SDG 2.a.1: highest government level — SDG 2.a.1: Agriculture value in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: SDG 2.a.1: highest government level — SDG 2.a.1: Agriculture value was 17.12 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
SDG 2.a.1: highest government level — SDG 2.a.1: Agriculture value in Sub-Saharan Africa, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sdg 2.a.1: highest government level — sdg 2.a.1: agriculture value in Sub-Saharan Africa is 17.12 %, measured 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, sdg 2.a.1: highest government level — sdg 2.a.1: agriculture value in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 18.97 % in 2002 and was at its lowest, 14 %, in 2011.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa 4th out of 36 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
SDG 2.a.1: highest government level — SDG 2.a.1: Agriculture 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 50.39 % 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 Comoros 35.32 % compare
- 4 Lao People's Democratic Republic 21 % compare
- 5 Côte d'Ivoire 16.94 % compare
- 5 Mali 35.11 % compare
- 6 Democratic Republic of the Congo 17.05 % compare
- 6 Ethiopia 34.87 % compare
- 7 Afghanistan 34.52 % compare
- 7 Micronesia 16.52 % 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)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
- Rural population 55.3% (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sdg 2.a.1: highest government level — sdg 2.a.1: agriculture value in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Sdg 2.a.1: highest government level — sdg 2.a.1: agriculture value in Sub-Saharan Africa was 17.12 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sdg 2.a.1: highest government level — sdg 2.a.1: agriculture value recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 18.97 % in 2002.
- What is the lowest sdg 2.a.1: highest government level — sdg 2.a.1: agriculture value recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 14 % in 2011.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for sdg 2.a.1: highest government level — sdg 2.a.1: agriculture value?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 4th out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
- Is sdg 2.a.1: highest government level — sdg 2.a.1: agriculture 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 SDG 2.a.1: highest government level — SDG 2.a.1: Agriculture value added share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Statistics Division of FAO collects annually data on Government Expenditure on Agriculture through a questionnaire, which was developed in partnership with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The IMF is the responsible institution for the Government Finance Statistics (GFS) methodology and annually collects GFS data, including Expenditure by Functions of Government (COFOG). The Classification of the Functions of Government (COFOG) is an international classification developed by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and published by the United Nations Statistical Division (UNSD), with the aim of categorise governments' functions according to their purposes. The FAO questionnaire aligns with Table 7 of the IMF GFS questionnaire, replicates the relevant aggregates and drills down to request additional detail related to Agriculture. The FAO dataset consists of a time series, from 2001 onwards, of Total Government Expenditure and expenditure in: Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, along with its three disaggregated subsectors of Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing; and Environmental Protection. In addition, expenditure in each detailed function are further disaggregated into Recurrent and Capital expenditure. Additional indicators include the Agriculture Share of Government Expenditure, and the Agriculture Orientation Index (ratio between the Agriculture Share of Government Expenditure and the Agriculture Value Added as Share of GDP). Data are reported for the highest level of government available (Consolidated general government, consolidated central government or budgetary central government) and are available for about 100 countries on a regular basis.