Pulses — Food supply in Zambia
Zambia: Pulses — Food supply was 242,598 million Kcal in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Pulses — Food supply in Zambia, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 242,598 million Kcal for pulses — food supply in 2023.
The figure is down 29.5% on the previous year and up 186.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pulses — food supply in Zambia peaked at 344,110 million Kcal in 2022 and was at its lowest, 74,722 million Kcal, in 2010.
That places Zambia 77th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pulses — Food supply in Zambia, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 74,722 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 79,693 million Kcal | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 81,424 million Kcal | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 84,813 million Kcal | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 88,041 million Kcal | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 90,418 million Kcal | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 93,054 million Kcal | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 82,427 million Kcal | -11.4% |
| 2018 | 82,775 million Kcal | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 80,165 million Kcal | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 108,961 million Kcal | +35.9% |
| 2021 | 253,071 million Kcal | +132.3% |
| 2022 | 344,110 million Kcal | +36.0% |
| 2023 | 242,598 million Kcal | -29.5% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 242,598 million Kcal is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 184,859 million Kcal, 1.3× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 242,598 million Kcal is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 203,387 million Kcal, 1.2× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pulses — Food supply 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +132.3% | 108,961 million Kcal | 253,071 million Kcal |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 83,753 million Kcal | 74,722 million Kcal | 93,054 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 237,185 million Kcal | 108,961 million Kcal | 344,110 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)
- 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 pulses — food supply in Zambia?
- Pulses — food supply in Zambia was 242,598 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pulses — food supply recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 344,110 million Kcal in 2022.
- What is the lowest pulses — food supply recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 74,722 million Kcal in 2010.
- How does Zambia rank for pulses — food supply?
- Zambia ranks 77th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pulses — food supply rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 186.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Pulses — 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.