Agriculture & Rural in Southern Africa 237 indicators covering agriculture & rural for Southern Africa. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in 5.43 % 2025 down 7.2% 24th ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in 9.66 % 2025 up 4.8% 25th ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in 7.73 % 2025 up 0.1% 25th ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO 517.02 1000 No 2025 up 4.2% 31st ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO 1,102 1000 No 2025 up 13.1% 31st ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO 1,619 1000 No 2025 up 10.1% 30th Average dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value 2,383 kcal/cap/d 2025 up 0.8% 19th Minimum dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value 1,843 kcal/cap/d 2025 up 0.8% 18th Per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — Value 20 kcal/cap/d 2025 unchanged 15th Prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) 30.7 % 2024 up 10.4% 11th Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight 12.1 % 2024 down 2.4% 4th Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) 24.1 % 2024 up 5.2% 16th Gross domestic product per capita, PPP, (constant 2021 international) 13,210 Int$/cap 2024 down 6.6% 25th Total Credit — Value US$ 373,183 million USD 2024 down 24.9% 23rd Total Credit — Value US$, 2015 prices 340,538 million USD 2024 down 23.7% 23rd Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services 74 % 2024 up 8.8% 24th Number of obese adults (18 years and older) (million) — Value 15.2 million No 2024 up 32.2% 33rd Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of 2,646 kcal/cap/d 2024 down 5.9% 29th Percentage of population using safely managed sanitation services 69 % 2024 up 30.2% 13th Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) 31 % 2023 up 18.8% 18th Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of 2,653 kcal/cap/d 2023 down 5.6% 29th Average dietary energy supply adequacy (percent) (3-year average) 108 % 2023 down 6.1% 31st Number of women of reproductive age (15-49 years) affected by anemia 6.2 million No 2023 up 34.8% 32nd FAO Model — Total employment in agrifood systems (AFS) — Female 1,469 1000 No 2023 up 5.5% 32nd FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Male — Value 17.34 % 2023 up 1.8% 26th FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Female 18.9 % 2023 down 5.9% 25th FAO Model — Total employment in agrifood systems (AFS) — Male — Value 2,159 1000 No 2023 up 13.5% 32nd FAO Model — Share of females in total AFS employment — Female — Value 40.5 % 2023 down 4.2% 21st SDG 2.a.1: highest government level — SDG 2.a.1: Agriculture 0.47 2024 down 34.7% 6th SDG 2.a.1: highest government level — SDG 2.a.1: Agriculture share of 1.41 % 2024 down 18.0% 23rd SDG 2.a.1: highest government level — SDG 2.a.1: Agriculture value 2.99 % 2024 up 25.6% 28th FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment 50.07 % 2023 up 4.0% 22nd FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment 34.69 % 2023 up 6.0% 21st FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Value 17.94 % 2023 down 1.5% 26th FAO Model — Total employment in agrifood systems (AFS) — Value 3,628 1000 No 2023 up 10.1% 32nd FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment 43.84 % 2023 up 5.3% 22nd FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total 10.08 % 2023 down 5.2% 24th FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total AFS 56.16 % 2023 down 3.8% 12th FAO Model — Total non-agricultural AFS employment — Value 2,038 1000 No 2023 up 6.0% 32nd Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) 7 % 2022 unchanged 23rd FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total 12.34 % 2023 down 8.7% 20th FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total 8.66 % 2023 down 2.0% 24th FAO Model — Share of females in non-agricultural AFS employment 47.1 % 2023 down 3.3% 16th FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total AFS 65.31 % 2023 down 2.9% 13th FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total AFS 49.93 % 2023 down 3.7% 12th FAO Model — Total non-agricultural AFS employment — Female — Value 959.7 1000 No 2023 up 2.4% 32nd FAO Model — Total non-agricultural AFS employment — Male — Value 1,078 1000 No 2023 up 9.3% 32nd Share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers 47 % 2021 down 9.6% 21st Average protein supply (g/cap/day) (3-year average) — Value 77.2 g/cap/d 2021 down 0.9% 26th Average fat supply (g/cap/day) (3-year average) — Value 91.5 g/cap/d 2021 up 10.0% 19th Average supply of protein of animal origin (g/cap/day) (3-year) 35.5 g/cap/d 2021 up 2.3% 20th Cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — Value 9.9 % 2021 down 52.9% 22nd Prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — Value 11.9 % 2023 up 70.0% 14th Number of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modeled) 1.7 million No 2024 up 13.3% 27th Prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — Value 16.4 % 2020 down 0.6% 7th Cigarettes — Residuals -1,941 t 2023 down 14,830.8% 6th Unmanufactured tobacco — Residuals -15 t 2023 — 19th Cotton lint, ginned — Residuals -18 t 2023 — 18th Cigarettes — Import quantity 4,741 t 2023 up 1.8% 30th Other manufactured tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes -9,252 t 2023 down 2.7% 14th Page 1 of 4 Next →