Average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines in Zambia
Zambia: Average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines was 49.18 kilograms per year per capita in 2023. ▼ Falling
Average per capita vegetable 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
In 2023, average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines in Zambia stood at 49.18 kilograms per year per capita. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 4.7% on the previous year and down 26.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines in Zambia peaked at 88.99 kilograms per year per capita in 1979 and was at its lowest, 49.18 kilograms per year per capita, in 2023.
That places Zambia 184th out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 | 87.31 kilograms per year per capita | 86.42 kilograms per year per capita | 88.35 kilograms per year per capita | 9 |
| 1970s | 87.51 kilograms per year per capita | 85.83 kilograms per year per capita | 88.99 kilograms per year per capita | 10 |
| 1980s | 87.51 kilograms per year per capita | 86.19 kilograms per year per capita | 88.8 kilograms per year per capita | 10 |
| 1990s | 75.12 kilograms per year per capita | 64.59 kilograms per year per capita | 85.94 kilograms per year per capita | 10 |
| 2000s | 65.65 kilograms per year per capita | 60.2 kilograms per year per capita | 71.91 kilograms per year per capita | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.15 kilograms per year per capita | 57.65 kilograms per year per capita | 78.14 kilograms per year per capita | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.57 kilograms per year per capita | 49.18 kilograms per year per capita | 58.55 kilograms per year per capita | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 181 Yemen 54.39 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 182 Somalia 52.6 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 183 Guinea-Bissau 50.74 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 185 Haiti 41.26 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 186 Madagascar 36.94 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 187 Congo 36 kilograms per year per capita compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines in Zambia?
- Average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines in Zambia was 49.18 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 vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 88.99 kilograms per year per capita in 1979.
- What is the lowest average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.18 kilograms per year per capita in 2023.
- How does Zambia rank for average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines?
- Zambia ranks 184th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.9%. 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 vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.