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Agriculture (% of GDP) by African country
Somalia has the highest agriculture's share of GDP of any African country, at 55.8% — 1.2× Niger's 47.6%.
Value added by agriculture, forestry and fishing as a share of GDP. 54 of 54 countries, ranked · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990.
Latest available year varies by country (1990–2025); each row shows its year, and values more than 5 years behind the most recent are marked ⚠.
Somalia
Niger
Guinea-BissauBy region
Full ranking
| # | Country | Agriculture (% of GDP) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somalia | 55.8% ⚠ ’90 | |
| 2 | Niger | 47.6% | |
| 3 | Guinea-Bissau | 40.6% | |
| 4 | Comoros | 36.6% | |
| 5 | Chad | 36.3% | |
| 6 | Burundi | 34.3% | |
| 7 | Mali | 33% | |
| 8 | Ethiopia | 32.8% | |
| 9 | Liberia | 32.7% | |
| 10 | Guinea | 31.3% | |
| 11 | Malawi | 30% | |
| 12 | Sierra Leone | 29.5% | |
| 13 | Sudan | 29.4% | |
| 14 | Central African Republic | 27.6% | |
| 15 | Uganda | 26.1% | |
| 16 | Mozambique | 25.6% | |
| 17 | Angola | 25.2% | |
| 18 | Gambia | 23.8% | |
| 19 | Kenya | 23.2% | |
| 20 | Nigeria | 23% | |
| 21 | Benin | 22.9% | |
| 22 | Tanzania | 22.9% | |
| 23 | Madagascar | 21.7% | |
| 24 | Ghana | 21.3% | |
| 25 | Togo | 20.3% | |
| 26 | Rwanda | 20.3% | |
| 27 | Mauritania | 20% | |
| 28 | Burkina Faso | 19.9% | |
| 29 | Senegal | 17.1% | |
| 30 | Cameroon | 16.8% | |
| 31 | Cote d'Ivoire | 16.8% | |
| 32 | Egypt | 16.6% | |
| 33 | Algeria | 14.5% | |
| 34 | Eritrea | 14.1% ⚠ ’09 | |
| 35 | Sao Tome and Principe | 12.2% | |
| 36 | Morocco | 10.5% | |
| 37 | South Sudan | 10.4% ⚠ ’15 | |
| 38 | Tunisia | 10.3% | |
| 39 | Republic of the Congo | 10.1% | |
| 40 | Zimbabwe | 9.5% | |
| 41 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 8.9% | |
| 42 | Namibia | 7% | |
| 43 | Gabon | 6.8% | |
| 44 | Lesotho | 6.5% | |
| 45 | Eswatini | 6.4% | |
| 46 | Cabo Verde | 5% | |
| 47 | Mauritius | 4.6% | |
| 48 | Zambia | 4.1% | |
| 49 | Equatorial Guinea | 3.2% | |
| 50 | South Africa | 2.8% | |
| 51 | Seychelles | 2.6% | |
| 52 | Djibouti | 2.3% | |
| 53 | Botswana | 1.8% | |
| 54 | Libya | 1.5% |
Comoros
Chad
Burundi
Mali
Ethiopia
Liberia
Guinea
Malawi
Sierra Leone
Sudan
Central African Republic
Uganda
Mozambique
Angola
Gambia
Kenya
Nigeria
Benin
Tanzania
Madagascar
Ghana
Togo
Rwanda
Mauritania
Burkina Faso
Senegal
Cameroon
Cote d'Ivoire
Egypt
Algeria
Eritrea
Sao Tome and Principe
Morocco
South Sudan
Tunisia
Republic of the Congo
Zimbabwe
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Namibia
Gabon
Lesotho
Eswatini
Cabo Verde
Mauritius
Zambia
Equatorial Guinea
South Africa
Seychelles
Djibouti
Botswana
LibyaGet 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 Niger and Guinea-Bissau.
Which African country has the lowest agriculture's share of GDP?
Libya has the lowest agriculture's share of GDP of the 54 African countries with data, at 1.5% (2025).
How many African countries report Agriculture (% of GDP) data?
54 of 54 African countries have a Agriculture (% of GDP) figure in the Africa API, each from the latest year available for that country (which can differ between countries, here 1990–2025). Every value links to its 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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