Zambia Food Prices: Market-Level Commodity Costs from 1992 to 2026

Zambia food price records for commodities like maize, rice, and beans, collected by the World Food Programme. The data spans from as early as 1992 to 2026, covering multiple local markets across the country.

Use Cases

• Analyzing price volatility of maize and rice across Zambian markets
• Monitoring food security indicators using fish and sugar price trends
• Econometric modeling of local market inflation over a 30-year period

Strengths

• Sourced from the WFP Price Database
• Covers diverse food categories including staples and proteins
• Longitudinal data spanning over three decades

Limitations

• Specific column names are not defined in the source
• Temporal gaps may exist for specific local markets
• Data granularity is primarily monthly despite weekly updates

Provenance

Source

World Food Programme (WFP) Price Database

Collection Method

Market monitoring and surveys

Time Range

1992-2026

Freshness

Updated weekly with mostly monthly data points.

Geography

Zambia