Meat of pig: Gross Production Index Number … Meat Number Index 100 in Zambia
Zambia: Meat of pig: Gross Production Index Number … Meat Number Index 100 was 125.38 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross in Zambia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross in Zambia is 125.38, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross in Zambia peaked at 168.82 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 6.92, in 1963.
That places Zambia 49th out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Meat of pig: Gross Production Index Number … Meat Number Index 100 in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 8.64 | — |
| 1962 | 8.18 | -5.3% |
| 1963 | 6.92 | -15.4% |
| 1964 | 7.93 | +14.6% |
| 1965 | 8.4 | +5.9% |
| 1966 | 10.12 | +20.5% |
| 1967 | 11.02 | +8.9% |
| 1968 | 10.45 | -5.2% |
| 1969 | 10.9 | +4.3% |
| 1970 | 10.89 | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 10.44 | -4.1% |
| 1972 | 15.17 | +45.3% |
| 1973 | 17.01 | +12.1% |
| 1974 | 17.72 | +4.2% |
| 1975 | 18.85 | +6.4% |
| 1976 | 19.88 | +5.5% |
| 1977 | 24.91 | +25.3% |
| 1978 | 26.08 | +4.7% |
| 1979 | 23.3 | -10.7% |
| 1980 | 25.14 | +7.9% |
| 1981 | 26.64 | +6.0% |
| 1982 | 28.26 | +6.1% |
| 1983 | 22.3 | -21.1% |
| 1984 | 19.14 | -14.2% |
| 1985 | 20.44 | +6.8% |
| 1986 | 21.47 | +5.0% |
| 1987 | 22.58 | +5.2% |
| 1988 | 23.77 | +5.3% |
| 1989 | 32.84 | +38.2% |
| 1990 | 33 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 34.53 | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 45.28 | +31.1% |
| 2007 | 61.39 | +35.6% |
| 2008 | 80.5 | +31.1% |
| 2009 | 80.57 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 79.81 | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 91.32 | +14.4% |
| 2012 | 168.82 | +84.9% |
| 2013 | 122.91 | -27.2% |
| 2014 | 113.62 | -7.6% |
| 2015 | 92.72 | -18.4% |
| 2016 | 93.65 | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 100.9 | +7.7% |
| 2018 | 114.68 | +13.7% |
| 2019 | 115.27 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 97.91 | -15.1% |
| 2021 | 99.39 | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 84.59 | -14.9% |
| 2023 | 122.83 | +45.2% |
| 2024 | 125.38 | +2.1% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 125.38 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 110.97, 1.1× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 125.38 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 130.35, 96% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat of pig: Gross Production Index Number … Meat Number Index 100 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +84.9% | 91.32 | 168.82 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.17 | 6.92 | 11.02 | 9 |
| 1970s | 18.43 | 10.44 | 26.08 | 10 |
| 1980s | 24.26 | 19.14 | 32.84 | 10 |
| 1990s | 33 | 33 | 33 | 1 |
| 2000s | 60.45 | 34.53 | 80.57 | 5 |
| 2010s | 109.37 | 79.81 | 168.82 | 10 |
| 2020s | 106.02 | 84.59 | 125.38 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More agriculture & rural data for Zambia
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1752 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0008 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 1.09 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross in Zambia?
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross in Zambia was 125.38 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 168.82 in 2012.
- What is the lowest meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.92 in 1963.
- How does Zambia rank for meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross?
- Zambia ranks 49th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross 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.