Vegetable consumption per capita in Zambia
Zambia: Vegetable consumption per capita was 17.95 kilograms per year per capita in 2023. ▼ Falling
Vegetable consumption per capita in Zambia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per year per capita.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 17.95 kilograms per year per capita for vegetable consumption per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.7% on the previous year and down 26.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vegetable consumption per capita in Zambia peaked at 32.48 kilograms per year per capita in 1979 and was at its lowest, 17.95 kilograms per year per capita, in 2023.
Zambia ranks 184th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 31.86 kilograms per year per capita | 31.54 kilograms per year per capita | 32.25 kilograms per year per capita | 9 |
| 1970s | 31.94 kilograms per year per capita | 31.32 kilograms per year per capita | 32.48 kilograms per year per capita | 10 |
| 1980s | 31.94 kilograms per year per capita | 31.46 kilograms per year per capita | 32.41 kilograms per year per capita | 10 |
| 1990s | 27.42 kilograms per year per capita | 23.57 kilograms per year per capita | 31.37 kilograms per year per capita | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.96 kilograms per year per capita | 21.97 kilograms per year per capita | 26.24 kilograms per year per capita | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.87 kilograms per year per capita | 21.04 kilograms per year per capita | 28.52 kilograms per year per capita | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.55 kilograms per year per capita | 17.95 kilograms per year per capita | 21.37 kilograms per year per capita | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 181 Yemen 19.85 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 182 Somalia 19.2 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 183 Guinea-Bissau 18.52 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 185 Haiti 15.06 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 186 Madagascar 13.48 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 187 Congo 13.14 kilograms per year per capita compare
More economy & growth data for Zambia
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of GDP 7.4% (2024)
- Inflation of consumer prices 13.9% (2025)
- GDP per capita 1,356 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Share of manufacturing in gross domestic product (GDP) 8.7% (2025)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) 29.71 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- GDP per capita in international and market dollars 1,356 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 25.13 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 16.91 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 673.13 million current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 25.61 billion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vegetable consumption per capita in Zambia?
- Vegetable consumption per capita in Zambia was 17.95 kilograms per year per capita in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest vegetable consumption per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 32.48 kilograms per year per capita in 1979.
- What is the lowest vegetable consumption per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.95 kilograms per year per capita in 2023.
- How does Zambia rank for vegetable consumption per capita?
- Zambia ranks 184th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is vegetable consumption per capita rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Vegetable consumption per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Quantity that is available for consumption at the end of the supply chain. It does not account for consumer waste, so the quantity that is actually consumed may be lower.