Agriculture & Rural in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

29 indicators covering agriculture & rural for Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries).

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 395.96 billion current US$ 2025 up 43.8% 23rd
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 17.9% 2025 up 9.8% 10th
Rural population 731.42 million 2025 up 18.6% 18th
Rural population growth 1.5% 2025 down 20.2% 8th
Rural population 55.3% 2025 down 8.0% 13th
Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% 2024 up 14.7% 36th
Agricultural raw materials exports 2.6% 2024 up 5.6% 11th
Land under cereal production 85.37 million hectares 2024 down 20.8% 16th
Cereal production 124.08 million metric tons 2024 down 20.2% 25th
Cereal yield 1,453 kg per hectare 2024 up 0.7% 39th
Fertilizer consumption 19.59 kilograms per hectare of arable land 2023 up 38.0% 41st
Agricultural land 10.68 million sq. km 2023 up 2.6% 12th
Agricultural land 44.7% 2023 up 2.6% 11th
Arable land 0.1904 hectares per person 2023 down 16.8% 17th
Arable land 10.0% 2023 up 7.8% 27th
Permanent cropland 1.6% 2023 up 31.0% 20th
Land area 23.90 million sq. km 2023 up 0.0% 15th
Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) 48.2% 2025 down 9.0% 11th
Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) 50.3% 2025 down 6.1% 4th
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) 49.3% 2025 down 7.4% 7th
Crop production index 100 2014-2016 = 100 2020 up 9.4% 1st
Food production index 100 2014-2016 = 100 2020 up 0.4% 1st
Livestock production index 100 2014-2016 = 100 2020 down 3.6% 1st
Forest area 6.15 million sq. km 2023 down 6.1% 20th
Forest area 25.7% 2023 down 6.1% 31st
Fertilizer consumption 317.6% 2023 down 12.5% 10th
Annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture 79.0% 2022 up 0.0% 20th
Surface area 24.34 million sq. km 2023 up 0.0% 16th
Access to electricity, rural 35.7% 2024 up 84.6% 45th