Sugar & Sweeteners — Processing in Zambia
Zambia: Sugar & Sweeteners — Processing was 98 1000 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sugar & Sweeteners — Processing in Zambia, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sugar & sweeteners — processing in Zambia is 98 1000 t, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 308.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar & sweeteners — processing in Zambia peaked at 98 1000 t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 19 1000 t, in 2014.
Zambia ranks 55th of 134 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sugar & Sweeteners — Processing in Zambia, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 22 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 20 1000 t | -9.1% |
| 2012 | 23 1000 t | +15.0% |
| 2013 | 24 1000 t | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 19 1000 t | -20.8% |
| 2015 | 19 1000 t | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 20 1000 t | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 36 1000 t | +80.0% |
| 2018 | 42 1000 t | +16.7% |
| 2019 | 39 1000 t | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 60 1000 t | +53.8% |
| 2021 | 90 1000 t | +50.0% |
| 2022 | 95 1000 t | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 98 1000 t | +3.2% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 98 1000 t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 46 1000 t, 2.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 98 1000 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 30.5 1000 t, 3.2× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 26.4 1000 t | 19 1000 t | 42 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.75 1000 t | 60 1000 t | 98 1000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
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 sugar & sweeteners — processing in Zambia?
- Sugar & sweeteners — processing in Zambia was 98 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sugar & sweeteners — processing recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 98 1000 t in 2023.
- What is the lowest sugar & sweeteners — processing recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 19 1000 t in 2014.
- How does Zambia rank for sugar & sweeteners — processing?
- Zambia ranks 55th out of 134 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sugar & sweeteners — processing rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 308.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sugar & Sweeteners — Processing. 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.