SDG 2.a.1: highest government level — SDG 2.a.1: Agriculture share of in Zambia
Zambia: SDG 2.a.1: highest government level — SDG 2.a.1: Agriculture share of was 5.4 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
SDG 2.a.1: highest government level — SDG 2.a.1: Agriculture share of in Zambia, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, sdg 2.a.1: highest government level — sdg 2.a.1: agriculture share of in Zambia stood at 5.4 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.2% on the previous year and down 36.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sdg 2.a.1: highest government level — sdg 2.a.1: agriculture share of in Zambia peaked at 11.06 % in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1.36 %, in 2001.
Zambia ranks 14th of 175 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
SDG 2.a.1: highest government level — SDG 2.a.1: Agriculture share of in Zambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1.36 % | — |
| 2002 | 1.62 % | +19.1% |
| 2003 | 1.89 % | +16.7% |
| 2004 | 3.87 % | +104.8% |
| 2005 | 4.53 % | +17.1% |
| 2006 | 5.99 % | +32.2% |
| 2007 | 6.74 % | +12.5% |
| 2008 | 6.17 % | -8.5% |
| 2009 | 8.42 % | +36.5% |
| 2010 | 6.6 % | -21.6% |
| 2011 | 11.06 % | +67.6% |
| 2012 | 5.78 % | -47.7% |
| 2013 | 6.43 % | +11.2% |
| 2014 | 8.45 % | +31.4% |
| 2015 | 10.25 % | +21.3% |
| 2016 | 6.78 % | -33.9% |
| 2017 | 7.93 % | +17.0% |
| 2018 | 5.29 % | -33.3% |
| 2019 | 5.38 % | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 3.35 % | -37.7% |
| 2021 | 2.11 % | -37.0% |
| 2022 | 4.66 % | +120.9% |
| 2023 | 6.68 % | +43.3% |
| 2024 | 5.4 % | -19.2% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 5.4 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.61 %, 2.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 5.4 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.73 %, 2.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.51 % | 1.36 % | 8.42 % | 9 |
| 2010s | 7.4 % | 5.29 % | 11.06 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.44 % | 2.11 % | 6.68 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 11 Belarus 6.44 % compare
- 11 Lao People's Democratic Republic 2.41 % compare
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- 12 Micronesia 1.96 % compare
- 13 Nepal 5.46 % compare
- 14 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1.79 % compare
- 15 Burkina Faso 5.35 % compare
- 15 Cabo Verde 2.17 % compare
- 15 Melanesia 1.75 % compare
- 16 Serbia 5.16 % compare
- 17 Cuba 4.98 % compare
- 17 Mauritania 4.98 % compare
- 17 Timor-Leste 1.22 % 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 sdg 2.a.1: highest government level — sdg 2.a.1: agriculture share of in Zambia?
- Sdg 2.a.1: highest government level — sdg 2.a.1: agriculture share of in Zambia was 5.4 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sdg 2.a.1: highest government level — sdg 2.a.1: agriculture share of recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 11.06 % in 2011.
- What is the lowest sdg 2.a.1: highest government level — sdg 2.a.1: agriculture share of recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.36 % in 2001.
- How does Zambia rank for sdg 2.a.1: highest government level — sdg 2.a.1: agriculture share of?
- Zambia ranks 14th out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sdg 2.a.1: highest government level — sdg 2.a.1: agriculture share of rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.1%. 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 SDG 2.a.1: highest government level — SDG 2.a.1: Agriculture share of Government Expenditure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Statistics Division of FAO collects annually data on Government Expenditure on Agriculture through a questionnaire, which was developed in partnership with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The IMF is the responsible institution for the Government Finance Statistics (GFS) methodology and annually collects GFS data, including Expenditure by Functions of Government (COFOG). The Classification of the Functions of Government (COFOG) is an international classification developed by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and published by the United Nations Statistical Division (UNSD), with the aim of categorise governments' functions according to their purposes. The FAO questionnaire aligns with Table 7 of the IMF GFS questionnaire, replicates the relevant aggregates and drills down to request additional detail related to Agriculture. The FAO dataset consists of a time series, from 2001 onwards, of Total Government Expenditure and expenditure in: Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, along with its three disaggregated subsectors of Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing; and Environmental Protection. In addition, expenditure in each detailed function are further disaggregated into Recurrent and Capital expenditure. Additional indicators include the Agriculture Share of Government Expenditure, and the Agriculture Orientation Index (ratio between the Agriculture Share of Government Expenditure and the Agriculture Value Added as Share of GDP). Data are reported for the highest level of government available (Consolidated general government, consolidated central government or budgetary central government) and are available for about 100 countries on a regular basis.