Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita in Zambia
Zambia: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita was 78.12 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita in Zambia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in Zambia is 78.12, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.4% on the previous year and down 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in Zambia peaked at 112.11 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 27.74, in 1981.
That places Zambia 134th out of 166 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.
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 74.48 | — |
| 1962 | 70.27 | -5.7% |
| 1963 | 66.25 | -5.7% |
| 1964 | 64.19 | -3.1% |
| 1965 | 53.55 | -16.6% |
| 1966 | 49.36 | -7.8% |
| 1967 | 52.98 | +7.3% |
| 1968 | 50.04 | -5.5% |
| 1969 | 48.63 | -2.8% |
| 1970 | 47 | -3.4% |
| 1971 | 50.25 | +6.9% |
| 1972 | 48.16 | -4.2% |
| 1973 | 40.69 | -15.5% |
| 1974 | 39.51 | -2.9% |
| 1975 | 35.79 | -9.4% |
| 1976 | 31.15 | -13.0% |
| 1977 | 38.59 | +23.9% |
| 1978 | 35.56 | -7.9% |
| 1979 | 36.74 | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 29.71 | -19.1% |
| 1981 | 27.74 | -6.6% |
| 1982 | 57.31 | +106.6% |
| 1983 | 58.17 | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 35.28 | -39.4% |
| 1985 | 38.64 | +9.5% |
| 1986 | 40.17 | +4.0% |
| 1987 | 41.67 | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 43.7 | +4.9% |
| 1989 | 46.56 | +6.5% |
| 1990 | 49.09 | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 112.11 | +128.4% |
| 2006 | 111.46 | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 109.64 | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 105.8 | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 106.8 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 108.49 | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 106.79 | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 105.08 | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 104.22 | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 102.33 | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 100.55 | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 97.12 | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 66.46 | -31.6% |
| 2018 | 70.11 | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 60.8 | -13.3% |
| 2020 | 70.2 | +15.5% |
| 2021 | 77.84 | +10.9% |
| 2022 | 88.2 | +13.3% |
| 2023 | 99.44 | +12.7% |
| 2024 | 78.12 | -21.4% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 78.12 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 97.88, 80% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 78.12 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 92.05, 85% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +128.4% | 49.09 | 112.11 |
| 1982 | +106.6% | 27.74 | 57.31 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 58.86 | 48.63 | 74.48 | 9 |
| 1970s | 40.34 | 31.15 | 50.25 | 10 |
| 1980s | 41.89 | 27.74 | 58.17 | 10 |
| 1990s | 49.09 | 49.09 | 49.09 | 1 |
| 2000s | 109.16 | 105.8 | 112.11 | 5 |
| 2010s | 92.2 | 60.8 | 108.49 | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.76 | 70.2 | 99.44 | 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 of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in Zambia?
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in Zambia was 78.12 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 112.11 in 2005.
- What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.74 in 1981.
- How does Zambia rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita?
- Zambia ranks 134th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.7%. 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 of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — 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.