| 2018 | 96.82 | -10.8% |
| 2019 | 95.5 | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 89.33 | -6.5% |
| 2021 | 90.77 | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 85.79 | -5.5% |
| 2023 | 103.34 | +20.5% |
| 2024 | 96.2 | -6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 67.17 | 65.23 | 68.97 | 9 |
| 1970s | 66.57 | 63.25 | 70.35 | 10 |
| 1980s | 60 | 55.05 | 66.1 | 10 |
| 1990s | 75.05 | 75.05 | 75.05 | 1 |
| 2000s | 69.2 | 60.52 | 90.12 | 5 |
| 2010s | 102.64 | 90.32 | 116.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.09 | 85.79 | 103.34 | 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 meat indigenous, total — gross per capita production index number in Zambia?
- Meat indigenous, total — gross per capita production index number in Zambia was 96.2 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest meat indigenous, total — gross per capita production index number recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 116.3 in 2014.
- What is the lowest meat indigenous, total — gross per capita production index number recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.05 in 1984.
- How does Zambia rank for meat indigenous, total — gross per capita production index number?
- Zambia ranks 107th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat indigenous, total — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.3%. 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 Meat indigenous, total — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.