Economy · Africa ranking
Agriculture (% of GDP) by African country
Somalia has the highest agriculture's share of GDP of any African country, at 55.8% — 1.3× Guinea-Bissau's 42.2%.
Value added by agriculture, forestry and fishing as a share of GDP. 54 of 54 countries, ranked · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990.
Somalia
Guinea-Bissau
ChadBy region
Full ranking
| # | Country | Agriculture (% of GDP) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somalia | 55.8% | |
| 2 | Guinea-Bissau | 42.2% | |
| 3 | Chad | 37.7% | |
| 4 | Comoros | 36.6% | |
| 5 | Burundi | 34.9% | |
| 6 | Ethiopia | 34.8% | |
| 7 | Niger | 34.5% | |
| 8 | Liberia | 33.8% | |
| 9 | Mali | 33.3% | |
| 10 | Malawi | 31.8% | |
| 11 | Guinea | 31% | |
| 12 | Sierra Leone | 29.2% | |
| 13 | Central African Republic | 27.9% | |
| 14 | Nigeria | 25.9% | |
| 15 | Mozambique | 25.2% | |
| 16 | Uganda | 24.6% | |
| 17 | Rwanda | 24.6% | |
| 18 | Benin | 24.2% | |
| 19 | Tanzania | 23.3% | |
| 20 | Kenya | 22.5% | |
| 21 | Madagascar | 22.5% | |
| 22 | Sudan | 22.2% | |
| 23 | Angola | 22.1% | |
| 24 | Togo | 21.3% | |
| 25 | Burkina Faso | 20.9% | |
| 26 | Ghana | 20.9% | |
| 27 | Gambia | 20.4% | |
| 28 | Mauritania | 19.3% | |
| 29 | Cameroon | 18.5% | |
| 30 | Senegal | 16.6% | |
| 31 | Cote d'Ivoire | 15.9% | |
| 32 | Eritrea | 14.1% | |
| 33 | Algeria | 14% | |
| 34 | Egypt | 13.7% | |
| 35 | Sao Tome and Principe | 12.5% | |
| 36 | Morocco | 10.6% | |
| 37 | South Sudan | 10.4% | |
| 38 | Tunisia | 9.7% | |
| 39 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 9.6% | |
| 40 | Republic of the Congo | 9.4% | |
| 41 | Zimbabwe | 8.7% | |
| 42 | Namibia | 7.3% | |
| 43 | Gabon | 6.6% | |
| 44 | Lesotho | 6.5% | |
| 45 | Eswatini | 6.5% | |
| 46 | Cabo Verde | 4.9% | |
| 47 | Mauritius | 4.2% | |
| 48 | Equatorial Guinea | 3.1% | |
| 49 | Zambia | 2.8% | |
| 50 | South Africa | 2.8% | |
| 51 | Djibouti | 2.5% | |
| 52 | Seychelles | 2.5% | |
| 53 | Libya | 2.4% | |
| 54 | Botswana | 1.7% |
Comoros
Burundi
Ethiopia
Niger
Liberia
Mali
Malawi
Guinea
Sierra Leone
Central African Republic
Nigeria
Mozambique
Uganda
Rwanda
Benin
Tanzania
Kenya
Madagascar
Sudan
Angola
Togo
Burkina Faso
Ghana
Gambia
Mauritania
Cameroon
Senegal
Cote d'Ivoire
Eritrea
Algeria
Egypt
Sao Tome and Principe
Morocco
South Sudan
Tunisia
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Republic of the Congo
Zimbabwe
Namibia
Gabon
Lesotho
Eswatini
Cabo Verde
Mauritius
Equatorial Guinea
Zambia
South Africa
Djibouti
Seychelles
Libya
BotswanaGet this ranking via API
One call to /v1/data returns the latest Agriculture (% of GDP) figure for every country you pass — JSON, with source metadata on each observation.
curl "https://api.africa-api.com/v1/data?metric_key=agriculture_value_added_pct_gdp&latest=true&country_codes=NG,KE,ZA,EG" \
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Frequently asked questions
Which African country has the highest agriculture's share of GDP?
Somalia has the highest agriculture's share of GDP in Africa at 55.8% (1990), followed by Guinea-Bissau and Chad.
Which African country has the lowest agriculture's share of GDP?
Botswana has the lowest agriculture's share of GDP of the 54 African countries with data, at 1.7% (2024).
How many African countries report Agriculture (% of GDP) data?
54 of 54 African countries have a recent Agriculture (% of GDP) figure in the Africa API. Each value links to the country's full series with source and history.
How do I get this ranking via API?
Call GET /v1/data?metric_key=agriculture_value_added_pct_gdp&latest=true with the country codes you need and a free Africa API key — the response returns the latest value per country as JSON.
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