Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross in Zambia
Zambia: Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross was 1.19 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross in Zambia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross in Zambia stood at 1.19 1000 USD per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 28.7% on the previous year and up 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross in Zambia peaked at 1.19 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.113 1000 USD per square kilometre, in 1962.
Zambia ranks 69th of 122 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross in Zambia, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.114 1000 USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.113 1000 USD per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 0.1169 1000 USD per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1964 | 0.1224 1000 USD per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1965 | 0.1278 1000 USD per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1966 | 0.1309 1000 USD per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1967 | 0.1335 1000 USD per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1968 | 0.141 1000 USD per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1969 | 0.1292 1000 USD per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 1970 | 0.1397 1000 USD per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1971 | 0.1318 1000 USD per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1972 | 0.1311 1000 USD per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.1355 1000 USD per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1974 | 0.1252 1000 USD per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 1975 | 0.1323 1000 USD per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1976 | 0.1408 1000 USD per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1977 | 0.142 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 0.1401 1000 USD per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 0.1411 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.1437 1000 USD per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 0.1578 1000 USD per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 1982 | 0.1664 1000 USD per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1983 | 0.1531 1000 USD per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 1984 | 0.1453 1000 USD per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1985 | 0.1621 1000 USD per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 1986 | 0.1654 1000 USD per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 0.1708 1000 USD per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 0.1731 1000 USD per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 0.1756 1000 USD per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.2831 1000 USD per square kilometre | +61.2% |
| 2005 | 0.3036 1000 USD per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2006 | 0.2954 1000 USD per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.2995 1000 USD per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.4021 1000 USD per square kilometre | +34.3% |
| 2009 | 0.6236 1000 USD per square kilometre | +55.1% |
| 2010 | 0.7877 1000 USD per square kilometre | +26.3% |
| 2011 | 0.7893 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.8239 1000 USD per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 1.01 1000 USD per square kilometre | +22.5% |
| 2014 | 1.06 1000 USD per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 0.8236 1000 USD per square kilometre | -22.5% |
| 2016 | 0.8166 1000 USD per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 1.07 1000 USD per square kilometre | +31.4% |
| 2018 | 0.9333 1000 USD per square kilometre | -13.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9549 1000 USD per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.9109 1000 USD per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 0.9613 1000 USD per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 0.924 1000 USD per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 1.19 1000 USD per square kilometre | +28.7% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 1.19 1000 USD per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.12 1000 USD per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 1.19 1000 USD per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8528 1000 USD per square kilometre, 1.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +61.2% | 0.1756 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.2831 1000 USD per square kilometre |
| 2009 | +55.1% | 0.4021 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.6236 1000 USD per square kilometre |
| 2008 | +34.3% | 0.2995 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.4021 1000 USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1254 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.113 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.141 1000 USD per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.136 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.1252 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.142 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1613 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.1437 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.1756 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2831 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.2831 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.2831 1000 USD per square kilometre | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.3848 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.2954 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.6236 1000 USD per square kilometre | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.9074 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.7877 1000 USD per square kilometre | 1.07 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9963 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.9109 1000 USD per square kilometre | 1.19 1000 USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 66 Kenya 1.33 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 67 Turkmenistan 1.31 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 68 Guinea 1.2 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 70 Thailand 1.18 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 71 Gambia 1.14 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 72 Greece 1.1 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0411 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross in Zambia?
- Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross in Zambia was 1.19 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.19 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.113 1000 USD per square kilometre in 1962.
- How does Zambia rank for meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross?
- Zambia ranks 69th out of 122 countries with data for 2023.
- Is meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.