Meat production in Zambia
Meat production in Zambia was 369,605 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is down 3.2% from 2023. That is the 85th highest of 194 countries in 2024.
Meat production in Zambia, 1961 to 2024
All 64 values
| Period | tonnes |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 369,605 Estimated |
| 2023 | 381,892 Estimated |
| 2022 | 314,124 Estimated |
| 2021 | 323,917 Estimated |
| 2020 | 311,604 Estimated |
| 2019 | 323,869 Estimated |
| 2018 | 318,835 Estimated |
| 2017 | 340,036 Estimated |
| 2016 | 283,968 Estimated |
| 2015 | 284,298 Estimated |
| 2014 | 335,951 Estimated |
| 2013 | 327,453 Estimated |
| 2012 | 301,120 Estimated |
| 2011 | 270,697 Estimated |
| 2010 | 265,615 Estimated |
| 2009 | 230,158 Estimated |
| 2008 | 184,412 Estimated |
| 2007 | 156,406 Estimated |
| 2006 | 148,822 Estimated |
| 2005 | 151,611 Estimated |
| 2004 | 147,726 Estimated |
| 2003 | 148,893 Estimated |
| 2002 | 148,110 Estimated |
| 2001 | 142,406 Estimated |
| 2000 | 136,568 Estimated |
| 1999 | 138,816 Estimated |
| 1998 | 131,380 Estimated |
| 1997 | 125,613 Estimated |
| 1996 | 113,986 Estimated |
| 1995 | 111,873 Estimated |
| 1994 | 117,915 Estimated |
| 1993 | 119,253 Estimated |
| 1992 | 118,098 Estimated |
| 1991 | 119,135 Estimated |
| 1990 | 114,212 Estimated |
| 1989 | 91,900 Estimated |
| 1988 | 87,696 Estimated |
| 1987 | 84,856 Estimated |
| 1986 | 82,668 Estimated |
| 1985 | 81,117 Estimated |
| 1984 | 74,775 Estimated |
| 1983 | 79,820 Estimated |
| 1982 | 85,698 Estimated |
| 1981 | 81,448 Estimated |
| 1980 | 82,689 Estimated |
| 1979 | 79,539 Estimated |
| 1978 | 79,454 Estimated |
| 1977 | 79,712 Estimated |
| 1976 | 78,685 Estimated |
| 1975 | 72,222 Estimated |
| 1974 | 65,363 Estimated |
| 1973 | 63,325 Estimated |
| 1972 | 61,642 Estimated |
| 1971 | 55,318 Estimated |
| 1970 | 57,611 Estimated |
| 1969 | 54,885 Estimated |
| 1968 | 53,583 Estimated |
| 1967 | 52,003 Estimated |
| 1966 | 52,092 Estimated |
| 1965 | 48,910 Estimated |
| 1964 | 45,311 Estimated |
| 1963 | 43,994 Estimated |
| 1962 | 43,848 Estimated |
| 1961 | 44,005 Estimated |
Rankings
Definition
Meat from animals slaughtered in the country in the calendar year, all species, in tonnes of carcass weight. FAOSTAT item "Meat; Total", the sum FAO calculates from the meat of each species, imported live animals included.
Carcass weight, bone included, so it is higher than the boneless weight in consumption statistics. FAO fills gaps in national reporting with its own estimates and imputations, which are marked as estimated, and revises past years when countries send new figures.
How to cite
FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Meat; Total, production, t (item 1765, element 5510). Accessed on 2026-10-12. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip Licence: CC-BY-4.0. FAO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.Citation styles
APA 7
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. (2025). Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Meat; Total, production, t (item 1765, element 5510) (Meat production, Zambia, 1961 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip
MLA 9
Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Meat; Total, production, t (item 1765, element 5510), Meat production, Zambia, 1961 to 2024. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 31 Dec. 2025, https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/meat-production/zambia. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
Chicago (author-date)
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. 2025. Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Meat; Total, production, t (item 1765, element 5510). Meat production, Zambia, 1961 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/meat-production/zambia.
Harvard
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Meat; Total, production, t (item 1765, element 5510), Meat production, Zambia, 1961 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/meat-production/zambia (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{food_meat_production_zambia_2024,
author = {{Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations}},
title = {{Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Meat; Total, production, t (item 1765, element 5510): Meat production, Zambia, 1961 to 2024}},
year = {2025},
howpublished = {Data set},
url = {https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip},
urldate = {2026-10-12},
note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/meat-production/zambia. Publisher attribution: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Meat; Total, production, t (item 1765, element 5510). Accessed on 2026-10-12. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production\_Crops\_Livestock\_E\_All\_Data\_\%28Normalized\%29.zip Licence: CC-BY-4.0. FAO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.},
}
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Meat production in Zambia was 369,605 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is down 3.2% from 2023. That is the 85th highest of 194 countries in 2024.
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381,892 tonnes in 2023, the highest value since 1961 in this series.