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Agriculture (% of GDP) by African country

2025

Value added by agriculture, forestry and fishing as a share of GDP.

Africa, 202551 of 54 countries
21.2%population-weighted average
Highest in 2025Niger · 47.6%Lowest in 2025Libya · 1.5%Reported in 202551 of 54 countries surveyed
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Western Sahara — no separate recordTanzania — 22.9%Democratic Republic of the Congo — 8.9%Somalia — no dataKenya — 23.2%Sudan — 29.4%Chad — 36.3%South Africa — 2.8%Lesotho — 6.5%Zimbabwe — 9.5%Botswana — 1.8%Namibia — 7.0%Senegal — 17.1%Mali — 33.0%Mauritania — 20.0%Benin — 22.9%Niger — 47.6%Nigeria — 23.0%Cameroon — 16.8%Togo — 20.3%Ghana — 21.3%Cote d'Ivoire — 16.8%Guinea — 31.3%Guinea-Bissau — 40.6%Liberia — 32.7%Sierra Leone — 29.5%Burkina Faso — 19.9%Central African Republic — 27.6%Republic of the Congo — 10.1%Gabon — 6.8%Equatorial Guinea — 3.2%Zambia — 4.1%Malawi — 30.0%Mozambique — 25.6%Eswatini — 6.4%Angola — 25.2%Burundi — 34.3%Madagascar — 21.7%Gambia — 23.8%Tunisia — 10.3%Algeria — 14.5%Eritrea — no dataMorocco — 10.5%Egypt — 16.6%Libya — 1.5%Ethiopia — 32.8%Djibouti — 2.3%Uganda — 26.1%Rwanda — 20.3%South Sudan — no dataNigeria 23.0%Nigeria 23.0%Ethiopia 32.8%Ethiopia 32.8%Kenya 23.2%Kenya 23.2%South Africa 2.8%South Africa 2.8%2025HIGHEST IN 2025Niger47.6%Guinea-Bissau40.6%Comorosnot drawn36.6%Chad36.3%Burundi34.3%LOWEST IN 2025Libya1.5%Botswana1.8%Djibouti2.3%Seychellesnot drawn2.6%South Africa2.8%PINNEDEthiopia32.8%7 of 51Kenya23.2%18 of 51Nigeria23.0%19 of 51OTHER ISLAND STATES · NOT DRAWNCabo Verdenot drawn5.0%Mauritiusnot drawn4.6%Sao Tome and Principenot drawn12.2%% of GDP · quintiles of the observed range1.5%6.5%16.6%22.9%29.5%47.6%no record
20142025
World Bank · national statistics offices · the provider's own estimates where a country has not reportedCC BY 4.0
Countries

By region

Population-weighted, so a region’s figure is the share of its people, not the average of its countries.
Eastern Africa15 of 18 countries25.4%
Western Africa16 of 16 countries24.5%
Northern Africa6 of 6 countries17.1%
Middle Africa9 of 9 countries16.0%
Southern Africa5 of 5 countries3.1%
Africaall 54 countries · 51 with a 2025 figure21.2%

What to know before you quote this

Specific to this series. For how we treat data generally, see methods.
Three countries have no usable 2025 recordNot a low value — no figure within the window. Eritrea, Somalia and South Sudan are hatched on the map and blank in the table.
Certainty is judged year by yearA country can be Reported in one year and Modelled the next. The tag follows the year on the scrubber, so the 2025 assessment is not a verdict on the whole series.

About this data

Agriculture (% of GDP)Value added by agriculture, forestry and fishing as a share of GDP.
SourceWorld Bank, with processing by Africa API
Unit% of GDP
Last updated15 Oct 2026
Next expected updateOct 2027
Date range1960–2025
Coverage51 of 54 countries · 51 reported, 0 modelled, 3 with no usable figure

How the figure is made

ReportedA national statistics office or the original provider published the figure for that year directly. 51 countries did so for 2025 — the certainty shown on this page is that 2025 assessment, not a per-series one.ModelledNo direct figure that year. The provider’s own estimate, interpolation or projection stands in, and is marked as such wherever it appears.No dataNo usable figure within the window. Drawn hatched on the map and left blank in the table — not zero, and not filled in.

These three states are used the same way across every indicator on the site — how we treat certainty explains the full set and what we never do to a number.

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Africa API (2026) — "Agriculture (% of GDP)". Data adapted from World Bank. Retrieved 18 Oct 2026 from africa-api.com/indicators/agriculture-gdp-share
The request behind this view
GET /v1/data?metric_key=agriculture_value_added_pct_gdp&year=2025&limit=100

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Agriculture (% of GDP): most recent figure per country, highest to lowest

51 countries · each with its own period

The figures at the top of the page compare every country in the same year. This list takes each country’s newest figure instead, whatever its period, so the order can differ.

#CountryAgriculture (% of GDP)Period
1Niger47.6%2025
2Guinea-Bissau40.6%2025
3Comoros36.6%2025
4Chad36.3%2025
5Burundi34.3%2025
6Mali33%2025
7Ethiopia32.8%2025
8Liberia32.7%2025
9Guinea31.3%2025
10Malawi30%2025
11Sierra Leone29.5%2025
12Sudan29.4%2025
13Central African Republic27.6%2025
14Uganda26.1%2025
15Mozambique25.6%2025
16Angola25.2%2025
17Gambia23.8%2025
18Kenya23.2%2025
19Nigeria23%2025
20Benin22.9%2025
21Tanzania22.9%2025
22Madagascar21.7%2025
23Ghana21.3%2025
24Togo20.3%2025
25Rwanda20.3%2025
26Mauritania20%2025
27Burkina Faso19.9%2025
28Senegal17.1%2025
29Cameroon16.8%2025
30Cote d'Ivoire16.8%2025
31Egypt16.6%2025
32Algeria14.5%2025
33Sao Tome and Principe12.2%2025
34Morocco10.5%2025
35Tunisia10.3%2025
36Republic of the Congo10.1%2025
37Zimbabwe9.5%2025
38Democratic Republic of the Congo8.9%2025
39Namibia7%2025
40Gabon6.8%2025
41Lesotho6.5%2025
42Eswatini6.4%2025
43Cabo Verde5%2025
44Mauritius4.6%2025
45Zambia4.1%2025
46Equatorial Guinea3.2%2025
47South Africa2.8%2025
48Seychelles2.6%2025
49Djibouti2.3%2025
50Botswana1.8%2025
51Libya1.5%2025
Which observations are included?
The ranking includes 51 of 54 countries with available observations for 2023 or later and within 2 years of the freshest result. Each figure shows its reporting period. Countries without an eligible observation are omitted.
Does a higher value mean a better result?
The ranking is sorted by value, from highest to lowest. The order does not rate a country's performance. Interpretation depends on the indicator and its definition.

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