Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$ in Zambia
Zambia: Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$ was 643.5 million USD in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$ in Zambia, 1970–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million USD.
Analysis
The most recent figure for value added (agriculture, forestry and fishing) — value us$ in Zambia is 643.5 million USD, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 23.0% on the previous year and down 65.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value added (agriculture, forestry and fishing) — value us$ in Zambia peaked at 2,377 million USD in 2012 and was at its lowest, 139.15 million USD, in 1970.
That places Zambia 164th out of 233 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$ in Zambia, year by year
| Year | million USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 139.15 million USD | — |
| 1971 | 158.05 million USD | +13.6% |
| 1972 | 207.86 million USD | +31.5% |
| 1973 | 216.3 million USD | +4.1% |
| 1974 | 246 million USD | +13.7% |
| 1975 | 309.04 million USD | +25.6% |
| 1976 | 390.36 million USD | +26.3% |
| 1977 | 349.6 million USD | -10.4% |
| 1978 | 349.43 million USD | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 365.03 million USD | +4.5% |
| 1980 | 446.54 million USD | +22.3% |
| 1981 | 462.84 million USD | +3.7% |
| 1982 | 519.24 million USD | +12.2% |
| 1983 | 500.97 million USD | -3.5% |
| 1984 | 422.97 million USD | -15.6% |
| 1985 | 319.31 million USD | -24.5% |
| 1986 | 310.22 million USD | -2.8% |
| 1987 | 302.53 million USD | -2.5% |
| 1988 | 579.69 million USD | +91.6% |
| 1989 | 567.62 million USD | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 574.26 million USD | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 534.04 million USD | -7.0% |
| 1992 | 703.42 million USD | +31.7% |
| 1993 | 997.78 million USD | +41.8% |
| 1994 | 432.5 million USD | -56.7% |
| 1995 | 536.38 million USD | +24.0% |
| 1996 | 478.35 million USD | -10.8% |
| 1997 | 601.67 million USD | +25.8% |
| 1998 | 561.37 million USD | -6.7% |
| 1999 | 619.26 million USD | +10.3% |
| 2000 | 581.48 million USD | -6.1% |
| 2001 | 635.76 million USD | +9.3% |
| 2002 | 644.23 million USD | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 765.53 million USD | +18.8% |
| 2004 | 969.31 million USD | +26.6% |
| 2005 | 1,215 million USD | +25.4% |
| 2006 | 1,685 million USD | +38.7% |
| 2007 | 1,702 million USD | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 2,052 million USD | +20.6% |
| 2009 | 1,771 million USD | -13.7% |
| 2010 | 1,909 million USD | +7.8% |
| 2011 | 2,263 million USD | +18.5% |
| 2012 | 2,377 million USD | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 2,307 million USD | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 1,840 million USD | -20.2% |
| 2015 | 1,058 million USD | -42.5% |
| 2016 | 1,306 million USD | +23.4% |
| 2017 | 1,851 million USD | +41.8% |
| 2018 | 879.1 million USD | -52.5% |
| 2019 | 666.81 million USD | -24.1% |
| 2020 | 539.17 million USD | -19.1% |
| 2021 | 685.53 million USD | +27.1% |
| 2022 | 1,009 million USD | +47.2% |
| 2023 | 835.42 million USD | -17.2% |
| 2024 | 643.5 million USD | -23.0% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 643.5 million USD is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4,171 million USD, 15% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 643.5 million USD is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3,034 million USD, 21% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 273.08 million USD | 139.15 million USD | 390.36 million USD | 10 |
| 1980s | 443.19 million USD | 302.53 million USD | 579.69 million USD | 10 |
| 1990s | 603.9 million USD | 432.5 million USD | 997.78 million USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,202 million USD | 581.48 million USD | 2,052 million USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,646 million USD | 666.81 million USD | 2,377 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 742.59 million USD | 539.17 million USD | 1,009 million USD | 5 |
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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 value added (agriculture, forestry and fishing) — value us$ in Zambia?
- Value added (agriculture, forestry and fishing) — value us$ in Zambia was 643.5 million USD in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest value added (agriculture, forestry and fishing) — value us$ recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 2,377 million USD in 2012.
- What is the lowest value added (agriculture, forestry and fishing) — value us$ recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 139.15 million USD in 1970.
- How does Zambia rank for value added (agriculture, forestry and fishing) — value us$?
- Zambia ranks 164th out of 233 countries with data for 2024.
- Is value added (agriculture, forestry and fishing) — value us$ rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Macro Indicators database provides a selection of country-level macro indicators relating to total economy (Gross Domestic Product, Gross Fixed Capital Formation); agriculture activity; agriculture, forestry and fishing activity; total manufacturing activity; manufacturing of food products and beverages activity; manufacturing activity of tobacco products; and manufacturing activity of food, beverage and tobacco products.It releases time series for a selection of National Accounts variables, including gross domestic product, gross fixed capital formation, industry-level value added and gross output. The database also proposes additional indicators such as gross domestic product per capita, year-on-year growth rates and measures of industry contribution to gross domestic product. All data relating to Gross Domestic Product, Gross Fixed Capital Formation, agriculture, forestry and fishing activity, and to total manufacturing activity originates from the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) National Accounts Estimates of Main Aggregates database, which consists of a complete and consistent set of time series of the main National Accounts aggregates of all UN Members States and other territories in the world for which National Accounts information is available. The UNSD database's content is based on the countries' official National Accounts data reported to UNSD through the annual National Accounts Questionnaire, supplemented with data estimates for any years and countries with incomplete or inconsistent information (See http://unstats.un.org/unsd/snaama/Introduction.asp). Data series relating to the sub-industry Agriculture activity are obtained from the UNSD national accounts Official Country Data databases while series on the Manufacturing activity of food and beverages products, manufacturing activity of tobacco products and manufacturing activity of food, beverages and tobacco products originates from the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) INDSTAT2 database. In order to ensure that sub-industry series are consistent in levels with National Accounts based series, which is needed to support comparability across industries (agriculture vs. agro-industry and sub-industries), UNIDO originating series are rescaled on UNSD National Accounts Estimates of Main Aggregates data series (See Section 17.5 for a more detailed description of the data processing steps).