Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Share of Total Credit in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Share of Total Credit was 6.09 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Share of Total Credit in Eastern Africa, 2010–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Eastern Africa recorded 6.09 % for credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — share of total credit in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — share of total credit in Eastern Africa peaked at 8.8 % in 2012 and was at its lowest, 4.61 %, in 2020.
That places Eastern Africa 3rd out of 29 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Share of Total Credit in Eastern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 7.56 % | — |
| 2011 | 8.78 % | +16.1% |
| 2012 | 8.8 % | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 7.66 % | -12.9% |
| 2014 | 6.78 % | -11.5% |
| 2015 | 6.91 % | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 6.19 % | -10.4% |
| 2017 | 5.97 % | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 5.45 % | -8.7% |
| 2019 | 5.07 % | -7.0% |
| 2020 | 4.61 % | -9.0% |
| 2021 | 4.8 % | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 5.45 % | +13.4% |
| 2023 | 6.16 % | +13.0% |
| 2024 | 6.09 % | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.92 % | 5.07 % | 8.8 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.42 % | 4.61 % | 6.16 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Africa
- 1 Sudan 18.55 % compare
- 1 Syrian Arab Republic 12.45 % compare
- 2 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 10.72 % compare
- 2 Namibia 16.86 % compare
- 3 Malawi 16.29 % compare
- 3 United Republic of Tanzania 10.63 % compare
- 4 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 8.85 % compare
- 4 Zimbabwe 15.87 % compare
- 5 Burundi 15.79 % compare
- 5 Viet Nam 6.55 % compare
- 6 Republic of Moldova 6.28 % compare
- 6 Ukraine 15.41 % compare
More environment data for Eastern Africa
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.18 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.229 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.28 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 107,047 million USD (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Export value 97,059 1000 USD (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, coniferous — Production 4.52 million m3 (2024)
- Wood charcoal — Production 17.47 million t (2024)
- Other industrial roundwood, non-coniferous (production) — Production 11.13 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — share of total credit in Eastern Africa?
- Credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — share of total credit in Eastern Africa was 6.09 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — share of total credit recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 8.8 % in 2012.
- What is the lowest credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — share of total credit recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.61 % in 2020.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — share of total credit?
- Eastern Africa ranks 3rd out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — share of total credit rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eastern Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Share of Total Credit US$, 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.