Cattle — Stocks, per capita in Zambia
Zambia: Cattle — Stocks, per capita was 0.2214 An per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Stocks, per capita in Zambia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per person.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 0.2214 An per person for cattle — stocks, per capita in 2023.
That represents a change of down 5.0% on the previous year and down 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — stocks, per capita in Zambia peaked at 0.3975 An per person in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.1759 An per person, in 2011.
Zambia ranks 56th of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle — Stocks, per capita in Zambia, year by year
| Year | An per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3943 An per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.3785 An per person | -4.0% |
| 1963 | 0.3664 An per person | -3.2% |
| 1964 | 0.3542 An per person | -3.3% |
| 1965 | 0.3526 An per person | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 0.3473 An per person | -1.5% |
| 1967 | 0.3574 An per person | +2.9% |
| 1968 | 0.3525 An per person | -1.4% |
| 1969 | 0.3686 An per person | +4.6% |
| 1970 | 0.3642 An per person | -1.2% |
| 1971 | 0.3647 An per person | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.365 An per person | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.3627 An per person | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 0.3555 An per person | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 0.3595 An per person | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 0.3906 An per person | +8.6% |
| 1977 | 0.3935 An per person | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.3892 An per person | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 0.3932 An per person | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 0.3759 An per person | -4.4% |
| 1981 | 0.3874 An per person | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 0.3975 An per person | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 0.3659 An per person | -8.0% |
| 1984 | 0.3367 An per person | -8.0% |
| 1985 | 0.3642 An per person | +8.2% |
| 1986 | 0.3607 An per person | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.3617 An per person | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.3569 An per person | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 0.3521 An per person | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.3696 An per person | +5.0% |
| 1991 | 0.3739 An per person | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.3669 An per person | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.3344 An per person | -8.9% |
| 1994 | 0.3032 An per person | -9.3% |
| 1995 | 0.2732 An per person | -9.9% |
| 1996 | 0.2443 An per person | -10.6% |
| 1997 | 0.2924 An per person | +19.7% |
| 1998 | 0.2897 An per person | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.2982 An per person | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 0.2616 An per person | -12.3% |
| 2001 | 0.2615 An per person | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.2364 An per person | -9.6% |
| 2003 | 0.2163 An per person | -8.5% |
| 2004 | 0.2066 An per person | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 0.219 An per person | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2308 An per person | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 0.1956 An per person | -15.3% |
| 2008 | 0.1778 An per person | -9.1% |
| 2009 | 0.2252 An per person | +26.6% |
| 2010 | 0.222 An per person | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1759 An per person | -20.8% |
| 2012 | 0.263 An per person | +49.5% |
| 2013 | 0.2615 An per person | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.257 An per person | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.2406 An per person | -6.4% |
| 2016 | 0.2243 An per person | -6.8% |
| 2017 | 0.2132 An per person | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 0.2067 An per person | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 0.2121 An per person | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 0.2001 An per person | -5.7% |
| 2021 | 0.2088 An per person | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 0.2332 An per person | +11.7% |
| 2023 | 0.2214 An per person | -5.0% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 0.2214 An per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.177 An per person, 1.3× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 0.2214 An per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2095 An per person, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle — Stocks, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +49.5% | 0.1759 An per person | 0.263 An per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3635 An per person | 0.3473 An per person | 0.3943 An per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3738 An per person | 0.3555 An per person | 0.3935 An per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3659 An per person | 0.3367 An per person | 0.3975 An per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3146 An per person | 0.2443 An per person | 0.3739 An per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2231 An per person | 0.1778 An per person | 0.2616 An per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2276 An per person | 0.1759 An per person | 0.263 An per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2159 An per person | 0.2001 An per person | 0.2332 An per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More environment data for Zambia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.03 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.265 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.11 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 3.49 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — stocks, per capita in Zambia?
- Cattle — stocks, per capita in Zambia was 0.2214 An per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — stocks, per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3975 An per person in 1982.
- What is the lowest cattle — stocks, per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1759 An per person in 2011.
- How does Zambia rank for cattle — stocks, per capita?
- Zambia ranks 56th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — stocks, per capita rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cattle — Stocks, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cattle — Stocks divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cattle — Stocks ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cattle — Stocks Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cattle — Stocks divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.