Vegetables and Fruit Primary — Gross per capita Production Index in Zambia
Zambia: Vegetables and Fruit Primary — Gross per capita Production Index was 78.4 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Vegetables and Fruit Primary — Gross per capita Production Index in Zambia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for vegetables and fruit primary — gross per capita production index in Zambia is 78.4, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vegetables and fruit primary — gross per capita production index in Zambia peaked at 155.81 in 1981 and was at its lowest, 78.4, in 2024.
That places Zambia 157th out of 182 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
Vegetables and Fruit Primary — Gross per capita Production Index in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 147.05 | — |
| 1962 | 148.34 | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 146.58 | -1.2% |
| 1964 | 145.07 | -1.0% |
| 1965 | 143.94 | -0.8% |
| 1966 | 143.24 | -0.5% |
| 1967 | 143.79 | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 143.72 | -0.0% |
| 1969 | 143.25 | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 144.46 | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 145.52 | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 144.96 | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 145.5 | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 145.37 | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 147.61 | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 148.43 | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 149 | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 148.82 | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 152.2 | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 153.68 | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 155.81 | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 155.52 | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 155.12 | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 154.32 | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 153.6 | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 153.48 | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 152.72 | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 153.37 | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 152.8 | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 152.27 | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 106.31 | -30.2% |
| 2006 | 109.36 | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 112.72 | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 111.94 | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 111.44 | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 112.85 | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 104.81 | -7.1% |
| 2012 | 106.09 | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 104.25 | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 100.15 | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 102.25 | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 97.6 | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 93.87 | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 90.87 | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 88.58 | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 86.23 | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 84.87 | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 82.87 | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 80.47 | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 78.4 | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 145 | 143.24 | 148.34 | 9 |
| 1970s | 147.19 | 144.46 | 152.2 | 10 |
| 1980s | 154.04 | 152.72 | 155.81 | 10 |
| 1990s | 152.27 | 152.27 | 152.27 | 1 |
| 2000s | 110.35 | 106.31 | 112.72 | 5 |
| 2010s | 100.13 | 88.58 | 112.85 | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.57 | 78.4 | 86.23 | 5 |
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- 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 vegetables and fruit primary — gross per capita production index in Zambia?
- Vegetables and fruit primary — gross per capita production index in Zambia was 78.4 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest vegetables and fruit primary — gross per capita production index recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 155.81 in 1981.
- What is the lowest vegetables and fruit primary — gross per capita production index recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.4 in 2024.
- How does Zambia rank for vegetables and fruit primary — gross per capita production index?
- Zambia ranks 157th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vegetables and fruit primary — gross per capita production index rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Vegetables and Fruit Primary — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.