Agriculture & Rural in Sub-Saharan Africa 303 indicators covering agriculture & rural for Sub-Saharan Africa. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Rural population, per capita 0.5534 units per person 2025 down 8.0% 11th Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 9.4% 9th Rural population, annual growth rate 1.53 % change on previous year 2025 down 20.4% 8th Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 299.6 current US$ per person 2025 up 11.5% 37th Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1791 current US$ per US$ of GDP 2025 up 9.8% 10th Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.7 % change on previous year 2025 up 254.7% 12th Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 395.96 billion current US$ 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% 12th 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 Arable land 0.1904 hectares per person 2023 down 16.8% 17th Arable land 10.0% 2023 up 7.8% 27th Land area 23.90 million sq. km 2023 up 0.0% 15th Permanent cropland 1.6% 2023 up 31.0% 20th Rural population, per square kilometre 29.68 units per square kilometre 2023 up 19.5% 20th Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 17,097 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 46.5% 31st 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 ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO 248,519 1000 No 2025 up 22.5% 5th ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO 135,326 1000 No 2025 up 24.1% 5th ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO 113,193 1000 No 2025 up 20.7% 5th ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in 49.45 % 2025 down 7.7% 4th ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in 50.41 % 2025 down 6.9% 4th ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in 48.35 % 2025 down 8.7% 6th 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 Average dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value 2,242 kcal/cap/d 2025 up 2.1% 34th Minimum dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value 1,738 kcal/cap/d 2025 up 1.9% 34th Per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — Value 6 kcal/cap/d 2025 down 14.3% 35th Prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) 12.1 % 2024 up 36.0% 28th Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight 3.9 % 2024 up 14.7% 30th Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) 32.2 % 2024 down 7.5% 4th Gross domestic product per capita, PPP, (constant 2021 international) 5,028 Int$/cap 2024 down 0.9% 33rd Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services 35 % 2024 up 16.7% 29th Number of obese adults (18 years and older) (million) — Value 79 million No 2024 up 84.1% 17th Annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture 79.0% 2022 up 0.0% 20th Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of 2,461 kcal/cap/d 2024 up 0.7% 33rd Percentage of population using safely managed sanitation services 26 % 2024 up 23.8% 28th Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) 36.8 % 2023 up 2.2% 7th Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood 49.6 % 2023 down 1.2% 31st Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood 50.4 % 2023 up 1.2% 1st Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Total employment in -0.8 % 2023 down 310.5% 31st Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Total — Value 161,158 1000 No 2023 up 23.9% 5th Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Total — Value 163,492 1000 No 2023 up 26.4% 4th Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of 2,465 kcal/cap/d 2023 up 1.2% 33rd Average dietary energy supply adequacy (percent) (3-year average) 108 % 2023 up 0.9% 31st Number of women of reproductive age (15-49 years) affected by anemia 108.5 million No 2023 up 36.8% 7th Page 1 of 6 Next →