Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Share of Total Credit in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Share of Total Credit was 2.51 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Share of Total Credit in Southern Africa, 2010–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — share of total credit in Southern Africa is 2.51 %, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.7% on the previous year and up 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — share of total credit in Southern Africa peaked at 2.83 % in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.41 %, in 2011.
That places Southern Africa 19th out of 29 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1.56 % | — |
| 2011 | 1.41 % | -9.5% |
| 2012 | 1.81 % | +28.0% |
| 2013 | 2.22 % | +22.7% |
| 2014 | 2.14 % | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 2.17 % | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 2.28 % | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 2.47 % | +8.3% |
| 2018 | 2.71 % | +9.9% |
| 2019 | 2.82 % | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 2.34 % | -17.0% |
| 2021 | 2.21 % | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 2.83 % | +27.8% |
| 2023 | 2.61 % | -7.9% |
| 2024 | 2.51 % | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.16 % | 1.41 % | 2.82 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.5 % | 2.21 % | 2.83 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Africa
More environment data for Southern Africa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 4.17 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 7.61 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.282 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.892 °C (2025)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity 161,260 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 — Export value 86,901 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — share of total credit in Southern Africa?
- Credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — share of total credit in Southern Africa was 2.51 % 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 Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 2.83 % in 2022.
- What is the lowest credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — share of total credit recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.41 % in 2011.
- How does Southern Africa rank for credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — share of total credit?
- Southern Africa ranks 19th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — share of total credit rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.1%. 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 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.