Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Production, per capita in Zambia
Zambia: Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Production, per capita was 0.0036 t per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Production, per capita in Zambia, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 0.0036 t per person for oilcrops, oil equivalent — production, per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 70.6% on the previous year and down 47.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oilcrops, oil equivalent — production, per capita in Zambia peaked at 0.0121 t per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0013 t per person, in 1992.
That places Zambia 116th out of 165 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.
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Production, per capita in Zambia, year by year
| Year | t per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0047 t per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0041 t per person | -12.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0044 t per person | +8.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0034 t per person | -21.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0037 t per person | +6.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0049 t per person | +33.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0049 t per person | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0049 t per person | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 0.005 t per person | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0049 t per person | -2.0% |
| 1971 | 0.005 t per person | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0055 t per person | +9.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0046 t per person | -16.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0038 t per person | -18.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0051 t per person | +34.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0089 t per person | +74.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0047 t per person | -47.2% |
| 1978 | 0.003 t per person | -36.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0024 t per person | -18.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0031 t per person | +30.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0025 t per person | -21.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0027 t per person | +6.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0033 t per person | +24.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0043 t per person | +30.3% |
| 1985 | 0.004 t per person | -6.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0035 t per person | -14.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0036 t per person | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0037 t per person | +3.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0032 t per person | -13.8% |
| 1990 | 0.003 t per person | -4.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0028 t per person | -6.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0013 t per person | -54.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0031 t per person | +140.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0026 t per person | -17.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0025 t per person | -3.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0036 t per person | +43.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0031 t per person | -13.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0029 t per person | -5.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0038 t per person | +29.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0035 t per person | -7.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0023 t per person | -33.9% |
| 2002 | 0.003 t per person | +29.0% |
| 2003 | 0.003 t per person | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0035 t per person | +15.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0048 t per person | +37.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0044 t per person | -7.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0035 t per person | -20.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0038 t per person | +7.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0063 t per person | +66.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0065 t per person | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0088 t per person | +35.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0071 t per person | -19.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0069 t per person | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0068 t per person | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0067 t per person | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0077 t per person | +14.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0082 t per person | +7.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0076 t per person | -7.0% |
| 2019 | 0.006 t per person | -21.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0061 t per person | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0083 t per person | +35.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0088 t per person | +6.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0121 t per person | +37.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0036 t per person | -70.6% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 0.0036 t per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0071 t per person, 50% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 0.0036 t per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0082 t per person, 44% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Production, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +140.0% | 0.0013 t per person | 0.0031 t per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0044 t per person | 0.0034 t per person | 0.005 t per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0048 t per person | 0.0024 t per person | 0.0089 t per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0034 t per person | 0.0025 t per person | 0.0043 t per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0029 t per person | 0.0013 t per person | 0.0038 t per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0038 t per person | 0.0023 t per person | 0.0063 t per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0072 t per person | 0.006 t per person | 0.0088 t per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0078 t per person | 0.0036 t per person | 0.0121 t per person | 5 |
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, oil equivalent — production, per capita in Zambia?
- Oilcrops, oil equivalent — production, per capita in Zambia was 0.0036 t per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest oilcrops, oil equivalent — production, per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0121 t per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest oilcrops, oil equivalent — production, per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0013 t per person in 1992.
- How does Zambia rank for oilcrops, oil equivalent — production, per capita?
- Zambia ranks 116th out of 165 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oilcrops, oil equivalent — production, per capita rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.5%. 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 Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.