Oilcrops — Food supply in Zambia
Zambia: Oilcrops — Food supply was 933,501 million Kcal in 2023. ▼ Falling
Oilcrops — Food supply in Zambia, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
In 2023, oilcrops — food supply in Zambia stood at 933,501 million Kcal.
The figure is up 6.0% on the previous year and up 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oilcrops — food supply in Zambia peaked at 946,654 million Kcal in 2011 and was at its lowest, 450,592 million Kcal, in 2020.
That places Zambia 24th out of 164 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Oilcrops — Food supply in Zambia, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 596,994 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 946,654 million Kcal | +58.6% |
| 2012 | 914,954 million Kcal | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 796,405 million Kcal | -13.0% |
| 2014 | 679,086 million Kcal | -14.7% |
| 2015 | 789,274 million Kcal | +16.2% |
| 2016 | 781,816 million Kcal | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 676,317 million Kcal | -13.5% |
| 2018 | 739,617 million Kcal | +9.4% |
| 2019 | 521,686 million Kcal | -29.5% |
| 2020 | 450,592 million Kcal | -13.6% |
| 2021 | 609,978 million Kcal | +35.4% |
| 2022 | 880,606 million Kcal | +44.4% |
| 2023 | 933,501 million Kcal | +6.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 744,280 million Kcal | 521,686 million Kcal | 946,654 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 718,669 million Kcal | 450,592 million Kcal | 933,501 million Kcal | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 21 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 995,284 million Kcal compare
- 22 China, Taiwan Province of 981,901 million Kcal compare
- 23 Thailand 981,467 million Kcal compare
- 25 Malaysia 890,103 million Kcal compare
- 26 Russian Federation 880,245 million Kcal compare
- 27 France 823,881 million Kcal compare
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)
- Agriculture share gdp 4.11 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 4.11 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is oilcrops — food supply in Zambia?
- Oilcrops — food supply in Zambia was 933,501 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest oilcrops — food supply recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 946,654 million Kcal in 2011.
- What is the lowest oilcrops — food supply recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 450,592 million Kcal in 2020.
- How does Zambia rank for oilcrops — food supply?
- Zambia ranks 24th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is oilcrops — food supply rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Oilcrops — Food supply (kcal). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.