Agriculture, forestry, fishing (highest government level expenditure) in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Agriculture, forestry, fishing (highest government level expenditure) was 8,422 million USD in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agriculture, forestry, fishing (highest government level expenditure) in Sub-Saharan Africa, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million USD.
Analysis
In 2024, agriculture, forestry, fishing (highest government level expenditure) in Sub-Saharan Africa stood at 8,422 million USD.
That represents a change of down 13.6% on the previous year and down 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, fishing (highest government level expenditure) in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 9,748 million USD in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,950 million USD, in 2001.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa 24th out of 33 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Agriculture, forestry, fishing (highest government level expenditure) in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | million USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1,950 million USD | — |
| 2002 | 2,186 million USD | +12.1% |
| 2003 | 2,597 million USD | +18.8% |
| 2004 | 3,178 million USD | +22.4% |
| 2005 | 4,583 million USD | +44.2% |
| 2006 | 5,234 million USD | +14.2% |
| 2007 | 6,560 million USD | +25.3% |
| 2008 | 7,469 million USD | +13.9% |
| 2009 | 6,736 million USD | -9.8% |
| 2010 | 7,167 million USD | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 8,253 million USD | +15.2% |
| 2012 | 7,850 million USD | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 9,095 million USD | +15.9% |
| 2014 | 9,279 million USD | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 7,671 million USD | -17.3% |
| 2016 | 6,704 million USD | -12.6% |
| 2017 | 7,828 million USD | +16.8% |
| 2018 | 7,367 million USD | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 7,910 million USD | +7.4% |
| 2020 | 7,711 million USD | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 8,592 million USD | +11.4% |
| 2022 | 9,569 million USD | +11.4% |
| 2023 | 9,748 million USD | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 8,422 million USD | -13.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4,499 million USD | 1,950 million USD | 7,469 million USD | 9 |
| 2010s | 7,912 million USD | 6,704 million USD | 9,279 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,808 million USD | 7,711 million USD | 9,748 million USD | 5 |
More environment data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.36 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.11 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.223 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.21 °C (2025)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 2.29 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 8.80 million metric tons (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 2.96 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 13.02 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Aquaculture production 904,662 metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture, forestry, fishing (highest government level expenditure) in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing (highest government level expenditure) in Sub-Saharan Africa was 8,422 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 Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 9,748 million USD in 2023.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, fishing (highest government level expenditure) recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,950 million USD in 2001.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for agriculture, forestry, fishing (highest government level expenditure)?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 24th out of 33 groups with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture, forestry, fishing (highest government level expenditure) rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan 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$. 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.