Agriculture & Rural in Zambia

3,654 indicators covering agriculture & rural for Zambia.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Cassava yields 11.7 tonnes per hectare 2024 down 36.4% 48th
Cotton yields 0.8751 tonnes per hectare 2024 down 9.2% 75th
Raw milk of cattle — Import dependency ratio 0 2024 — 63rd
Raw milk of cattle — Self-sufficiency ratio 1 2024 unchanged 29th
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Revealed 0 2024 down 100.0% 109th
Cream — Export quantity 0 1000 t 2016 — 50th
Harvester and threshers (trade) — Export Value 469 1000 USD 2007 down 33.0% 62nd
Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the female adult population 16.9 % 2023 down 19.1% 18th
2.1.2 Number of severely food insecure people (both sexes or no) 3,989 1000 No 2024 up 1.5% 22nd
Sugar (Raw Equivalent) — Processing 67 1000 t 2023 up 1,016.7% 31st
Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the male adult population 14.6 % 2023 down 29.8% 21st
Potatoes — Self-sufficiency ratio 0.91 2024 up 8.3% 69th
Potatoes — Import dependency ratio 0.09 2024 down 43.8% 52nd
Indicator of Food Price Anomalies (IFPA), by Consumer Food Price Index 0.32 index 2024 up 700.0% 45th
Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the total population 15.7 % 2023 down 24.9% 19th
Number of moderately or severely food insecure female adults 2.9 million No 2023 up 26.1% 32nd
Sweet potatoes — Production 235 1000 t 2023 up 25.0% 34th
Palmkernel Oil — Food 0 1000 t 2023 — 53rd
Palmkernel Oil — Food supply quantity 0.02 kg/cap 2023 — 56th
Cassava, fresh — Gross Production Value 20.73 million 1000 SLC 2024 up 376.9% 33rd
Wheat — Revealed comparative advantage index 0.1 2024 down 23.1% 39th
Maize (corn) — Import dependency ratio 0.07 2024 up 333.3% 81st
Maize (corn) — Self-sufficiency ratio 0.93 2024 down 9.7% 39th
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Mean weekly hours actually worked per 33.25 No 2024 up 17.9% 81st
Fish, Liver Oil — Export quantity 0 1000 t 2017 — 11th
Sesame seed — Revealed comparative advantage index 0 2023 — 92nd
Spices — Losses 0 1000 t 2023 — 63rd
Pineapples — Revealed comparative advantage index 0 2021 — 88th
Barley and products — Seed 0 1000 t 2023 — 90th
Apples — Revealed comparative advantage index 0.01 2024 — 77th
Sunflowerseed Cake — Production 19,600 t 2013 up 409.1% 40th
2.1.2 Number of severely food insecure people (both sexes or no) 3,669 1000 No 2024 down 0.1% 20th
Cottonseed — Feed 0 1000 t 2023 — 49th
Agricultural Researchers (FTE) — Government, Higher Education and 395.1 No 2023 up 75.2% 44th
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Mean weekly hours actually worked per 35.06 No 2024 up 12.8% 81st
Fish, Body Oil — Production 0 1000 t 2019 — 51st
Sugar cane — Production 4,750 1000 t 2023 up 3.3% 35th
Total Expenditure in Agricultural R&D (US$, 2015 prices) 3.37 million USD 2023 down 61.6% 80th
Total Expenditure in Agricultural R&D (US$ PPP, 2015 prices) 8.67 million USD 2023 down 61.6% 81st
Sugar cane — Losses 278 1000 t 2023 up 12.6% 28th
Number of moderately or severely food insecure male adults (million) 2.6 million No 2023 up 18.2% 32nd
Tomatoes — Import dependency ratio 0 2024 — 65th
Tomatoes — Self-sufficiency ratio 1 2024 unchanged 32nd
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Mean weekly hours actually worked per 28.72 No 2024 up 20.4% 74th
Soya beans — Revealed comparative advantage index 0.27 2024 down 35.7% 13th
Cottonseed Oil — Export quantity 0 1000 t 2022 — 22nd
Groundnuts — Seed 41 1000 t 2023 up 115.8% 14th
Agricultural Researchers (FTE) per 100 000 Agricultural Workers 10.6 No 2023 up 20.5% 77th
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Mean weekly hours actually worked per 39.24 No 2024 down 4.3% 51st
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Mean weekly hours actually worked per 42.01 No 2024 down 2.9% 37th
Agricultural machinery nes (trade) — Export Value 15 1000 USD 2007 down 68.8% 101st
Stimulants — Losses 1 1000 t 2023 — 50th
Sorghum and products — Seed 0 1000 t 2023 — 58th
Has the world passed peak agricultural land? 16.98 million 2010 up 7.7% 49th
Shorn wool, greasy, including fleece-washed shorn wool — Export 0.01 t 2016 — 88th
Sugar beet — Import quantity 0 1000 t 2017 — 24th
Groundnut Oil — Production 5 1000 t 2023 up 25.0% 41st
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment in agriculture by age 4,295 1000 No 2024 up 34.8% 11th
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment in agriculture by age 2,269 1000 No 2024 up 48.8% 14th
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment in agriculture by age, 25 2,521 1000 No 2024 up 43.6% 12th