Onions — Food supply in Zambia
Zambia: Onions — Food supply was 14,572 million Kcal in 2023. ▲ Rising
Onions — Food supply in Zambia, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 14,572 million Kcal for onions — food supply in 2023.
The figure is down 6.6% on the previous year and down 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, onions — food supply in Zambia peaked at 18,771 million Kcal in 2016 and was at its lowest, 10,460 million Kcal, in 2010.
That places Zambia 98th out of 162 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Onions — Food supply in Zambia, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 10,460 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 11,950 million Kcal | +14.2% |
| 2012 | 16,711 million Kcal | +39.8% |
| 2013 | 16,544 million Kcal | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 17,305 million Kcal | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 17,732 million Kcal | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 18,771 million Kcal | +5.9% |
| 2017 | 16,935 million Kcal | -9.8% |
| 2018 | 16,042 million Kcal | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 16,661 million Kcal | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 17,612 million Kcal | +5.7% |
| 2021 | 16,356 million Kcal | -7.1% |
| 2022 | 15,601 million Kcal | -4.6% |
| 2023 | 14,572 million Kcal | -6.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 15,911 million Kcal | 10,460 million Kcal | 18,771 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 16,035 million Kcal | 14,572 million Kcal | 17,612 million Kcal | 4 |
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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 onions — food supply in Zambia?
- Onions — food supply in Zambia was 14,572 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest onions — food supply recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 18,771 million Kcal in 2016.
- What is the lowest onions — food supply recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,460 million Kcal in 2010.
- How does Zambia rank for onions — food supply?
- Zambia ranks 98th out of 162 countries with data for 2023.
- Is onions — food supply rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Onions — 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.