Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Share of Total Credit in Africa
Africa: Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Share of Total Credit was 3.95 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Share of Total Credit in Africa, 2010–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — share of total credit in Africa stood at 3.95 %.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — share of total credit in Africa peaked at 4.65 % in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3.02 %, in 2010.
That places Africa 8th out of 29 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Share of Total Credit in Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 3.02 % | — |
| 2011 | 3.8 % | +25.7% |
| 2012 | 3.99 % | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 3.92 % | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 4.08 % | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 4.17 % | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 3.77 % | -9.4% |
| 2017 | 4.05 % | +7.2% |
| 2018 | 4.48 % | +10.8% |
| 2019 | 4.65 % | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 4.23 % | -9.1% |
| 2021 | 4.11 % | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 4.05 % | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 4.05 % | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 3.95 % | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.99 % | 3.02 % | 4.65 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.08 % | 3.95 % | 4.23 % | 5 |
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More environment data for Africa
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.12 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.32 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.213 °C (2025)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs, non-coniferous — Production 29.81 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Export value 652,409 1000 USD (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 66.41 million m3 (2024)
- Wood charcoal — Production 38.75 million t (2024)
- Other industrial roundwood, non-coniferous (production) — Production 26.92 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — share of total credit in Africa?
- Credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — share of total credit in Africa was 3.95 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — share of total credit recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 4.65 % in 2019.
- What is the lowest credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — share of total credit recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.02 % in 2010.
- How does Africa rank for credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — share of total credit?
- Africa ranks 8th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — share of total credit rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Share of Total Credit US$, 2015 prices. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Credit to agriculture measures the amount of loans and advances given by the banking sector to farmers, rural households, agricultural cooperatives, or any other agri-related businesses. Each country’s central bank compiles its credit stocks by economic activities as part of its monetary and financial statistics publications via annual or quarterly reports online. Data collection has been carried out mostly through reports found on the central bank websites. Data are collected and compiled according to the International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC Rev. 4: https://unstats.un.org/unsd/classifications/Econ/isic) with a special concentration on the credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing sector separately from the ones to manufacturing and services.