Average per capita vegetable intake vs minimum recommended guidelines in Zambia
Zambia: Average per capita vegetable intake vs minimum recommended guidelines was 49.18 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Average per capita vegetable intake vs minimum recommended guidelines in Zambia, 1961–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, average per capita vegetable intake vs minimum recommended guidelines in Zambia stood at 49.18. 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 in 1979 and was at its lowest, 49.18, in 2023.
That places Zambia 185th out of 192 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.
Average per capita vegetable intake vs minimum recommended guidelines in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 88.01 | — |
| 1962 | 87.86 | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 87.63 | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 86.7 | -1.1% |
| 1965 | 86.42 | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 86.86 | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 87.02 | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 86.91 | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 88.35 | +1.7% |
| 1970 | 87.18 | -1.3% |
| 1971 | 87.26 | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 86.53 | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 85.83 | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 87.51 | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 88.09 | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 88.19 | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 87.84 | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 87.72 | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 88.99 | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 88.6 | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 88.8 | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 88.45 | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 87.92 | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 87.69 | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 87.45 | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 86.93 | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 86.72 | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 86.37 | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 86.19 | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 85.94 | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 84.93 | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 74.43 | -12.4% |
| 1993 | 80.81 | +8.6% |
| 1994 | 76.88 | -4.9% |
| 1995 | 72.82 | -5.3% |
| 1996 | 74.74 | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 69.67 | -6.8% |
| 1998 | 64.59 | -7.3% |
| 1999 | 66.43 | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 66.03 | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 64.78 | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 61.85 | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 65.31 | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 63.95 | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 60.82 | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 71.59 | +17.7% |
| 2007 | 71.91 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 70.09 | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 60.2 | -14.1% |
| 2010 | 78.14 | +29.8% |
| 2011 | 69.71 | -10.8% |
| 2012 | 72.01 | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 67.27 | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 67.98 | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 69.13 | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 69.02 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 65.9 | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 64.69 | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 57.65 | -10.9% |
| 2020 | 58.55 | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 54.94 | -6.2% |
| 2022 | 51.59 | -6.1% |
| 2023 | 49.18 | -4.7% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 49.18 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 136.07, 36% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 49.18 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 117.57, 42% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Average per capita vegetable 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +29.8% | 60.2 | 78.14 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 87.31 | 86.42 | 88.35 | 9 |
| 1970s | 87.51 | 85.83 | 88.99 | 10 |
| 1980s | 87.51 | 86.19 | 88.8 | 10 |
| 1990s | 75.12 | 64.59 | 85.94 | 10 |
| 2000s | 65.65 | 60.2 | 71.91 | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.15 | 57.65 | 78.14 | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.57 | 49.18 | 58.55 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More reference data data for Zambia
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.0386 (2026)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.0941 (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies -0.018 (2026)
- Country level monthly temperature anomalies 0.3261 (2026)
- 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)
- Urban area long term, annual growth rate 3.69 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban area long term, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban area long term, per capita 0.0001 units per person (2025)
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 in 2023, according to 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 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 in 2023.
- How does Zambia rank for average per capita vegetable intake vs minimum recommended guidelines?
- Zambia ranks 185th out of 192 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 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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