Agriculture & Rural in Sub-Saharan Africa

29 indicators covering agriculture & rural for Sub-Saharan Africa.

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