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Agriculture (% of GDP) by African country
Niger has the highest reported agriculture's share of GDP among the 51 countries shown, at 47.6% (2025).
Value added by agriculture, forestry and fishing as a share of GDP. 51 of 54 countries are shown. Open a country to see its source details and available history.
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Guinea-Bissau
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| # | Country | Agriculture (% of GDP) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niger | 47.6% | |
| 2 | Guinea-Bissau | 40.6% | |
| 3 | Comoros | 36.6% | |
| 4 | Chad | 36.3% | |
| 5 | Burundi | 34.3% | |
| 6 | Mali | 33% | |
| 7 | Ethiopia | 32.8% | |
| 8 | Liberia | 32.7% | |
| 9 | Guinea | 31.3% | |
| 10 | Malawi | 30% | |
| 11 | Sierra Leone | 29.5% | |
| 12 | Sudan | 29.4% | |
| 13 | Central African Republic | 27.6% | |
| 14 | Uganda | 26.1% | |
| 15 | Mozambique | 25.6% | |
| 16 | Angola | 25.2% | |
| 17 | Gambia | 23.8% | |
| 18 | Kenya | 23.2% | |
| 19 | Nigeria | 23% | |
| 20 | Benin | 22.9% | |
| 21 | Tanzania | 22.9% | |
| 22 | Madagascar | 21.7% | |
| 23 | Ghana | 21.3% | |
| 24 | Togo | 20.3% | |
| 25 | Rwanda | 20.3% | |
| 26 | Mauritania | 20% | |
| 27 | Burkina Faso | 19.9% | |
| 28 | Senegal | 17.1% | |
| 29 | Cameroon | 16.8% | |
| 30 | Cote d'Ivoire | 16.8% | |
| 31 | Egypt | 16.6% | |
| 32 | Algeria | 14.5% | |
| 33 | Sao Tome and Principe | 12.2% | |
| 34 | Morocco | 10.5% | |
| 35 | Tunisia | 10.3% | |
| 36 | Republic of the Congo | 10.1% | |
| 37 | Zimbabwe | 9.5% | |
| 38 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 8.9% | |
| 39 | Namibia | 7% | |
| 40 | Gabon | 6.8% | |
| 41 | Lesotho | 6.5% | |
| 42 | Eswatini | 6.4% | |
| 43 | Cabo Verde | 5% | |
| 44 | Mauritius | 4.6% | |
| 45 | Zambia | 4.1% | |
| 46 | Equatorial Guinea | 3.2% | |
| 47 | South Africa | 2.8% | |
| 48 | Seychelles | 2.6% | |
| 49 | Djibouti | 2.3% | |
| 50 | Botswana | 1.8% | |
| 51 | Libya | 1.5% |
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
Sao Tome and Principe
Morocco
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
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The table includes 51 of 54 countries with available observations for 2023 or later and within 2 years of the freshest result. Each row shows its reporting period. Countries without an eligible observation are omitted.
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