Is average per capita fruit intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines rising or falling in Zambia?

Over the last ten years it is down 53.0%. 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 (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Average per capita fruit intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Average per capita fruit intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines in Zambia

Name: Average per capita fruit intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines in Zambia
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Zambia: Average per capita fruit intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines was 11.7 kilograms per year per capita in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

11.7 kilograms per year per capita

Change on year

down 7.0%

World rank

191st

of 191 countries

All-time high

34.77 kilograms per year per capita

in 1968

All-time low

11.7 kilograms per year per capita

in 2023

Years of data

1961–2023

Average per capita fruit intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines in Zambia, 1961–2023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per year per capita.

Analysis

The most recent figure for average per capita fruit intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines in Zambia is 11.7 kilograms per year per capita, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of down 7.0% on the previous year and down 53.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average per capita fruit intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines in Zambia peaked at 34.77 kilograms per year per capita in 1968 and was at its lowest, 11.7 kilograms per year per capita, in 2023.

Zambia ranks 191st of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	33.46 kilograms per year per capita	32.21 kilograms per year per capita	34.77 kilograms per year per capita	9
1970s	31.09 kilograms per year per capita	29.97 kilograms per year per capita	32.71 kilograms per year per capita	10
1980s	33.18 kilograms per year per capita	32.14 kilograms per year per capita	33.57 kilograms per year per capita	10
1990s	30.16 kilograms per year per capita	27.84 kilograms per year per capita	33.16 kilograms per year per capita	10
2000s	28.45 kilograms per year per capita	26.73 kilograms per year per capita	30.93 kilograms per year per capita	10
2010s	22.89 kilograms per year per capita	19.56 kilograms per year per capita	26.14 kilograms per year per capita	10
2020s	15.97 kilograms per year per capita	11.7 kilograms per year per capita	20.44 kilograms per year per capita	4

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188 Togo 21.03 kilograms per year per capita compare
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190 Gambia 16.63 kilograms per year per capita compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average per capita fruit intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines in Zambia?: Average per capita fruit intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines in Zambia was 11.7 kilograms per year per capita in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest average per capita fruit intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines recorded in Zambia?: The highest recorded value was 34.77 kilograms per year per capita in 1968.
What is the lowest average per capita fruit intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines recorded in Zambia?: The lowest recorded value was 11.7 kilograms per year per capita in 2023.
How does Zambia rank for average per capita fruit intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines?: Zambia ranks 191st out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
Is average per capita fruit intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines rising or falling in Zambia?: Over the last ten years it is down 53.0%. 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 (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Average per capita fruit intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Average per capita fruit intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines
Unit: kilograms per year per capita
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 192 places, 10,214 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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.