Oilcrops — Food in Zambia
Zambia: Oilcrops — Food was 235 1000 t in 2023. ▼ Falling
Oilcrops — Food in Zambia, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 235 1000 t for oilcrops — food in 2023.
The figure is up 5.9% on the previous year and up 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oilcrops — food in Zambia peaked at 238 1000 t in 2011 and was at its lowest, 114 1000 t, in 2020.
That places Zambia 46th out of 194 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 in Zambia, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 150 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 238 1000 t | +58.7% |
| 2012 | 230 1000 t | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 199 1000 t | -13.5% |
| 2014 | 171 1000 t | -14.1% |
| 2015 | 199 1000 t | +16.4% |
| 2016 | 196 1000 t | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 171 1000 t | -12.8% |
| 2018 | 186 1000 t | +8.8% |
| 2019 | 131 1000 t | -29.6% |
| 2020 | 114 1000 t | -13.0% |
| 2021 | 154 1000 t | +35.1% |
| 2022 | 222 1000 t | +44.2% |
| 2023 | 235 1000 t | +5.9% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 235 1000 t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 48 1000 t, 4.9× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 235 1000 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 70 1000 t, 3.4× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 187.1 1000 t | 131 1000 t | 238 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 181.25 1000 t | 114 1000 t | 235 1000 t | 4 |
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 oilcrops — food in Zambia?
- Oilcrops — food in Zambia was 235 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest oilcrops — food recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 238 1000 t in 2011.
- What is the lowest oilcrops — food recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 114 1000 t in 2020.
- How does Zambia rank for oilcrops — food?
- Zambia ranks 46th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is oilcrops — food rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.1%. 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. 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.