Agriculture & Rural in Africa Eastern and Southern

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

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Agricultural raw materials exports 1.9% 2024 up 13.1%
Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% 2024 up 17.1%
Rural population 61.3% 2025 down 6.4%
Rural population growth 1.8% 2025 down 14.8%
Rural population 483.55 million 2025 up 21.6%
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 15.4% 2025 up 18.6%
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 209.47 billion current US$ 2025 up 77.1%
Land under cereal production 40.19 million hectares 2024 down 27.1%
Cereal yield 1,708 kg per hectare 2024 up 3.5%
Cereal production 68.64 million metric tons 2024 down 24.5%
Fertilizer consumption 28.47 kilograms per hectare of arable land 2023 up 51.0%
Land area 14.86 million sq. km 2023 up 0.1%
Agricultural land 6.92 million sq. km 2023 up 1.6%
Agricultural land 46.6% 2023 up 1.5%
Permanent cropland 0.8% 2023 up 19.6%
Arable land 8.5% 2023 up 6.6%
Arable land 0.1675 hectares per person 2023 down 18.2%
Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) 58.5% 2025 down 5.1%
Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) 53.6% 2025 down 4.0%
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) 55.9% 2025 down 4.5%
Crop production index 100 2014-2016 = 100 2020 up 9.6%
Food production index 100 2014-2016 = 100 2020 up 0.4%
Livestock production index 100 2014-2016 = 100 2020 down 3.6%
Forest area 29.5% 2023 down 6.9%
Forest area 4.38 million sq. km 2023 down 6.8%
Fertilizer consumption 1,716.7% 2023 up 192.3%
Annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture 83.1% 2022 down 1.2%
Surface area 15.17 million sq. km 2023 up 0.1%
Access to electricity, rural 36.1% 2024 up 104.0%