Yemen vs Zambia: Average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines
Yemen
54.39 kilograms per year per capita
in 2023
Zambia
49.18 kilograms per year per capita
in 2023
Yemen rank
181st
Zambia rank
184th
Average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines over time
- Yemen
- Zambia
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 54.39 kilograms per year per capita against 49.18 kilograms per year per capita in Zambia, a difference of 5.21 kilograms per year per capita.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Zambia ahead.
Yemen ranks 181st and Zambia ranks 184th of 191 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Yemen averaged higher in 4 and Zambia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Yemen | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 45.4 kilograms per year per capita | 87.31 kilograms per year per capita | 41.91 kilograms per year per capita | Zambia |
| 1970s | 81.91 kilograms per year per capita | 87.51 kilograms per year per capita | 5.61 kilograms per year per capita | Zambia |
| 1980s | 104.27 kilograms per year per capita | 87.51 kilograms per year per capita | 16.76 kilograms per year per capita | Yemen |
| 1990s | 87.66 kilograms per year per capita | 75.12 kilograms per year per capita | 12.53 kilograms per year per capita | Yemen |
| 2000s | 81.46 kilograms per year per capita | 65.65 kilograms per year per capita | 15.8 kilograms per year per capita | Yemen |
| 2010s | 62.22 kilograms per year per capita | 68.15 kilograms per year per capita | 5.93 kilograms per year per capita | Zambia |
| 2020s | 60.79 kilograms per year per capita | 53.57 kilograms per year per capita | 7.23 kilograms per year per capita | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines, Yemen or Zambia?
- Yemen, at 54.39 kilograms per year per capita against 49.18 kilograms per year per capita in Zambia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines between Yemen and Zambia?
- 5.21 kilograms per year per capita, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Yemen and Zambia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Yemen and Zambia rank globally for average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines?
- Yemen ranks 181st and Zambia ranks 184th of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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.