Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (annual % growth) in Zambia
Zambia: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (annual % growth) was 51.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Zambia, 1966–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 51.1% for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in 2025.
The figure is up 653.9% on the previous year and up 760.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Zambia peaked at 68.1% in 1993 and was at its lowest, -33.1%, in 1992.
Zambia ranks 1st of 197 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (annual % growth) in Zambia, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 2.5% | — |
| 1967 | -0.5% | -119.5% |
| 1968 | 0.8% | -267.5% |
| 1969 | 1.3% | +63.7% |
| 1970 | 4.2% | +217.0% |
| 1971 | 2.4% | -43.0% |
| 1972 | 4.5% | +84.4% |
| 1973 | -1.2% | -126.5% |
| 1974 | 4.6% | -486.4% |
| 1975 | 4.7% | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 7.0% | +50.5% |
| 1977 | 1.1% | -84.9% |
| 1978 | 0.6% | -44.7% |
| 1979 | -5.4% | -1031.4% |
| 1980 | -1.9% | -65.5% |
| 1981 | 8.2% | -535.7% |
| 1982 | -11.7% | -243.2% |
| 1983 | 8.4% | -171.7% |
| 1984 | 5.6% | -33.2% |
| 1985 | 3.5% | -37.6% |
| 1986 | 8.7% | +149.9% |
| 1987 | -2.2% | -125.1% |
| 1988 | 19.3% | -980.3% |
| 1989 | -2.7% | -113.9% |
| 1990 | -8.9% | +232.0% |
| 1991 | 5.2% | -158.1% |
| 1992 | -33.1% | -739.4% |
| 1993 | 68.1% | -306.0% |
| 1994 | -18.9% | -127.8% |
| 1995 | 32.5% | -271.8% |
| 1996 | -1.4% | -104.2% |
| 1997 | -6.0% | +331.9% |
| 1998 | 0.2% | -103.5% |
| 1999 | 8.8% | +4060.8% |
| 2000 | 0.2% | -98.1% |
| 2001 | -4.1% | -2596.5% |
| 2002 | -3.5% | -14.2% |
| 2003 | 2.8% | -178.1% |
| 2004 | 1.6% | -42.1% |
| 2005 | -3.6% | -322.6% |
| 2006 | -1.4% | -59.9% |
| 2007 | -3.8% | +168.4% |
| 2008 | -2.7% | -30.6% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | -123.8% |
| 2010 | -6.0% | -1044.3% |
| 2011 | 7.8% | -230.1% |
| 2012 | 3.4% | -56.5% |
| 2013 | -3.8% | -213.5% |
| 2014 | 1.1% | -127.6% |
| 2015 | -7.7% | -830.2% |
| 2016 | 3.7% | -148.1% |
| 2017 | 9.8% | +163.2% |
| 2018 | -21.2% | -316.4% |
| 2019 | 7.7% | -136.4% |
| 2020 | 17.2% | +123.4% |
| 2021 | 6.9% | -59.7% |
| 2022 | -10.6% | -253.1% |
| 2023 | -20.5% | +92.6% |
| 2024 | -9.2% | -54.9% |
| 2025 | 51.1% | -653.9% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 51.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.9%, 17.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 51.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.7%, 13.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (annual % growth) in Zambia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +4060.8% | 0.2% | 8.8% |
| 2001 | -2596.5% | 0.2% | -4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.0% | -0.5% | 2.5% | 4 |
| 1970s | 2.2% | -5.4% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.5% | -11.7% | 19.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.7% | -33.1% | 68.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.4% | -4.1% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.5% | -21.2% | 9.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.8% | -20.5% | 51.1% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Zambia
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -28.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.31 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.92 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 13.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.1053 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 138.75 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 7.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0769 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 101.32 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Zambia?
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Zambia was 51.1% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 68.1% in 1993.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was -33.1% in 1992.
- How does Zambia rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added?
- Zambia ranks 1st out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 760.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing corresponds to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 01-03 and includes the exploitation of vegetal and animal natural resources, comprising the activities of growing of crops, raising and breeding of animals, harvesting of timber and other plants, animals or animal products from a farm or their natural habitats.Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.