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

192nd

of 192 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 192nd of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Average per capita fruit intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines in Zambia, 1961 to 2023.
Year	kilograms per year per capita	Change
1961	33.35 kilograms per year per capita	—
1962	34.51 kilograms per year per capita	+3.5%
1963	33.11 kilograms per year per capita	-4.1%
1964	32.88 kilograms per year per capita	-0.7%
1965	32.21 kilograms per year per capita	-2.0%
1966	33.62 kilograms per year per capita	+4.4%
1967	32.92 kilograms per year per capita	-2.1%
1968	34.77 kilograms per year per capita	+5.6%
1969	33.77 kilograms per year per capita	-2.9%
1970	32.63 kilograms per year per capita	-3.4%
1971	32.71 kilograms per year per capita	+0.2%
1972	31.1 kilograms per year per capita	-4.9%
1973	31.08 kilograms per year per capita	-0.1%
1974	31.09 kilograms per year per capita	+0.0%
1975	30.77 kilograms per year per capita	-1.0%
1976	29.99 kilograms per year per capita	-2.5%
1977	30.12 kilograms per year per capita	+0.4%
1978	29.97 kilograms per year per capita	-0.5%
1979	31.4 kilograms per year per capita	+4.8%
1980	32.14 kilograms per year per capita	+2.4%
1981	33.32 kilograms per year per capita	+3.7%
1982	33.46 kilograms per year per capita	+0.4%
1983	33.57 kilograms per year per capita	+0.3%
1984	33.27 kilograms per year per capita	-0.9%
1985	33.13 kilograms per year per capita	-0.4%
1986	33.05 kilograms per year per capita	-0.2%
1987	33.07 kilograms per year per capita	+0.0%
1988	33.48 kilograms per year per capita	+1.3%
1989	33.3 kilograms per year per capita	-0.6%
1990	33.16 kilograms per year per capita	-0.4%
1991	33.14 kilograms per year per capita	-0.0%
1992	28.87 kilograms per year per capita	-12.9%
1993	30.76 kilograms per year per capita	+6.5%
1994	29.93 kilograms per year per capita	-2.7%
1995	28.1 kilograms per year per capita	-6.1%
1996	29.54 kilograms per year per capita	+5.1%
1997	29.61 kilograms per year per capita	+0.2%
1998	27.84 kilograms per year per capita	-6.0%
1999	30.64 kilograms per year per capita	+10.1%
2000	28.35 kilograms per year per capita	-7.5%
2001	30.93 kilograms per year per capita	+9.1%
2002	29.94 kilograms per year per capita	-3.2%
2003	27.8 kilograms per year per capita	-7.1%
2004	27.3 kilograms per year per capita	-1.8%
2005	27.44 kilograms per year per capita	+0.5%
2006	30.21 kilograms per year per capita	+10.1%
2007	28.41 kilograms per year per capita	-5.9%
2008	27.37 kilograms per year per capita	-3.7%
2009	26.73 kilograms per year per capita	-2.3%
2010	23.76 kilograms per year per capita	-11.1%
2011	22.61 kilograms per year per capita	-4.8%
2012	25.18 kilograms per year per capita	+11.4%
2013	24.91 kilograms per year per capita	-1.1%
2014	26.14 kilograms per year per capita	+5.0%
2015	23.15 kilograms per year per capita	-11.4%
2016	23.89 kilograms per year per capita	+3.2%
2017	19.62 kilograms per year per capita	-17.9%
2018	19.56 kilograms per year per capita	-0.3%
2019	20.06 kilograms per year per capita	+2.5%
2020	20.44 kilograms per year per capita	+1.9%
2021	19.18 kilograms per year per capita	-6.2%
2022	12.58 kilograms per year per capita	-34.4%
2023	11.7 kilograms per year per capita	-7.0%

Zambia compared with similar countries

Zambia's 11.7 kilograms per year per capita is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 175.43 kilograms per year per capita, 7% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Zambia's 11.7 kilograms per year per capita is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 142.4 kilograms per year per capita, 8% of the median. (45 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Average per capita fruit intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines 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
2022	-34.4%	19.18 kilograms per year per capita	12.58 kilograms per year per capita

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

Countries ranked near Zambia

189 Togo 21.03 kilograms per year per capita compare
190 Chad 19.66 kilograms per year per capita compare
191 Gambia 16.63 kilograms per year per capita compare

See the full ranking of 192 places →

More reference data data for Zambia

Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 18.94 (2026)
Exchange rate, old LCU per USD extended forward, period average 18.94 (2026)
Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average 18.94 (2026)
Global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled 0 events (2025)
Annual precipitation, annual growth rate 40.84 % change on previous year (2025)
Free country, gaps filled 1 (2025)
Civil liberties rating, gaps filled 4 (2025)
Civil liberties rating, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Civil liberties rating, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Consumer price index 483.32 2010 = 100 (2025)

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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 192nd out of 192 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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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: 18 September 2026

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