Meat supply per person in Zambia
Zambia: Meat supply per person was 17.63 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
17.63
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
157th
of 191 countries
All-time high
20.55
in 2013
All-time low
11.37
in 1984
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Meat supply per person in Zambia, 1961–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 17.63 for meat supply per person in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat supply per person in Zambia peaked at 20.55 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 11.37, in 1984.
Zambia ranks 157th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.17 | 13.77 | 16.51 | 9 |
| 1970s | 15.25 | 14.14 | 17.14 | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.52 | 11.37 | 14.25 | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.94 | 12.68 | 14.91 | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.13 | 12.21 | 13.92 | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.25 | 16.35 | 20.55 | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.79 | 17.21 | 18.33 | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Zambia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.19 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 4.1% (2025)
- Rural population 11.85 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.9% (2025)
- Rural population 54.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 4.11 (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 4.11 (2025)
- Land under cereal production 1.56 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is meat supply per person in Zambia?
- Meat supply per person in Zambia was 17.63 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest meat supply per person recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 20.55 in 2013.
- What is the lowest meat supply per person recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.37 in 1984.
- How does Zambia rank for meat supply per person?
- Zambia ranks 157th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is meat supply per person rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Meat supply per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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