Agriculture, forestry, fishing (highest government level expenditure) in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Agriculture, forestry, fishing (highest government level expenditure) was 1,859 million USD in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agriculture, forestry, fishing (highest government level expenditure) in Southern Africa, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million USD.
Analysis
Southern Africa recorded 1,859 million USD for agriculture, forestry, fishing (highest government level expenditure) in 2024.
The figure is down 9.7% on the previous year and down 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, fishing (highest government level expenditure) in Southern Africa peaked at 2,163 million USD in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1,335 million USD, in 2001.
That places Southern Africa 32nd out of 33 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Agriculture, forestry, fishing (highest government level expenditure) in Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | million USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1,335 million USD | — |
| 2002 | 1,361 million USD | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 1,515 million USD | +11.3% |
| 2004 | 1,354 million USD | -10.7% |
| 2005 | 1,658 million USD | +22.4% |
| 2006 | 1,747 million USD | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 2,044 million USD | +17.0% |
| 2008 | 2,163 million USD | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 1,912 million USD | -11.6% |
| 2010 | 1,947 million USD | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 2,001 million USD | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 1,903 million USD | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 1,972 million USD | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 2,049 million USD | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 1,984 million USD | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 1,783 million USD | -10.1% |
| 2017 | 1,857 million USD | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 1,790 million USD | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 1,776 million USD | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 1,930 million USD | +8.7% |
| 2021 | 1,609 million USD | -16.6% |
| 2022 | 1,659 million USD | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 2,058 million USD | +24.1% |
| 2024 | 1,859 million USD | -9.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,677 million USD | 1,335 million USD | 2,163 million USD | 9 |
| 2010s | 1,906 million USD | 1,776 million USD | 2,049 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,823 million USD | 1,609 million USD | 2,058 million USD | 5 |
More environment data for Southern Africa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 7.61 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 4.17 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 0.892 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.282 °C (2025)
- Industrial roundwood — Export quantity 427,327 m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 770,000 m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production 17.80 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Production 17.26 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity 161,260 m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture, forestry, fishing (highest government level expenditure) in Southern Africa?
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing (highest government level expenditure) in Southern Africa was 1,859 million USD in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agriculture, forestry, fishing (highest government level expenditure) recorded in Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 2,163 million USD in 2008.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, fishing (highest government level expenditure) recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,335 million USD in 2001.
- How does Southern Africa rank for agriculture, forestry, fishing (highest government level expenditure)?
- Southern Africa ranks 32nd out of 33 groups with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture, forestry, fishing (highest government level expenditure) rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agriculture, forestry, fishing (highest government level expenditure) — Value US$, 2015 prices. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Statistics Division of FAO collects annually data on Government Expenditure on Agriculture through a questionnaire, which was developed in partnership with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The IMF is the responsible institution for the Government Finance Statistics (GFS) methodology and annually collects GFS data, including Expenditure by Functions of Government (COFOG). The Classification of the Functions of Government (COFOG) is an international classification developed by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and published by the United Nations Statistical Division (UNSD), with the aim of categorise governments' functions according to their purposes. The FAO questionnaire aligns with Table 7 of the IMF GFS questionnaire, replicates the relevant aggregates and drills down to request additional detail related to Agriculture. The FAO dataset consists of a time series, from 2001 onwards, of Total Government Expenditure and expenditure in: Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, along with its three disaggregated subsectors of Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing; and Environmental Protection. In addition, expenditure in each detailed function are further disaggregated into Recurrent and Capital expenditure. Additional indicators include the Agriculture Share of Government Expenditure, and the Agriculture Orientation Index (ratio between the Agriculture Share of Government Expenditure and the Agriculture Value Added as Share of GDP). Data are reported for the highest level of government available (Consolidated general government, consolidated central government or budgetary central government) and are available for about 100 countries on a regular basis.