2.a.1 Agriculture share of Government Expenditure — Value in Africa
Africa: 2.a.1 Agriculture share of Government Expenditure — Value was 2.83 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
2.a.1 Agriculture share of Government Expenditure — Value in Africa, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Africa recorded 2.83 % for 2.a.1 agriculture share of government expenditure — value in 2024.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 2.a.1 agriculture share of government expenditure — value in Africa peaked at 3.83 % in 2001 and was at its lowest, 2.17 %, in 2018.
Africa ranks 11th of 33 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
2.a.1 Agriculture share of Government Expenditure — Value in Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 3.83 % | — |
| 2002 | 3.37 % | -12.0% |
| 2003 | 3 % | -11.0% |
| 2004 | 2.91 % | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 2.99 % | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 3.08 % | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 2.99 % | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 3.23 % | +8.0% |
| 2009 | 2.88 % | -10.8% |
| 2010 | 2.41 % | -16.3% |
| 2011 | 2.55 % | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 2.52 % | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 2.48 % | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 2.36 % | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 2.45 % | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 2.31 % | -5.7% |
| 2017 | 2.43 % | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 2.17 % | -10.7% |
| 2019 | 2.17 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.2 % | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 2.32 % | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 2.42 % | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 2.87 % | +18.6% |
| 2024 | 2.83 % | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.14 % | 2.88 % | 3.83 % | 9 |
| 2010s | 2.39 % | 2.17 % | 2.55 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.53 % | 2.2 % | 2.87 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Africa
- 8 Senegal 7.21 % compare
- 8 United Republic of Tanzania 2.5 % compare
- 9 China, mainland 7.03 % compare
- 9 Republic of Moldova 2.45 % compare
- 9 Türkiye 2.45 % compare
- 10 India 6.8 % compare
- 11 Belarus 6.44 % compare
- 11 Lao People's Democratic Republic 2.41 % compare
- 12 Vanuatu 5.47 % compare
- 12 Micronesia 1.96 % compare
- 13 Cabo Verde 2.17 % compare
- 13 Nepal 5.46 % compare
- 14 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1.79 % compare
- 14 Zambia 5.4 % compare
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- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight 6.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Yield, annual growth rate 1.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate 0.2698 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goats — Stocks, annual growth rate 2.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth 0.5254 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Production, annual growth rate 1.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Producing -1.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Production, annual 5.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Production, annual growth rate 1.47 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 2.a.1 agriculture share of government expenditure — value in Africa?
- 2.a.1 agriculture share of government expenditure — value in Africa was 2.83 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest 2.a.1 agriculture share of government expenditure — value recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 3.83 % in 2001.
- What is the lowest 2.a.1 agriculture share of government expenditure — value recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.17 % in 2018.
- How does Africa rank for 2.a.1 agriculture share of government expenditure — value?
- Africa ranks 11th out of 33 groups with data for 2024.
- Is 2.a.1 agriculture share of government expenditure — value rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of 2.a.1 Agriculture share of Government Expenditure — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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