Vegetable consumption per capita in Zambia
Zambia: Vegetable consumption per capita was 17.95 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Vegetable consumption per capita in Zambia, 1961–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 17.95 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 in 1979 and was at its lowest, 17.95, in 2023.
Zambia ranks 185th of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Vegetable consumption per capita in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 32.12 | — |
| 1962 | 32.07 | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 31.98 | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 31.64 | -1.1% |
| 1965 | 31.54 | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 31.7 | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 31.76 | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 31.72 | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 32.25 | +1.7% |
| 1970 | 31.82 | -1.3% |
| 1971 | 31.84 | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 31.58 | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 31.32 | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 31.94 | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 32.15 | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 32.19 | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 32.06 | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 32.02 | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 32.48 | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 32.33 | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 32.41 | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 32.28 | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 32.09 | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 32 | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 31.92 | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 31.73 | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 31.65 | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 31.52 | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 31.46 | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 31.37 | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 31 | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 27.16 | -12.4% |
| 1993 | 29.49 | +8.6% |
| 1994 | 28.06 | -4.9% |
| 1995 | 26.58 | -5.3% |
| 1996 | 27.28 | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 25.43 | -6.8% |
| 1998 | 23.57 | -7.3% |
| 1999 | 24.24 | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 24.1 | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 23.64 | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 22.57 | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 23.84 | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 23.34 | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 22.2 | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 26.13 | +17.7% |
| 2007 | 26.24 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 25.58 | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 21.97 | -14.1% |
| 2010 | 28.52 | +29.8% |
| 2011 | 25.44 | -10.8% |
| 2012 | 26.28 | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 24.55 | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 24.81 | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 25.23 | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 25.19 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 24.05 | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 23.61 | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 21.04 | -10.9% |
| 2020 | 21.37 | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 20.05 | -6.2% |
| 2022 | 18.83 | -6.1% |
| 2023 | 17.95 | -4.7% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 17.95 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 49.66, 36% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 17.95 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 42.91, 42% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Vegetable consumption per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +29.8% | 21.97 | 28.52 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 31.86 | 31.54 | 32.25 | 9 |
| 1970s | 31.94 | 31.32 | 32.48 | 10 |
| 1980s | 31.94 | 31.46 | 32.41 | 10 |
| 1990s | 27.42 | 23.57 | 31.37 | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.96 | 21.97 | 26.24 | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.87 | 21.04 | 28.52 | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.55 | 17.95 | 21.37 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
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 vegetable consumption per capita in Zambia?
- Vegetable consumption per capita in Zambia was 17.95 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest vegetable consumption per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 32.48 in 1979.
- What is the lowest vegetable consumption per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.95 in 2023.
- How does Zambia rank for vegetable consumption per capita?
- Zambia ranks 185th out of 192 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Vegetable consumption per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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