Agriculture & Rural in Middle Africa 230 indicators covering agriculture & rural for Middle Africa. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in 61.41 % 2025 down 2.7% 3rd ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in 49.72 % 2025 down 2.4% 6th ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in 55.25 % 2025 down 2.6% 3rd ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO 21,723 1000 No 2025 up 32.2% 14th ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO 19,536 1000 No 2025 up 32.9% 16th ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO 41,259 1000 No 2025 up 32.5% 15th Average dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value 2,170 kcal/cap/d 2025 up 0.8% 39th Minimum dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value 1,687 kcal/cap/d 2025 up 0.7% 39th Per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — Value 21 kcal/cap/d 2025 up 23.5% 13th Prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) 9.9 % 2024 up 41.4% 37th Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight 5.2 % 2024 up 20.9% 26th Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) 40.1 % 2024 up 6.4% 2nd Gross domestic product per capita, PPP, (constant 2021 international) 3,890 Int$/cap 2024 down 14.4% 36th Total Credit — Value US$ 26,608 million USD 2024 down 37.8% 31st Total Credit — Value US$, 2015 prices 25,777 million USD 2024 down 24.7% 31st Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services 22 % 2024 down 18.5% 32nd Number of obese adults (18 years and older) (million) — Value 10.2 million No 2024 up 96.2% 38th Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of 2,250 kcal/cap/d 2024 down 5.4% 39th Percentage of population using safely managed sanitation services 16 % 2024 down 11.1% 32nd Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) 41.7 % 2023 down 3.9% 6th Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of 2,250 kcal/cap/d 2023 down 4.3% 39th Average dietary energy supply adequacy (percent) (3-year average) 103 % 2023 down 4.6% 35th Number of women of reproductive age (15-49 years) affected by anemia 19.6 million No 2023 up 32.4% 26th FAO Model — Total employment in agrifood systems (AFS) — Female 24,373 1000 No 2023 up 31.8% 16th FAO Model — Total employment in agrifood systems (AFS) — Male — Value 21,272 1000 No 2023 up 30.4% 18th FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Male — Value 59.11 % 2023 down 3.0% 7th FAO Model — Share of females in total AFS employment — Female — Value 53.4 % 2023 up 0.5% 1st FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Female 74.87 % 2023 down 1.5% 5th SDG 2.a.1: highest government level — SDG 2.a.1: Agriculture 0.1 2024 down 9.1% 39th SDG 2.a.1: highest government level — SDG 2.a.1: Agriculture share of 1.6 % 2024 up 45.5% 21st SDG 2.a.1: highest government level — SDG 2.a.1: Agriculture value 16.24 % 2024 up 56.6% 7th FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment 83.35 % 2023 down 1.6% 2nd FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment 85.67 % 2023 down 0.1% 4th FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Value 66.6 % 2023 down 2.2% 5th FAO Model — Total employment in agrifood systems (AFS) — Value 45,645 1000 No 2023 up 31.2% 18th FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment 84.43 % 2023 down 0.9% 1st FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total 10.37 % 2023 up 2.8% 23rd FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total AFS 15.57 % 2023 up 5.2% 33rd FAO Model — Total non-agricultural AFS employment — Value 7,107 1000 No 2023 up 38.0% 26th Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) 7 % 2022 unchanged 23rd FAO Model — Total non-agricultural AFS employment — Female — Value 4,059 1000 No 2023 up 43.4% 23rd FAO Model — Total non-agricultural AFS employment — Male — Value 3,049 1000 No 2023 up 31.4% 28th FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total AFS 16.65 % 2023 up 8.8% 32nd FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total 8.47 % 2023 down 2.3% 28th FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total 12.47 % 2023 up 7.1% 19th FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total AFS 14.33 % 2023 up 0.8% 30th FAO Model — Share of females in non-agricultural AFS employment 57.1 % 2023 up 3.9% 7th Average fat supply (g/cap/day) (3-year average) — Value 35.2 g/cap/d 2021 down 9.5% 40th Average supply of protein of animal origin (g/cap/day) (3-year) 9.3 g/cap/d 2021 down 7.0% 40th Average protein supply (g/cap/day) (3-year average) — Value 41.3 g/cap/d 2021 down 5.5% 40th Share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers 73 % 2021 up 1.4% 1st Cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — Value 34.7 % 2021 down 13.9% 9th Prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — Value 29.3 % 2023 up 24.7% 3rd Number of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modeled) 14.7 million No 2024 up 37.4% 15th Prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — Value 12.2 % 2020 down 6.2% 22nd Cigarettes — Residuals 0 t 2023 up 100.0% 4th Unmanufactured tobacco — Residuals 0 t 2023 down 100.0% 1st Cotton lint, ginned — Residuals 0 t 2023 — 1st Cigarettes — Import quantity 13,008 t 2023 up 95.0% 25th Other manufactured tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 0 t 2023 — 2nd Page 1 of 4 Next →