Agriculture & Rural in Africa Eastern and Southern

36 indicators covering agriculture & rural for Africa Eastern and Southern.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 209.47 billion current US$ 2025 up 77.1% 39th
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.18 % change on previous year 2025 up 419.3% 14th
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1542 current US$ per US$ of GDP 2025 up 18.6% 16th
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 265.55 current US$ per person 2025 up 36.3% 44th
Rural population, annual growth rate 1.78 % change on previous year 2025 down 14.9% 3rd
Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 18.6% 7th
Rural population, per capita 0.613 units per person 2025 down 6.4% 7th
Agricultural raw materials exports 1.9% 2024 up 13.1% 17th
Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% 2024 up 17.1% 31st
Rural population 61.3% 2025 down 6.4% 7th
Rural population growth 1.8% 2025 down 14.8% 3rd
Rural population 483.55 million 2025 up 21.6% 24th
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 15.4% 2025 up 18.6% 16th
Cereal yield 1,708 kg per hectare 2024 up 3.5% 34th
Cereal production 68.64 million metric tons 2024 down 24.5% 34th
Land under cereal production 40.19 million hectares 2024 down 27.1% 32nd
Fertilizer consumption 28.47 kilograms per hectare of arable land 2023 up 51.0% 40th
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 12,148 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 59.5% 41st
Agricultural land 6.92 million sq. km 2023 up 1.6% 25th
Arable land 0.1675 hectares per person 2023 down 18.2% 25th
Permanent cropland 0.8% 2023 up 19.6% 39th
Arable land 8.5% 2023 up 6.6% 38th
Rural population, per square kilometre 31.43 units per square kilometre 2023 up 22.3% 19th
Land area 14.86 million sq. km 2023 up 0.1% 30th
Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) 58.5% 2025 down 5.1% 5th
Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) 53.6% 2025 down 4.0% 3rd
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) 55.9% 2025 down 4.5% 3rd
Crop production index 100 2014-2016 = 100 2020 up 9.6% 1st
Livestock production index 100 2014-2016 = 100 2020 down 3.6% 1st
Food production index 100 2014-2016 = 100 2020 up 0.4% 1st
Forest area 4.38 million sq. km 2023 down 6.8% 30th
Forest area 29.5% 2023 down 6.9% 26th
Fertilizer consumption 1,716.7% 2023 up 192.3% 4th
Annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture 83.1% 2022 down 1.2% 14th
Surface area 15.17 million sq. km 2023 up 0.1% 30th
Access to electricity, rural 36.1% 2024 up 104.0% 42nd