Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU) in Zambia
Zambia: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU) was 29.79 billion current LCU in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Zambia, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Zambia is 29.79 billion current LCU, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 58.8% on the previous year and up 226.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Zambia peaked at 29.79 billion current LCU in 2025 and was at its lowest, 57,200 current LCU, in 1960.
Zambia ranks 111th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU) in Zambia, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 57,200 current LCU | — |
| 1961 | 62,200 current LCU | +8.7% |
| 1962 | 59,900 current LCU | -3.7% |
| 1963 | 65,500 current LCU | +9.3% |
| 1964 | 70,400 current LCU | +7.5% |
| 1965 | 108,500 current LCU | +54.1% |
| 1966 | 119,000 current LCU | +9.7% |
| 1967 | 123,000 current LCU | +3.4% |
| 1968 | 128,000 current LCU | +4.1% |
| 1969 | 133,000 current LCU | +3.9% |
| 1970 | 136,100 current LCU | +2.3% |
| 1971 | 154,000 current LCU | +13.2% |
| 1972 | 172,200 current LCU | +11.8% |
| 1973 | 179,600 current LCU | +4.3% |
| 1974 | 199,400 current LCU | +11.0% |
| 1975 | 206,000 current LCU | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 273,000 current LCU | +32.5% |
| 1977 | 325,600 current LCU | +19.3% |
| 1978 | 363,000 current LCU | +11.5% |
| 1979 | 397,200 current LCU | +9.4% |
| 1980 | 428,400 current LCU | +7.9% |
| 1981 | 544,600 current LCU | +27.1% |
| 1982 | 484,000 current LCU | -11.1% |
| 1983 | 593,700 current LCU | +22.7% |
| 1984 | 717,200 current LCU | +20.8% |
| 1985 | 925,200 current LCU | +29.0% |
| 1986 | 1.58 million current LCU | +70.5% |
| 1987 | 2.35 million current LCU | +48.8% |
| 1988 | 5.06 million current LCU | +115.4% |
| 1989 | 10.56 million current LCU | +108.9% |
| 1990 | 20.63 million current LCU | +95.3% |
| 1991 | 34.52 million current LCU | +67.3% |
| 1992 | 121.13 million current LCU | +250.9% |
| 1993 | 451.73 million current LCU | +272.9% |
| 1994 | 289.48 million current LCU | -35.9% |
| 1995 | 463.50 million current LCU | +60.1% |
| 1996 | 577.82 million current LCU | +24.7% |
| 1997 | 790.95 million current LCU | +36.9% |
| 1998 | 1.05 billion current LCU | +32.2% |
| 1999 | 1.48 billion current LCU | +41.5% |
| 2000 | 1.81 billion current LCU | +22.3% |
| 2001 | 2.30 billion current LCU | +26.9% |
| 2002 | 2.83 billion current LCU | +23.4% |
| 2003 | 3.62 billion current LCU | +27.9% |
| 2004 | 4.63 billion current LCU | +27.8% |
| 2005 | 5.43 billion current LCU | +17.1% |
| 2006 | 6.07 billion current LCU | +11.9% |
| 2007 | 6.81 billion current LCU | +12.2% |
| 2008 | 7.68 billion current LCU | +12.8% |
| 2009 | 8.94 billion current LCU | +16.3% |
| 2010 | 9.16 billion current LCU | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 11.00 billion current LCU | +20.1% |
| 2012 | 12.24 billion current LCU | +11.2% |
| 2013 | 12.45 billion current LCU | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 11.33 billion current LCU | -9.0% |
| 2015 | 9.13 billion current LCU | -19.4% |
| 2016 | 13.46 billion current LCU | +47.4% |
| 2017 | 9.91 billion current LCU | -26.4% |
| 2018 | 9.19 billion current LCU | -7.2% |
| 2019 | 8.60 billion current LCU | -6.5% |
| 2020 | 9.89 billion current LCU | +15.1% |
| 2021 | 13.27 billion current LCU | +34.2% |
| 2022 | 15.28 billion current LCU | +15.1% |
| 2023 | 12.43 billion current LCU | -18.7% |
| 2024 | 18.76 billion current LCU | +50.9% |
| 2025 | 29.79 billion current LCU | +58.8% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 29.79 billion current LCU is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 289.69 billion current LCU, 10% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 29.79 billion current LCU is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 900.60 billion current LCU, 3% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +272.9% | 121.13 million current LCU | 451.73 million current LCU |
| 1992 | +250.9% | 34.52 million current LCU | 121.13 million current LCU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 92,670 current LCU | 57,200 current LCU | 133,000 current LCU | 10 |
| 1970s | 240,610 current LCU | 136,100 current LCU | 397,200 current LCU | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.32 million current LCU | 428,400 current LCU | 10.56 million current LCU | 10 |
| 1990s | 527.38 million current LCU | 20.63 million current LCU | 1.48 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.01 billion current LCU | 1.81 billion current LCU | 8.94 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.65 billion current LCU | 8.60 billion current LCU | 13.46 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.57 billion current LCU | 9.89 billion current LCU | 29.79 billion current LCU | 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)
- 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)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0464 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Zambia?
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Zambia was 29.79 billion current LCU 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 29.79 billion current LCU in 2025.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 57,200 current LCU in 1960.
- How does Zambia rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added?
- Zambia ranks 111th out of 206 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 226.2%. 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 (current LCU). 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 is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.