Share cereal human food in Zambia
Zambia: Share cereal human food was 80.43 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
80.43
Change on year
down 2.8%
World rank
61st
of 191 countries
All-time high
98.42
in 2005
All-time low
72.35
in 1978
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Share cereal human food in Zambia, 1961–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share cereal human food in Zambia is 80.43, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share cereal human food in Zambia peaked at 98.42 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 72.35, in 1978.
Zambia ranks 61st of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 94.42 | 92.78 | 95.24 | 9 |
| 1970s | 93.61 | 72.35 | 97.11 | 10 |
| 1980s | 97.37 | 97.12 | 97.58 | 10 |
| 1990s | 97.67 | 97.26 | 98.09 | 10 |
| 2000s | 97.53 | 93.68 | 98.42 | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.74 | 82.23 | 86.25 | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.98 | 77.53 | 83.18 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More agriculture & rural data for Zambia
- 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)
- Rural population 54.1% (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.9% (2025)
- Rural population 11.85 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 4.1% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.19 billion current US$ (2025)
- Cereal yield vs gdp per capita 2.34 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share cereal human food in Zambia?
- Share cereal human food in Zambia was 80.43 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share cereal human food recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 98.42 in 2005.
- What is the lowest share cereal human food recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.35 in 1978.
- How does Zambia rank for share cereal human food?
- Zambia ranks 61st out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share cereal human food rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share cereal human food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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