Agriculture, forestry and fishing, value added in Africa

51 countries in Africa, 2025. Unit: % of GDP. World ranking →

First in the ranking
47.6 %
Niger
Median country
20.0 %
half above, half below
World
4.0 %
World Bank aggregate
Range
1.5 to 47.6
Libya - Niger

How to read it

Across 51 countries in Africa, the highest value is in Niger (47.6 %) and the lowest in Libya (1.5 %).

The median country is at 20.0 %: half are above, half below.

Agriculture, forestry, and fishing corresponds to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 01-03 and includes the exploitation of vegetal and animal natural resources, comprising the activities of growing of crops, raising and breeding of animals, harvesting of timber and other plants, animals or animal products from a farm or their natural habitats.Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an…

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Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks; National Accounts data files, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and… · via World Bank WDI (NV.AGR.TOTL.ZS) · licence

Agriculture over time

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Ranking of countries

2025
In chart Share of the highest value
1Niger47.6
2Guinea-Bissau40.6
3Comoros36.6
4Chad36.3
5Burundi34.3
6Mali33.0
7Ethiopia32.8
8Liberia32.7
9Guinea31.3
10Malawi30.0
11Sierra Leone29.5
12Sudan29.4
13Central African Republic27.6
14Uganda26.1
15Mozambique25.6
16Angola25.2
17The Gambia23.8
18Kenya23.2
19Nigeria23.0
20Benin22.9
21Tanzania22.9
22Madagascar21.7
23Ghana21.3
24Togo20.3
25Rwanda20.3
26Mauritania20.0
27Burkina Faso19.9
28Senegal17.1
29Cameroon16.8
30Côte d'Ivoire16.8
31Egypt16.6
32Algeria14.5
33São Tomé and Principe12.2
34Morocco10.5
35Tunisia10.3
36Republic of the Congo10.1
37Zimbabwe9.5
38Democratic Republic of the Congo8.9
39Namibia7.0
40Gabon6.8
41Lesotho6.5
42Eswatini6.4
43Cabo Verde5.0
44Mauritius4.6
45Zambia4.1
46Equatorial Guinea3.2
47South Africa2.8
48Seychelles2.6
49Djibouti2.3
50Botswana1.8
51Libya1.5
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