Agricultural Researchers (FTE) — Government, Higher Education and in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Agricultural Researchers (FTE) — Government, Higher Education and was 23,678 No in 2023. ▲ Rising
Agricultural Researchers (FTE) — Government, Higher Education and in Sub-Saharan Africa, 2004–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in No.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural researchers (fte) — government, higher education and in Sub-Saharan Africa is 23,678 No, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.8% on the previous year and up 58.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural researchers (fte) — government, higher education and in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 23,678 No in 2023 and was at its lowest, 9,967 No, in 2004.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 10th of 25 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Agricultural Researchers (FTE) — Government, Higher Education and in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 9,967 No | — |
| 2005 | 10,304 No | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 10,712 No | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 11,179 No | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 11,738 No | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 11,708 No | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 12,359 No | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 13,231 No | +7.0% |
| 2012 | 14,073 No | +6.4% |
| 2013 | 14,937 No | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 15,744 No | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 16,403 No | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 17,265 No | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 18,468 No | +7.0% |
| 2018 | 18,911 No | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 20,298 No | +7.3% |
| 2020 | 21,205 No | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 22,190 No | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 22,812 No | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 23,678 No | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10,935 No | 9,967 No | 11,738 No | 6 |
| 2010s | 16,169 No | 12,359 No | 20,298 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 22,471 No | 21,205 No | 23,678 No | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
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 agricultural researchers (fte) — government, higher education and in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Agricultural researchers (fte) — government, higher education and in Sub-Saharan Africa was 23,678 No in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural researchers (fte) — government, higher education and recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 23,678 No in 2023.
- What is the lowest agricultural researchers (fte) — government, higher education and recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,967 No in 2004.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for agricultural researchers (fte) — government, higher education and?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 10th out of 25 groups with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural researchers (fte) — government, higher education and rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.5%. 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 Agricultural Researchers (FTE) — Government, Higher Education and Private Non-profit. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The ASTI Researchers Dataset provides indicators on human resources engaged in agricultural research and development (R&D) at the national level. Data are compiled from the human resources section of the ASTI questionnaire and presented in full-time equivalent (FTE) researchers to reflect the effective research effort devoted to agricultural R&D, using information on time allocation. The dataset disseminates two indicators: total agricultural researchers (FTE) and agricultural researchers (FTE) per 100 000 agricultural workers, the latter calculated using employment in agriculture data sourced from FAOSTAT to support cross-country comparability of research intensity.