Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals, per capita in Zambia
Zambia: Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals, per capita was 0.0189 An per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals, per capita in Zambia, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per person.
Analysis
In 2024, raw milk of cattle — milk animals, per capita in Zambia stood at 0.0189 An per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.1% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, raw milk of cattle — milk animals, per capita in Zambia peaked at 0.0399 An per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.016 An per person, in 2016.
That places Zambia 101st out of 164 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals, per capita in Zambia, year by year
| Year | An per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0399 An per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0387 An per person | -3.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0378 An per person | -2.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0369 An per person | -2.4% |
| 1965 | 0.036 An per person | -2.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0354 An per person | -1.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0348 An per person | -1.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0344 An per person | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0341 An per person | -1.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0338 An per person | -0.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0338 An per person | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0335 An per person | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0334 An per person | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0328 An per person | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0333 An per person | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 0.035 An per person | +5.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0353 An per person | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0349 An per person | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0353 An per person | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0338 An per person | -4.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0349 An per person | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0358 An per person | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0329 An per person | -8.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0302 An per person | -8.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0327 An per person | +8.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0325 An per person | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0325 An per person | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0321 An per person | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0318 An per person | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0333 An per person | +4.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0337 An per person | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0341 An per person | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0344 An per person | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0285 An per person | -17.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0307 An per person | +7.7% |
| 1996 | 0.028 An per person | -8.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0205 An per person | -26.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0207 An per person | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0216 An per person | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 0.025 An per person | +15.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0252 An per person | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0263 An per person | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0255 An per person | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0238 An per person | -6.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0239 An per person | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0223 An per person | -6.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0223 An per person | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0219 An per person | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0215 An per person | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0211 An per person | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0204 An per person | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0198 An per person | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0192 An per person | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0189 An per person | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0168 An per person | -11.1% |
| 2016 | 0.016 An per person | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0163 An per person | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0181 An per person | +11.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0184 An per person | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0175 An per person | -4.9% |
| 2021 | 0.018 An per person | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0194 An per person | +7.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0202 An per person | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0189 An per person | -6.1% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 0.0189 An per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0354 An per person, 53% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 0.0189 An per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0425 An per person, 45% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | -26.9% | 0.028 An per person | 0.0205 An per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0365 An per person | 0.0341 An per person | 0.0399 An per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0341 An per person | 0.0328 An per person | 0.0353 An per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0329 An per person | 0.0302 An per person | 0.0358 An per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0285 An per person | 0.0205 An per person | 0.0344 An per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0238 An per person | 0.0215 An per person | 0.0263 An per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0185 An per person | 0.016 An per person | 0.0211 An per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0188 An per person | 0.0175 An per person | 0.0202 An 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 raw milk of cattle — milk animals, per capita in Zambia?
- Raw milk of cattle — milk animals, per capita in Zambia was 0.0189 An per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest raw milk of cattle — milk animals, per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0399 An per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest raw milk of cattle — milk animals, per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.016 An per person in 2016.
- How does Zambia rank for raw milk of cattle — milk animals, per capita?
- Zambia ranks 101st out of 164 countries with data for 2024.
- Is raw milk of cattle — milk animals, per capita rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals 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
Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.