Agriculture & Rural in Zambia 3,675 indicators covering agriculture & rural for Zambia. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Share of formal employment by industry and sex: Non-agricultural 32.41 % 2023 up 21.4% 20th Share of formal employment by industry and sex: Non-agricultural 22.34 % 2023 up 39.5% 20th Share of formal employment by industry and sex: Agrifood systems 4.56 % 2023 up 21.0% 31st Share of formal employment by industry and sex: Agrifood systems 2.42 % 2023 up 53.2% 33rd Share of informal employment by industry and sex: Non-agricultural 67.59 % 2023 down 7.8% 20th Share of informal employment by industry and sex: Non-agricultural 77.66 % 2023 down 7.5% 20th Share of informal employment by industry and sex: Agrifood systems 95.44 % 2023 down 0.8% 9th Share of informal employment by industry and sex: Agrifood systems 97.58 % 2023 down 0.9% 7th Share of formal employment by industry and sex: Non-agricultural 40.09 % 2023 up 14.1% 23rd Share of formal employment by industry and sex: Agrifood systems 6.46 % 2023 up 5.4% 31st Gender gap in formal employment by industry: Non-agricultural 17.75 % 2023 down 7.1% 11th Gender gap in formal employment by industry: Agrifood systems — Value 4.04 % 2023 down 11.2% 17th Share of informal employment by industry and sex: Non-agricultural 59.91 % 2023 down 7.6% 17th Share of informal employment by industry and sex: Agrifood systems 93.54 % 2023 down 0.4% 9th Gender gap in informal employment by industry: Non-agricultural -17.75 % 2023 up 7.1% 29th Gender gap in informal employment by industry: Agrifood systems -4.04 % 2023 up 11.2% 23rd Rice Total — Food aid received 250 t 2006 down 86.3% 79th Share of formal employment by industry and sex: Agriculture — Value 3.98 % 2023 down 14.6% 29th Share of informal employment by industry and sex: Agriculture — Value 96.02 % 2023 up 0.7% 11th Share of formal employment by industry and sex: Agriculture — Value 2.52 % 2023 down 9.4% 31st Share of informal employment by industry and sex: Agriculture — Value 97.48 % 2023 up 0.3% 9th Millet seed quantity 589 FAO, metric tonnes 2011 down 28.6% 26th Rice yield 967.4 kg per hectare 2011 up 29.4% 11th Share of formal employment by industry and sex: Agriculture — Value 1.01 % 2023 down 3.8% 33rd Gender gap in formal employment by industry: Agriculture — Value 2.97 % 2023 down 18.0% 17th Share of informal employment by industry and sex: Agriculture — Value 98.99 % 2023 up 0.0% 7th Gender gap in informal employment by industry: Agriculture — Value -2.97 % 2023 up 18.0% 23rd Stimulants — Other uses 0 1000 t 2023 — 3rd Rape and Mustard Cake — Other uses 0 t 2013 — 7th 2.c.1 Indicator of Food Price Anomalies (IFPA), by type of product -1.33 2025 down 4,533.3% 43rd Land under wheat production 37,631 hectares 2011 up 213.6% 13th Wheat production 153,829 metric tons 2011 up 92.3% 9th Wheat seed quantity 3,010 FAO, metric tonnes 2011 up 213.5% 12th Wheat yield 4,088 kg per hectare 2011 down 38.7% 3rd Spices — Other uses 0 1000 t 2023 — 8th Agriculture (general government expenditure) — Value Standard Local 1,080 million SLC 2010 up 3,234.2% 30th Agriculture (general government expenditure) — Value US$ 225.12 million USD 2010 up 2,409.7% 21st Agriculture (general government expenditure) — Value US$, 2015 prices 180.26 million USD 2010 up 887.2% 23rd Wheat & Wheat Flour — Food aid received 7,000 t 2007 up 20.7% 49th Other Agricultural tractors (two-axle tractors) — Export Value 729 1000 USD 2007 up 3.1% 62nd Cocoa Beans and products — Other uses 0 1000 t 2023 — 2nd Sorghum and products — Processing 1 1000 t 2023 down 66.7% 18th Fishing (general government expenditure) — Value Standard Local 5.37 million SLC 2010 up 171.2% 28th Fishing (general government expenditure) — Value US$ 1.12 million USD 2010 up 103.6% 29th Fishing (general government expenditure) — Value US$, 2015 prices 0.9 million USD 2010 down 19.6% 30th Combine harvesters - threshers — Import Value 2,486 1000 USD 2007 up 1,701.5% 63rd Share of workers in informal employment in the agricultural sector 98.0% 2024 up 0.8% 13th Share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture 98.0% 2024 up 0.8% 13th Milk, Total — Food aid received 19 t 2012 down 85.8% 62nd Spices, Other — Other uses 0 1000 t 2018 — 7th Prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding among infants 0-5 months of age 64.1 % 2024 down 11.0% 5th Seeders, planters and transplanters — Import Quantity 48 No 2007 up 65.5% 69th Prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding among infants 0-5 months of age 64.1 % 2024 down 11.0% 5th Grapes and products (excl wine) — Other uses 0 1000 t 2018 — 1st Land under barley production 2,493 hectares 2011 up 66.2% 12th Sugar Total — Food aid received 54 t 2000 down 66.0% 52nd Cereal food aid deliveries 2,582 FAO, tonnes 2011 down 92.6% 38th Total food (cereals and non-cereal) food aid deliveries 3,005 FAO, tonnes 2011 down 93.2% 39th Barley production 2,233 metric tons 2011 up 59.5% 12th Millet and products — Processing 24 1000 t 2023 up 100.0% 4th ← Previous Page 61 of 62 Next →