Agriculture share of GDP in Zambia
Agriculture, forestry and fishing produced 4.1% of GDP in Zambia in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest since 2016.
Zambia, 2025
4.1%
Change from 2024
+1.3percentage points
World, 2025
4.0%
Agriculture share of GDP in Zambia over time
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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Zambia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.1% | 4.0% |
| 2024 | 2.8% | 4.1% |
| 2023 | 2.2% | 4.1% |
| 2022 | 3.1% | 4.3% |
| 2021 | 3.0% | 4.3% |
| 2020 | 3.0% | 4.4% |
| 2019 | 2.9% | 4.0% |
| 2018 | 3.3% | 3.9% |
| 2017 | 4.0% | 4.1% |
| 2016 | 6.2% | 4.1% |
| 2015 | 5.0% | 4.2% |
| 2014 | 6.8% | 4.2% |
| 2013 | 8.2% | 4.2% |
| 2012 | 9.3% | 4.0% |
| 2011 | 9.6% | 4.0% |
| 2010 | 9.4% | 3.8% |
| 2009 | 11.6% | 3.6% |
| 2008 | 11.5% | 3.5% |
| 2007 | 12.1% | 3.4% |
| 2006 | 13.2% | 3.2% |
| 2005 | 14.6% | 3.2% |
| 2004 | 15.6% | 3.3% |
| 2003 | 15.6% | 3.3% |
| 2002 | 15.4% | 3.3% |
| 2001 | 15.5% | 3.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +1.3 percentage points from 2.8% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 5.0%, the figure has changed by −0.9 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 4.0%.
More for Zambia
All statistics for Zambia
Agricultural land
32.1%
2024 · World Bank
Cereal yield
2,318 kg per hectare
2024 · World Bank
Cost of a healthy diet
Int$4.18e (Estimate) per person per day
2025 · FAOSTAT
Healthy diet unaffordable
86.2%e (Estimate)
2025 · FAOSTAT
Pesticide use
1.09e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT
Nitrogen fertiliser use
53.8e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT