Agriculture & Rural in Africa 4,143 indicators covering agriculture & rural for Africa. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Meat of ducks, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight 2,212 g/An 2024 down 1.2% 11th Pears — Area harvested 46,014 ha 2024 down 15.4% 8th Pears — Yield 16,789 kg/ha 2024 up 20.1% 12th Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood 51.53 % 2023 down 1.7% 27th Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood 48.47 % 2023 up 1.9% 5th Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Total employment in 3.06 % 2023 down 37.3% 27th Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Total — Value 177,750 1000 No 2023 up 19.0% 4th Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Total — Value 166,947 1000 No 2023 up 23.0% 3rd Average dietary energy supply adequacy (percent) (3-year average) 112 % 2023 down 0.9% 30th Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of 2,575 kcal/cap/d 2023 unchanged 32nd Number of women of reproductive age (15-49 years) affected by anemia 129.9 million No 2023 up 35.0% 6th Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture 55.56 % 2023 up 1.6% 26th Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture 44.44 % 2023 down 1.9% 6th Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in 11.12 % 2023 up 18.0% 26th FAO Model — Total employment in agrifood systems (AFS) — Male — Value 177,750 1000 No 2023 up 19.0% 4th FAO Model — Total employment in agrifood systems (AFS) — Female 166,947 1000 No 2023 up 23.0% 3rd FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Male — Value 57.38 % 2023 down 8.6% 7th FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Female 74.59 % 2023 up 1.6% 6th FAO Model — Share of females in total AFS employment — Female — Value 48.47 % 2023 up 1.9% 5th Grapes — Gross Production Index Number 99.77 2024 up 3.0% 13th Grapes — Gross per capita Production Index Number 80.35 2024 down 19.2% 23rd Eggplants (aubergines) — Gross Production Index Number 153.71 2024 up 94.5% 8th Eggplants (aubergines) — Gross per capita Production Index Number 124.11 2024 up 52.7% 10th Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture 138,709 1000 No 2023 up 18.2% 4th Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture 110,938 1000 No 2023 up 14.2% 4th SDG 2.a.1: highest government level — SDG 2.a.1: Agriculture share of 2.83 % 2024 up 19.9% 13th SDG 2.a.1: highest government level — SDG 2.a.1: Agriculture 0.18 2024 up 5.9% 29th 2.a.1 Agriculture share of Government Expenditure — Value 2.83 % 2024 up 19.9% 11th 2.a.1 Agriculture value added share of GDP — Value 15.77 % 2024 up 14.9% 7th 2.a.1 Agriculture orientation index for government expenditures 0.18 2024 up 5.9% 27th FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment 78.04 % 2023 down 0.6% 7th FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment 66.45 % 2023 down 7.1% 7th SDG 2.a.1: highest government level — SDG 2.a.1: Agriculture value 15.77 % 2024 up 14.9% 8th Cassava, fresh — Gross Production Index Number 132.42 2024 up 36.3% 6th Cassava, fresh — Gross per capita Production Index Number 106.68 2024 up 7.0% 8th Other beans, green — Gross Production Value 407,965 1000 USD 2024 up 4.9% 11th Bananas — Gross Production Value 9.51 million 1000 USD 2024 up 25.7% 5th Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Total — Value 344,435 1000 No 2023 up 20.6% 4th Share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by 44.78 % 2023 down 9.2% 3rd Share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by 49.57 % 2023 down 5.6% 4th Gender gap in the share of employment in agrifood systems out of -4.79 % 2023 down 48.8% 24th FAO Model — Total employment in agrifood systems (AFS) — Value 344,435 1000 No 2023 up 20.6% 4th FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Value 64.55 % 2023 down 4.4% 7th Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture 249,647 1000 No 2023 up 16.4% 4th Share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by 46.79 % 2023 down 7.7% 3rd FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment 72.48 % 2023 down 3.5% 9th Sorghum — Gross Production Value 8.77 million 1000 USD 2024 up 0.4% 2nd Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Value 7.06 million 1000 USD 2024 up 26.6% 3rd Sunflower seed — Area harvested 2.34 million ha 2024 up 20.9% 7th Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm 40.91 % 2023 down 10.3% 25th Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm 59.09 % 2023 up 8.6% 7th Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in off-farm -18.18 % 2023 down 106.6% 25th Meat of ducks, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Value 127,953 1000 Int$ 2024 down 43.0% 13th Coconuts, in shell — Gross Production Value 374,888 1000 Int$ 2024 up 6.3% 8th Other nuts (excluding wild edible nuts and groundnuts), in shell 257,497 t 2024 up 3.1% 3rd Sunflower seed — Production 2.51 million t 2024 up 17.9% 8th Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Off-farm 94,788 1000 No 2023 up 33.5% 3rd FAO Model — Total non-agricultural AFS employment — Value 94,788 1000 No 2023 up 33.5% 3rd FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total AFS 27.52 % 2023 up 10.7% 23rd FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total 17.76 % 2023 up 5.8% 6th ← Previous Page 12 of 70 Next →