Sugar cane — Processing in Zambia
Zambia: Sugar cane — Processing was 4,419 1000 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sugar cane — 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 cane — processing in Zambia is 4,419 1000 t, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 5.8% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar cane — processing in Zambia peaked at 4,419 1000 t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3,439 1000 t, in 2010.
Zambia ranks 31st of 91 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.
Sugar cane — Processing in Zambia, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 3,439 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 3,907 1000 t | +13.6% |
| 2012 | 3,855 1000 t | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 4,235 1000 t | +9.9% |
| 2014 | 3,982 1000 t | -6.0% |
| 2015 | 3,775 1000 t | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 3,698 1000 t | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 4,057 1000 t | +9.7% |
| 2018 | 4,233 1000 t | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 4,253 1000 t | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 4,340 1000 t | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 3,753 1000 t | -13.5% |
| 2022 | 4,178 1000 t | +11.3% |
| 2023 | 4,419 1000 t | +5.8% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 4,419 1000 t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,230 1000 t, 3.6× the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 4,419 1000 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 977.5 1000 t, 4.5× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3,943 1000 t | 3,439 1000 t | 4,253 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,172 1000 t | 3,753 1000 t | 4,419 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 cane — processing in Zambia?
- Sugar cane — processing in Zambia was 4,419 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sugar cane — processing recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 4,419 1000 t in 2023.
- What is the lowest sugar cane — processing recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,439 1000 t in 2010.
- How does Zambia rank for sugar cane — processing?
- Zambia ranks 31st out of 91 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sugar cane — processing rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. 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 Sugar cane — 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.