How does Zambia rank for meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita?

Zambia ranks 119th out of 168 countries with data for 2024.

Is meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita rising or falling in Zambia?

Over the last ten years it is down 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Zambia

Name: Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Zambia
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Zambia: Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita was 0.0024 1000 An per person in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)

0.0024 1000 An per person

Change on year

down 1.7%

World rank

119th

of 168 countries

All-time high

0.0048 1000 An per person

in 1976

All-time low

0.0012 1000 An per person

in 1962

Years of data

1961–2024

Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Zambia, 1961–2024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 An per person.

Analysis

Zambia recorded 0.0024 1000 An per person for meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in 2024.

That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 18.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Zambia peaked at 0.0048 1000 An per person in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0.0012 1000 An per person, in 1962.

That places Zambia 119th out of 168 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Zambia, year by year

Annual values for Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Zambia, 1961 to 2024.
Year	1000 An per person	Change
1961	0.0012 1000 An per person	—
1962	0.0012 1000 An per person	-0.5%
1963	0.0012 1000 An per person	+1.9%
1964	0.0013 1000 An per person	+11.1%
1965	0.0014 1000 An per person	+9.3%
1966	0.0018 1000 An per person	+24.3%
1967	0.0019 1000 An per person	+6.4%
1968	0.0018 1000 An per person	-5.4%
1969	0.0022 1000 An per person	+23.4%
1970	0.0023 1000 An per person	+3.4%
1971	0.002 1000 An per person	-14.5%
1972	0.003 1000 An per person	+50.9%
1973	0.0028 1000 An per person	-6.4%
1974	0.0033 1000 An per person	+20.3%
1975	0.0042 1000 An per person	+25.4%
1976	0.0048 1000 An per person	+14.7%
1977	0.0044 1000 An per person	-8.9%
1978	0.0041 1000 An per person	-6.8%
1979	0.004 1000 An per person	-2.5%
1980	0.0041 1000 An per person	+4.4%
1981	0.0031 1000 An per person	-24.0%
1982	0.003 1000 An per person	-3.5%
1983	0.0027 1000 An per person	-12.3%
1984	0.0021 1000 An per person	-20.1%
1985	0.0024 1000 An per person	+11.0%
1986	0.0023 1000 An per person	-2.9%
1987	0.0023 1000 An per person	-1.6%
1988	0.0024 1000 An per person	+5.7%
1989	0.0024 1000 An per person	+0.7%
1990	0.0024 1000 An per person	+1.3%
1991	0.0026 1000 An per person	+7.3%
1992	0.0028 1000 An per person	+7.4%
1993	0.003 1000 An per person	+7.4%
1994	0.0028 1000 An per person	-5.8%
1995	0.0028 1000 An per person	+0.4%
1996	0.0031 1000 An per person	+7.3%
1997	0.0032 1000 An per person	+6.3%
1998	0.0034 1000 An per person	+4.8%
1999	0.0034 1000 An per person	+1.0%
2000	0.0035 1000 An per person	+1.6%
2001	0.0035 1000 An per person	+1.2%
2002	0.0036 1000 An per person	+1.0%
2003	0.0035 1000 An per person	-1.8%
2004	0.0034 1000 An per person	-3.1%
2005	0.0033 1000 An per person	-2.0%
2006	0.003 1000 An per person	-9.6%
2007	0.0029 1000 An per person	-3.5%
2008	0.003 1000 An per person	+1.8%
2009	0.003 1000 An per person	+0.3%
2010	0.003 1000 An per person	+2.6%
2011	0.003 1000 An per person	-2.1%
2012	0.003 1000 An per person	-0.9%
2013	0.003 1000 An per person	+1.3%
2014	0.0029 1000 An per person	-2.9%
2015	0.0028 1000 An per person	-2.4%
2016	0.0028 1000 An per person	-2.4%
2017	0.0027 1000 An per person	-1.7%
2018	0.0027 1000 An per person	-1.9%
2019	0.0026 1000 An per person	-1.8%
2020	0.0026 1000 An per person	-1.8%
2021	0.0025 1000 An per person	-1.3%
2022	0.0025 1000 An per person	-1.9%
2023	0.0024 1000 An per person	-3.9%
2024	0.0024 1000 An per person	-1.7%

Zambia compared with similar countries

Zambia's 0.0024 1000 An per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0023 1000 An per person, 1.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Zambia's 0.0024 1000 An per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0018 1000 An per person, 1.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, 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
1972	+50.9%	0.002 1000 An per person	0.003 1000 An per person

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0016 1000 An per person	0.0012 1000 An per person	0.0022 1000 An per person	9
1970s	0.0035 1000 An per person	0.002 1000 An per person	0.0048 1000 An per person	10
1980s	0.0027 1000 An per person	0.0021 1000 An per person	0.0041 1000 An per person	10
1990s	0.003 1000 An per person	0.0024 1000 An per person	0.0034 1000 An per person	10
2000s	0.0033 1000 An per person	0.0029 1000 An per person	0.0036 1000 An per person	10
2010s	0.0028 1000 An per person	0.0026 1000 An per person	0.003 1000 An per person	10
2020s	0.0025 1000 An per person	0.0024 1000 An per person	0.0026 1000 An per person	5

Countries ranked near Zambia

116 Madagascar 0.0025 1000 An per person compare
117 Turkmenistan 0.0025 1000 An per person compare
118 Uzbekistan 0.0024 1000 An per person compare
120 India 0.0023 1000 An per person compare
121 Bangladesh 0.0023 1000 An per person compare
122 Eswatini 0.0023 1000 An per person compare

See the full ranking of 169 places →

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)

All data for Zambia →

Frequently asked questions

What is meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Zambia?: Meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Zambia was 0.0024 1000 An per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita recorded in Zambia?: The highest recorded value was 0.0048 1000 An per person in 1976.
What is the lowest meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita recorded in Zambia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0012 1000 An per person in 1962.
How does Zambia rank for meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita?: Zambia ranks 119th out of 168 countries with data for 2024.
Is meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita rising or falling in Zambia?: Over the last ten years it is down 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Zambia data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered ÷ Population, total

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Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)

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About this data

Indicator: Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita
Unit: 1000 An per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 169 places, 9,840 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 07 September 2026

Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.