Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Share of Total Credit in Zambia
Zambia: Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Share of Total Credit was 11.2 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Share of Total Credit in Zambia, 2002–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — share of total credit in Zambia is 11.2 %, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.5% on the previous year and down 32.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — share of total credit in Zambia peaked at 30.25 % in 2004 and was at its lowest, 5.08 %, in 2020.
Zambia ranks 15th of 119 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Share of Total Credit in Zambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 22.24 % | — |
| 2003 | 24.67 % | +10.9% |
| 2004 | 30.25 % | +22.6% |
| 2005 | 27.16 % | -10.2% |
| 2006 | 27.17 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 21.02 % | -22.6% |
| 2008 | 16.23 % | -22.8% |
| 2009 | 19.33 % | +19.1% |
| 2010 | 17.61 % | -8.9% |
| 2011 | 17.69 % | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 22.58 % | +27.6% |
| 2013 | 19.71 % | -12.7% |
| 2014 | 16.56 % | -16.0% |
| 2015 | 17.27 % | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 12.29 % | -28.9% |
| 2017 | 7.62 % | -38.0% |
| 2018 | 11.1 % | +45.7% |
| 2019 | 21.47 % | +93.5% |
| 2020 | 5.08 % | -76.3% |
| 2021 | 11.03 % | +117.0% |
| 2022 | 7.17 % | -35.0% |
| 2023 | 13.92 % | +94.0% |
| 2024 | 11.2 % | -19.5% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 11.2 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.56 %, 2.5× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 11.2 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.56 %, 2.5× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.51 % | 16.23 % | 30.25 % | 8 |
| 2010s | 16.39 % | 7.62 % | 22.58 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.68 % | 5.08 % | 13.92 % | 5 |
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)
- Cooling Degree Days, annual growth rate 2.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Heating Degree Days, gaps filled 78.98 (2024)
- Heating Degree Days, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Heating Degree Days, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value 9.86 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — share of total credit in Zambia?
- Credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — share of total credit in Zambia was 11.2 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — share of total credit recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 30.25 % in 2004.
- What is the lowest credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — share of total credit recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.08 % in 2020.
- How does Zambia rank for credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — share of total credit?
- Zambia ranks 15th out of 119 countries with data for 2024.
- Is credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — share of total credit rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.4%. 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, published as part of Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Share of Total Credit US$, 2015 prices. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Credit to agriculture measures the amount of loans and advances given by the banking sector to farmers, rural households, agricultural cooperatives, or any other agri-related businesses. Each country’s central bank compiles its credit stocks by economic activities as part of its monetary and financial statistics publications via annual or quarterly reports online. Data collection has been carried out mostly through reports found on the central bank websites. Data are collected and compiled according to the International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC Rev. 4: https://unstats.un.org/unsd/classifications/Econ/isic) with a special concentration on the credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing sector separately from the ones to manufacturing and services.