Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Zambia
Zambia: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 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 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% |
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 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More economy & growth data for Zambia
- 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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 310.54 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0123 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 14.57 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 2.36 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 268.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0932 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 110.69 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 28.89 % change on previous year (2024)
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.