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Zambia


Zambia

Mean

1970-2001

1970-1979

1980-1989

1990-1995

1996-2001

Mean

Min.

Max.

Variation (%)

Per Caput Consumption (Cal/Day)

2308

2100

1958

1900

2101

1869

2420

8

Imports / Consumption (%)

Wheat

97.53

76.14

37.22

46.19

69.91

15.10

99.91

39

Coarse Grains

4.02

10.06

15.92

8.23

8.93

0.00

55.50

131

Rice

81.97

35.73

27.71

42.51

49.95

0.00

93.61

54

Dairy

48.20

14.28

7.61

13.28

23.44

2.08

73.67

82

Meat

7.86

0.01

0.08

0.35

2.54

0.00

20.93

214

Sugar

1.86

0.03

0.04

0.49

0.69

0.00

6.91

226

Fruits and Vegetables

2.89

0.23

0.90

4.46

1.98

0.04

8.49

114

Oils

20.57

14.78

13.57

17.17

16.81

3.78

34.57

47

Per Caput Calories from Imports (Cal/Cap/Day)

159

139

118

86

131

29

345

61

Aid + Commercial Food Import Bill (US$ 000)

44,660

51,927

53,827

78,275

54,952

16,947

163,823

58

Commercial Food Import Bill (US$ 000)

35,943

33,064

29,384

61,777

38,657

8,833

141,698

70

Commerical Unit Cost (US $/1000 calories)

0.58

0.55

0.64

0.80

0.62

0.38

1.04

25

Commercial Food Import Bill / GDP (%)

1.12

0.95

0.83

1.76

1.13

0.24

4.14

70

Comm. Fd. Imp. Bill / Total Merchandise Imp. Bill (%)

5.64

3.84

3.19

8.80

5.21

1.07

21.80

73

Comm. Fd. Imp. Bill / Total Merchandise Exp. Bill (%)

3.88

3.29

2.55

6.66

3.97

0.71

18.17

80

Commercial Food Value Bill Shares (%)

Wheat

25.50

22.98

21.14

28.65

24.49

0.00

58.93

56

Coarse Grains

8.33

45.58

35.31

17.67

26.78

0.00

77.09

100

Rice

5.82

6.44

7.07

6.56

6.38

0.00

16.53

68

Dairy

19.45

8.65

8.23

6.14

11.48

1.38

33.59

70

Meat

12.91

0.06

0.83

1.65

4.52

0.00

30.64

183

Sugar

2.53

0.62

1.71

3.87

2.03

0.00

11.91

141

Fruits and Vegetables

7.25

1.43

6.74

13.42

6.49

0.00

22.52

95

Oils

18.21

14.24

18.98

22.05

17.83

0.00

37.96

50


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