Sheep fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in Zambia
Zambia: Sheep fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square was 0.111 An per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sheep fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in Zambia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in Zambia is 0.111 An per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.4% on the previous year and up 31.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in Zambia peaked at 0.111 An per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0084 An per square kilometre, in 1976.
Zambia ranks 144th of 160 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sheep fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in Zambia, year by year
| Year | An per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0128 An per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0124 An per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0121 An per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0122 An per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0104 An per square kilometre | -14.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0099 An per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0111 An per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0107 An per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0108 An per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 0.012 An per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0118 An per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0118 An per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0101 An per square kilometre | -14.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0101 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0094 An per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0084 An per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0108 An per square kilometre | +27.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0103 An per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1979 | 0.011 An per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0094 An per square kilometre | -14.6% |
| 1981 | 0.009 An per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0187 An per square kilometre | +107.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0196 An per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0122 An per square kilometre | -37.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0138 An per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0148 An per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0159 An per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1988 | 0.017 An per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0186 An per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0202 An per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0209 An per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0221 An per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0234 An per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0245 An per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0258 An per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0269 An per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0282 An per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1998 | 0.035 An per square kilometre | +23.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0417 An per square kilometre | +19.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0484 An per square kilometre | +16.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0525 An per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0605 An per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0619 An per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0659 An per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0693 An per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0713 An per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0726 An per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0726 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.076 An per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 0.08 An per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0814 An per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0827 An per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0847 An per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0858 An per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0871 An per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0873 An per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0612 An per square kilometre | -30.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0665 An per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0594 An per square kilometre | -10.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0706 An per square kilometre | +18.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0808 An per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0938 An per square kilometre | +16.0% |
| 2023 | 0.111 An per square kilometre | +18.4% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 0.111 An per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.44 An per square kilometre, 3% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 0.111 An per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.22 An per square kilometre, 5% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +107.5% | 0.009 An per square kilometre | 0.0187 An per square kilometre |
| 1984 | -37.5% | 0.0196 An per square kilometre | 0.0122 An per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0114 An per square kilometre | 0.0099 An per square kilometre | 0.0128 An per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0106 An per square kilometre | 0.0084 An per square kilometre | 0.012 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0149 An per square kilometre | 0.009 An per square kilometre | 0.0196 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0269 An per square kilometre | 0.0202 An per square kilometre | 0.0417 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0651 An per square kilometre | 0.0484 An per square kilometre | 0.076 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0776 An per square kilometre | 0.0594 An per square kilometre | 0.0873 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0891 An per square kilometre | 0.0706 An per square kilometre | 0.111 An per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 141 Botswana 0.1332 An per square kilometre compare
- 142 Sri Lanka 0.1276 An per square kilometre compare
- 143 El Salvador 0.1221 An per square kilometre compare
- 145 Malaysia 0.1041 An per square kilometre compare
- 146 Bhutan 0.0983 An per square kilometre compare
- 147 Canada 0.0885 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 sheep fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in Zambia?
- Sheep fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in Zambia was 0.111 An per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered, per square recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.111 An per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest sheep fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered, per square recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0084 An per square kilometre in 1976.
- How does Zambia rank for sheep fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered, per square?
- Zambia ranks 144th out of 160 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered, per square rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sheep fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 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.
Sheep fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sheep fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 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
Sheep fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 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.