Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals, per square kilometre in Zambia
Zambia: Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals, per square kilometre was 0.5622 An per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals, per square kilometre in Zambia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per square kilometre.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 0.5622 An per square kilometre for raw milk of cattle — milk animals, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.8% on the previous year and up 41.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, raw milk of cattle — milk animals, per square kilometre in Zambia peaked at 0.5622 An per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1749 An per square kilometre, in 1961.
Zambia ranks 126th of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals, per square kilometre in Zambia, year by year
| Year | An per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1749 An per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1749 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.1762 An per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 0.1776 An per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 0.1789 An per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 0.1816 An per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 0.1843 An per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1968 | 0.1883 An per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1969 | 0.1924 An per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1970 | 0.1964 An per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1971 | 0.2018 An per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 0.2058 An per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 0.2112 An per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 0.2139 An per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 0.2233 An per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1976 | 0.2421 An per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1977 | 0.2515 An per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1978 | 0.2569 An per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 0.2677 An per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1980 | 0.2637 An per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 0.2811 An per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1982 | 0.2973 An per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1983 | 0.2825 An per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1984 | 0.2677 An per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1985 | 0.2986 An per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 1986 | 0.3054 An per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 0.3148 An per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 0.3188 An per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 0.3242 An per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 0.3484 An per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1991 | 0.3619 An per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 0.3753 An per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 0.3874 An per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 0.3292 An per square kilometre | -15.0% |
| 1995 | 0.3632 An per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 1996 | 0.339 An per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1997 | 0.2542 An per square kilometre | -25.0% |
| 1998 | 0.2637 An per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 0.2825 An per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2000 | 0.3363 An per square kilometre | +19.0% |
| 2001 | 0.3497 An per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 0.3767 An per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2003 | 0.3767 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3632 An per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 0.3767 An per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 0.3632 An per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 0.3767 An per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 0.3834 An per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.3901 An per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.3968 An per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.3968 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3968 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3968 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4036 An per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.3699 An per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2016 | 0.3632 An per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.3834 An per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 0.4386 An per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 2019 | 0.4578 An per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 0.4481 An per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.4752 An per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2022 | 0.5265 An per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 2023 | 0.5622 An per square kilometre | +6.8% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 0.5622 An per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.1 An per square kilometre, 18% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 0.5622 An per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.88 An per square kilometre, 30% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals, per square kilometre 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 | -25.0% | 0.339 An per square kilometre | 0.2542 An per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.181 An per square kilometre | 0.1749 An per square kilometre | 0.1924 An per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2271 An per square kilometre | 0.1964 An per square kilometre | 0.2677 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2954 An per square kilometre | 0.2637 An per square kilometre | 0.3242 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3305 An per square kilometre | 0.2542 An per square kilometre | 0.3874 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3693 An per square kilometre | 0.3363 An per square kilometre | 0.3901 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4004 An per square kilometre | 0.3632 An per square kilometre | 0.4578 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.503 An per square kilometre | 0.4481 An per square kilometre | 0.5622 An per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 123 Samoa 0.5662 An per square kilometre compare
- 124 Argentina 0.5649 An per square kilometre compare
- 125 Faroe Islands 0.5642 An per square kilometre compare
- 127 Norway 0.5608 An per square kilometre compare
- 128 Kuwait 0.5458 An per square kilometre compare
- 129 Jordan 0.5413 An per square kilometre compare
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 square kilometre in Zambia?
- Raw milk of cattle — milk animals, per square kilometre in Zambia was 0.5622 An per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest raw milk of cattle — milk animals, per square kilometre recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5622 An per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest raw milk of cattle — milk animals, per square kilometre recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1749 An per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Zambia rank for raw milk of cattle — milk animals, per square kilometre?
- Zambia ranks 126th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is raw milk of cattle — milk animals, per square kilometre rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.7%. 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 Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.