Sugar (Raw Equivalent) — Food supply in Zambia
Zambia: Sugar (Raw Equivalent) — Food supply was 765,555 million Kcal in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sugar (Raw Equivalent) — Food supply in Zambia, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sugar (raw equivalent) — food supply in Zambia is 765,555 million Kcal, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.1% on the previous year and up 32.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar (raw equivalent) — food supply in Zambia peaked at 959,600 million Kcal in 2020 and was at its lowest, 485,174 million Kcal, in 2010.
Zambia ranks 96th 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.
Sugar (Raw Equivalent) — Food supply in Zambia, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 485,174 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 514,492 million Kcal | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 541,294 million Kcal | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 576,390 million Kcal | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 687,197 million Kcal | +19.2% |
| 2015 | 730,818 million Kcal | +6.3% |
| 2016 | 679,112 million Kcal | -7.1% |
| 2017 | 740,991 million Kcal | +9.1% |
| 2018 | 756,353 million Kcal | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 673,852 million Kcal | -10.9% |
| 2020 | 959,600 million Kcal | +42.4% |
| 2021 | 685,978 million Kcal | -28.5% |
| 2022 | 891,464 million Kcal | +30.0% |
| 2023 | 765,555 million Kcal | -14.1% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 765,555 million Kcal is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 795,323 million Kcal, 96% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 765,555 million Kcal is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 715,729 million Kcal, 1.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 638,567 million Kcal | 485,174 million Kcal | 756,353 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 825,649 million Kcal | 685,978 million Kcal | 959,600 million Kcal | 4 |
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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 (raw equivalent) — food supply in Zambia?
- Sugar (raw equivalent) — food supply in Zambia was 765,555 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sugar (raw equivalent) — food supply recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 959,600 million Kcal in 2020.
- What is the lowest sugar (raw equivalent) — food supply recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 485,174 million Kcal in 2010.
- How does Zambia rank for sugar (raw equivalent) — food supply?
- Zambia ranks 96th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sugar (raw equivalent) — food supply rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.8%. 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 (Raw Equivalent) — Food supply (kcal). 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.