Agriculture

African Agriculture Data API

Use Africa API to compare crop output across countries, track yields over time, monitor irrigation and land use, and pull agriculture context into country workflows.

This page is the best starting point when you need:

• agriculture indicators by category
• latest agriculture snapshots by country
• historical crop or land-use time series
• agriculture context inside country profiles

Start With These Endpoints

Agriculture data is exposed through shared indicator, data, and country-profile endpoints.

• GET /v1/indicators?category=agriculture
• GET /v1/data?category=agriculture
• GET /v1/countries/{country_code}/profile
• GET /v1/sources/faostat_agriculture

Common Agriculture Questions

• Which crop and livestock metrics are available today?
• Which countries have data for a specific agriculture metric?
• How do I fetch the latest agriculture snapshot versus a full time series?
• How do I blend agriculture with broader country context?

Common Agriculture Workflows

• Discover the agriculture metrics currently available with /v1/indicators?category=agriculture.
• Fetch a latest snapshot with /v1/data?category=agriculture&latest=true.
• Pull a country time series when you need a specific metric across multiple years.
• Use country profiles when you want agriculture highlights alongside broader economic and infrastructure context.

Useful Metrics

• agricultural_land_1000ha
• arable_land_1000ha
• forest_land_1000ha
• land_equipped_for_irrigation_1000ha
• maize_production_tonnes
• wheat_production_tonnes
• rice_production_tonnes
• maize_yield_kg_per_ha
• wheat_yield_kg_per_ha
• rice_yield_kg_per_ha
• cattle_stock_head
• chicken_stock_1000_head

Example: Compare Crop Production Across Countries

curl "https://api.africa-api.com/v1/data?country_codes=ng,et,za&metric_key=maize_production_tonnes&year=2024" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $AFRICA_API_KEY"

Example: Discover Agriculture Metrics And Coverage

curl "https://api.africa-api.com/v1/indicators?category=agriculture&has_data=true" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $AFRICA_API_KEY"

Example: Get The Latest Agriculture Snapshot For A Country

curl "https://api.africa-api.com/v1/data?country_code=ke&category=agriculture&latest=true" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $AFRICA_API_KEY"

Coverage And Source Notes

Agriculture coverage depends on the metric and country, so check the indicator catalog before you hard-code a workflow around one series.

The main agriculture source in this slice is faostat_agriculture.

Use /v1/indicators?category=agriculture&has_data=true when you want to confirm which metrics are available, how they are named, and where coverage is already strong.

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