Agriculture & Rural in Zambia

31 indicators covering agriculture & rural for Zambia.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% 2024 down 76.5% 134th
Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% 2024 up 57.8% 139th
Rural population 54.1% 2025 down 6.8% 58th
Rural population growth 1.9% 2025 down 20.4% 20th
Rural population 11.85 million 2025 up 24.5% 45th
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 4.1% 2025 down 17.6% 118th
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.19 billion current US$ 2025 up 12.0% 132nd
Land under cereal production 1.56 million hectares 2023 up 39.7% 64th
Cereal yield 2,344 kg per hectare 2023 down 9.7% 113th
Cereal production 3.66 million metric tons 2023 up 26.1% 73rd
Fertilizer consumption 77.27 kilograms per hectare of arable land 2023 up 57.8% 104th
Land area 743,390 sq. km 2023 unchanged 37th
Agricultural land 238,390 sq. km 2023 up 0.4% 47th
Agricultural land 32.1% 2023 up 0.4% 120th
Arable land 3.80 million hectares 2023 up 2.7% 62nd
Permanent cropland 0.1% 2023 up 5.4% 184th
Arable land 5.1% 2023 up 2.7% 137th
Arable land 0.1834 hectares per person 2023 down 23.7% 69th
Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) 58.0% 2025 down 15.5% 22nd
Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) 51.6% 2025 down 6.9% 18th
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) 54.5% 2025 down 11.1% 18th
Average precipitation in depth 1,020 mm per year 2022 unchanged 95th
Crop production index 123.04 2014-2016 = 100 2022 up 19.0% 39th
Food production index 119.91 2014-2016 = 100 2022 up 25.7% 45th
Livestock production index 109.06 2014-2016 = 100 2022 up 12.7% 92nd
Forest area 59.5% 2023 down 4.1% 28th
Forest area 442,494 sq. km 2023 down 4.1% 17th
Fertilizer consumption 3,487.9% 2000 up 521.4% 8th
Annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture 73.3% 2022 unchanged 67th
Surface area 752,610 sq. km 2023 unchanged 38th
Access to electricity, rural 31.3% 2024 up 645.2% 193rd