Vegetables — Food supply in Zambia
Zambia: Vegetables — Food supply was 118,118 million Kcal in 2023. ▲ Rising
Vegetables — Food supply in Zambia, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
In 2023, vegetables — food supply in Zambia stood at 118,118 million Kcal.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vegetables — food supply in Zambia peaked at 122,617 million Kcal in 2016 and was at its lowest, 108,092 million Kcal, in 2011.
Zambia ranks 122nd 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.
Vegetables — Food supply in Zambia, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 112,898 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 108,092 million Kcal | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 113,681 million Kcal | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 109,732 million Kcal | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 114,616 million Kcal | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 119,680 million Kcal | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 122,617 million Kcal | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 119,230 million Kcal | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 120,516 million Kcal | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 112,948 million Kcal | -6.3% |
| 2020 | 121,229 million Kcal | +7.3% |
| 2021 | 117,174 million Kcal | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 117,054 million Kcal | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 118,118 million Kcal | +0.9% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 118,118 million Kcal is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 226,354 million Kcal, 52% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 118,118 million Kcal is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 142,266 million Kcal, 83% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 115,401 million Kcal | 108,092 million Kcal | 122,617 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 118,394 million Kcal | 117,054 million Kcal | 121,229 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 vegetables — food supply in Zambia?
- Vegetables — food supply in Zambia was 118,118 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest vegetables — food supply recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 122,617 million Kcal in 2016.
- What is the lowest vegetables — food supply recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 108,092 million Kcal in 2011.
- How does Zambia rank for vegetables — food supply?
- Zambia ranks 122nd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is vegetables — food supply rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. 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 Vegetables — 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.