2.a.1 Agriculture value added share of GDP — Value in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: 2.a.1 Agriculture value added share of GDP — Value was 17.12 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
2.a.1 Agriculture value added share of GDP — Value in Sub-Saharan Africa, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa recorded 17.12 % for 2.a.1 agriculture value added share of gdp — value in 2024.
That represents a change of down 6.1% on the previous year and up 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 2.a.1 agriculture value added share of gdp — value in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 18.97 % in 2002 and was at its lowest, 14 %, in 2011.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 3rd of 33 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
2.a.1 Agriculture value added share of GDP — Value in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 15.26 % | — |
| 2002 | 18.97 % | +24.3% |
| 2003 | 16.43 % | -13.4% |
| 2004 | 14.36 % | -12.6% |
| 2005 | 14.13 % | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 14.29 % | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 14.39 % | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 15.83 % | +10.0% |
| 2009 | 16.59 % | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 14.78 % | -10.9% |
| 2011 | 14 % | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 14.48 % | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 14.84 % | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 14.88 % | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 15.64 % | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 16.25 % | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 15.92 % | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 15.72 % | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 16.43 % | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 18.43 % | +12.2% |
| 2021 | 17.52 % | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 17.98 % | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 18.23 % | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 17.12 % | -6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.58 % | 14.13 % | 18.97 % | 9 |
| 2010s | 15.29 % | 14 % | 16.43 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.86 % | 17.12 % | 18.43 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
- 1 Somalia 52.87 % compare
- 1 Syrian Arab Republic 43.06 % compare
- 2 Niger 49.73 % compare
- 2 United Republic of Tanzania 26.15 % compare
- 3 Guinea-Bissau 48.41 % compare
- 3 Micronesia (Federated States of) 22.1 % compare
- 4 Côte d'Ivoire 16.94 % compare
- 4 Lao People's Democratic Republic 21 % compare
- 4 Mali 35.11 % compare
- 5 Ethiopia 34.87 % compare
- 6 Afghanistan 34.52 % compare
- 6 Democratic Republic of the Congo 17.05 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5534 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1791 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 299.6 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 395.96 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 17.9% (2025)
- Rural population 731.42 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 2.a.1 agriculture value added share of gdp — value in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 2.a.1 agriculture value added share of gdp — value in Sub-Saharan Africa was 17.12 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest 2.a.1 agriculture value added share of gdp — value recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 18.97 % in 2002.
- What is the lowest 2.a.1 agriculture value added share of gdp — value recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 14 % in 2011.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for 2.a.1 agriculture value added share of gdp — value?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 3rd out of 33 groups with data for 2024.
- Is 2.a.1 agriculture value added share of gdp — value rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of 2.a.1 Agriculture value added share of GDP — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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