Agriculture & Rural in Zambia 3,559 indicators covering agriculture & rural for Zambia. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Permanent cropland 0.1% 2023 up 5.4% 184th Land area 743,390 sq. km 2023 unchanged 37th Meat supply per person 17.63 kilograms per year per capita 2023 down 14.2% 158th Meat supply vs. GDP per capita 17.63 kilograms per year per capita 2023 down 14.2% 158th Fish and seafood consumption per capita 12.89 kilograms per year per capita 2023 up 35.8% 108th Fish and seafood consumption vs. GDP per capita 12.89 kilograms per year per capita 2023 up 35.8% 108th Fertilizer use per hectare of arable land 77.27 kilograms per hectare of arable land 2023 up 57.8% 104th Share of land area used for agriculture 32.1% 2023 up 0.4% 119th Share of land area used for arable agriculture 5.1% 2023 up 2.7% 137th Projections for global peak agricultural land 23.84 million hectares 2023 up 0.4% 48th Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel 244,000 tonnes 2023 up 100.0% 52nd Per capita meat consumption by type 2.01 kilograms per year per capita 2023 down 19.6% 32nd Fertilizer use vs. GDP per capita 60.45 kilograms per hectare 2023 up 60.5% 67th Daily meat consumption per person 48.3 grams per day per capita 2023 down 14.2% 158th Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... 142.51 million tonnes 2023 down 4.8% 158th Per capita meat consumption in the United States 3.38 kilograms per year per capita 2023 up 8.7% 172nd Share of cereals allocated to human food 80.4% 2023 down 6.1% 61st Share of cereals allocated to human food vs. GDP per capita 80.4% 2023 down 6.1% 61st Share of cereals allocated to animal feed 11.5% 2023 up 22.9% 144th Share of cereals allocated to industrial uses 8.0% 2023 up 63.2% 32nd Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? 177,000 tonnes 2023 up 160.3% 155th Agricultural land use 23.84 million hectares 2023 up 0.4% 48th Share of cereals allocated to food, animal feed or fuel 2.44 million tonnes 2023 up 15.0% 74th Per capita meat and fish consumption 3.38 kilograms per year per capita 2023 up 8.7% 172nd Fertilizer use per capita 0.75 Kilograms per capita 2023 up 11.9% 107th Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade 0.4% 2023 down 88.1% 73rd Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland 76.48 kilograms per hectare 2023 up 57.8% 88th Change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use 44.97 billion kilocalories per day 2023 up 44.1% 73rd Nitrogen fertilizer use 232,086 tonnes 2023 up 64.9% 45th Unmanufactured tobacco — Production, annual growth rate -36 % change on previous year 2024 down 285.5% 117th Unmanufactured tobacco — Area harvested, annual growth rate -35.05 % change on previous year 2024 down 1,249.9% 117th Unmanufactured tobacco — Yield 1,618 kg/ha 2024 up 14.0% 76th Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production 125,011 1000 USD 2024 up 11.8% 82nd Beans, dry — Area harvested 69,668 ha 2024 down 33.5% 40th Beans, dry — Production 38,937 t 2024 down 35.5% 55th Unmanufactured tobacco — Gross Production Value 46,513 1000 Int$ 2024 down 41.6% 27th Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Gross Production 106 2024 up 3.7% 70th Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Gross per capita 81.51 2024 down 22.6% 103rd Meat, Total — Production, per capita 0.0173 t per person 2024 down 18.0% 111th Beans, dry — Gross Production Value 29,679 1000 Int$ 2024 down 35.5% 55th Beans, dry — Yield 558.9 kg/ha 2024 down 2.9% 115th Meat, Total — Production, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 18.0% 18th Fruit Primary — Production, per capita 0.006 t per person 2024 down 17.6% 158th 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 ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO 4,110 1000 No 2025 up 34.9% 30th ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO 2,091 1000 No 2025 up 37.8% 35th ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO 2,019 1000 No 2025 up 32.0% 23rd ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in 54.5 % 2025 down 11.1% 15th ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in 51.6 % 2025 down 6.9% 16th ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in 58 % 2025 down 15.5% 19th Vegetables Primary — Production, per capita 0.0203 t per person 2024 down 22.9% 136th Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, per capita 0.0024 ha per person 2024 down 27.7% 113th Roots and Tubers, Total — Production, per capita 0.1523 t per person 2024 up 119.3% 34th Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield, per capita 0.0005 kg/ha per person 2024 down 28.5% 136th Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per capita 0.014 ha per person 2024 up 128.8% 37th Fruit Primary — Production, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 18.5% 117th Fruit Primary — Area harvested, per capita 0.0014 ha per person 2024 down 20.8% 150th Vegetables Primary — Production, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 10.9% 52nd ← Previous Page 7 of 60 Next →