What is the highest meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Zambia?

The highest recorded value was 50,222 1000 An in 2022.

What is the lowest meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Zambia?

The lowest recorded value was 3,800 1000 An in 1961.

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

Zambia ranks 95th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.

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

Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. 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, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Zambia

Name: Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Zambia
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Zambia: Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered was 50,201 1000 An in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

50,201 1000 An

Change on year

up 1.1%

World rank

95th

of 191 countries

All-time high

50,222 1000 An

in 2022

All-time low

3,800 1000 An

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2024

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

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 An.

Analysis

In 2024, meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered in Zambia stood at 50,201 1000 An.

The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered in Zambia peaked at 50,222 1000 An in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3,800 1000 An, in 1961.

Zambia ranks 95th of 191 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, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Zambia, year by year

Annual values for Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Zambia, 1961 to 2024.
Year	1000 An	Change
1961	3,800 1000 An	—
1962	3,900 1000 An	+2.6%
1963	4,100 1000 An	+5.1%
1964	4,700 1000 An	+14.6%
1965	5,300 1000 An	+12.8%
1966	6,800 1000 An	+28.3%
1967	7,470 1000 An	+9.9%
1968	7,300 1000 An	-2.3%
1969	9,300 1000 An	+27.4%
1970	9,900 1000 An	+6.5%
1971	8,700 1000 An	-12.1%
1972	13,500 1000 An	+55.2%
1973	13,000 1000 An	-3.7%
1974	16,100 1000 An	+23.8%
1975	20,800 1000 An	+29.2%
1976	24,600 1000 An	+18.3%
1977	23,100 1000 An	-6.1%
1978	22,200 1000 An	-3.9%
1979	22,300 1000 An	+0.5%
1980	24,000 1000 An	+7.6%
1981	18,800 1000 An	-21.7%
1982	18,740 1000 An	-0.3%
1983	16,973 1000 An	-9.4%
1984	13,984 1000 An	-17.6%
1985	16,001 1000 An	+14.4%
1986	16,000 1000 An	-0.0%
1987	16,200 1000 An	+1.2%
1988	17,600 1000 An	+8.6%
1989	18,200 1000 An	+3.4%
1990	18,920 1000 An	+4.0%
1991	20,812 1000 An	+10.0%
1992	22,892 1000 An	+10.0%
1993	25,184 1000 An	+10.0%
1994	24,300 1000 An	-3.5%
1995	25,000 1000 An	+2.9%
1996	27,500 1000 An	+10.0%
1997	30,000 1000 An	+9.1%
1998	32,276 1000 An	+7.6%
1999	33,500 1000 An	+3.8%
2000	35,000 1000 An	+4.5%
2001	36,500 1000 An	+4.3%
2002	38,000 1000 An	+4.1%
2003	38,500 1000 An	+1.3%
2004	38,500 1000 An	+0.0%
2005	39,000 1000 An	+1.3%
2006	36,500 1000 An	-6.4%
2007	36,500 1000 An	+0.0%
2008	38,500 1000 An	+5.5%
2009	40,000 1000 An	+3.9%
2010	42,500 1000 An	+6.2%
2011	43,000 1000 An	+1.2%
2012	44,000 1000 An	+2.3%
2013	46,000 1000 An	+4.5%
2014	46,128 1000 An	+0.3%
2015	46,468 1000 An	+0.7%
2016	46,772 1000 An	+0.7%
2017	47,421 1000 An	+1.4%
2018	47,921 1000 An	+1.1%
2019	48,489 1000 An	+1.2%
2020	49,031 1000 An	+1.1%
2021	49,787 1000 An	+1.5%
2022	50,222 1000 An	+0.9%
2023	49,652 1000 An	-1.1%
2024	50,201 1000 An	+1.1%

Zambia compared with similar countries

Zambia's 50,201 1000 An is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 48,964 1000 An, 1.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Zambia's 50,201 1000 An is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 25,350 1000 An, 2.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 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	+55.2%	8,700 1000 An	13,500 1000 An
1975	+29.2%	16,100 1000 An	20,800 1000 An

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	5,852 1000 An	3,800 1000 An	9,300 1000 An	9
1970s	17,420 1000 An	8,700 1000 An	24,600 1000 An	10
1980s	17,650 1000 An	13,984 1000 An	24,000 1000 An	10
1990s	26,038 1000 An	18,920 1000 An	33,500 1000 An	10
2000s	37,700 1000 An	35,000 1000 An	40,000 1000 An	10
2010s	45,870 1000 An	42,500 1000 An	48,489 1000 An	10
2020s	49,779 1000 An	49,031 1000 An	50,222 1000 An	5

Countries ranked near Zambia

92 Bulgaria 61,063 1000 An compare
93 Angola 60,820 1000 An compare
94 Kuwait 50,502 1000 An compare
96 Mauritius 49,897 1000 An compare
97 Serbia and Montenegro 48,192 1000 An compare
98 Lithuania 47,799 1000 An compare

See the full ranking of 240 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 in Zambia?: Meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered in Zambia was 50,201 1000 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Zambia?: The highest recorded value was 50,222 1000 An in 2022.
What is the lowest meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Zambia?: The lowest recorded value was 3,800 1000 An in 1961.
How does Zambia rank for meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered?: Zambia ranks 95th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
Is meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered rising or falling in Zambia?: Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. 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, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered
Unit: 1000 An
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 240 places, 13,971 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 13 August 2026

Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.