Starchy Roots — Protein supply quantity in Zambia
Zambia: Starchy Roots — Protein supply quantity was 20,378 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Starchy Roots — Protein supply quantity in Zambia, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 20,378 t for starchy roots — protein supply quantity in 2023.
That represents a change of up 21.4% on the previous year and up 66.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starchy roots — protein supply quantity in Zambia peaked at 34,794 t in 2020 and was at its lowest, 10,660 t, in 2014.
Zambia ranks 56th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Starchy Roots — Protein supply quantity in Zambia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 13,574 t | — |
| 2011 | 12,356 t | -9.0% |
| 2012 | 12,331 t | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 12,254 t | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 10,660 t | -13.0% |
| 2015 | 10,808 t | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 17,876 t | +65.4% |
| 2017 | 21,241 t | +18.8% |
| 2018 | 24,942 t | +17.4% |
| 2019 | 33,875 t | +35.8% |
| 2020 | 34,794 t | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 33,551 t | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 16,781 t | -50.0% |
| 2023 | 20,378 t | +21.4% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 20,378 t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10,530 t, 1.9× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 20,378 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 11,362 t, 1.8× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 16,992 t | 10,660 t | 33,875 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 26,376 t | 16,781 t | 34,794 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 53 Belarus 23,776 t compare
- 54 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 21,726 t compare
- 55 Papua New Guinea 21,396 t compare
- 57 Philippines 19,881 t compare
- 58 Viet Nam 19,783 t compare
- 58 Vietnam 19,783 t 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 starchy roots — protein supply quantity in Zambia?
- Starchy roots — protein supply quantity in Zambia was 20,378 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest starchy roots — protein supply quantity recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 34,794 t in 2020.
- What is the lowest starchy roots — protein supply quantity recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,660 t in 2014.
- How does Zambia rank for starchy roots — protein supply quantity?
- Zambia ranks 56th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is starchy roots — protein supply quantity rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.3%. 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 Starchy Roots — Protein supply quantity (t). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.