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Agriculture, real growth

Annual growth of value added in agriculture, forestry and fishing, after inflation.

Why it matters

Farm output swings with rainfall and drives food prices, rural incomes and often the whole economy in drought years.

Read with care

Very volatile because of weather; look at the trend over several years.

Source

World Bank

% a year. 53 African countries, 1990 to 2025.

Agriculture growth: highest in Zambia, lowest in Namibia

Agriculture, real growth, % a year. Latest year available, 2025. 16 of 16 countries have data.

1.2%
1.6%
3.5%
8.6%
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Ranked: agriculture growthiWhy it mattersFarm output swings with rainfall and drives food prices, rural incomes and often the whole economy in drought years.

Click a country to highlight it.

0%20%40%Zambia51.1%Zimbabwe25.9%South Africa17.4%Mauritius8.6%Seychelles4.5%Tanzania3.6%Comoros3.5%Angola3.2%DRC2.5%Madagascar1.6%Botswana1.4%Mozambique1.3%Malawi1.2%Eswatini0.7%Lesotho-2.5%Namibia-3.3%median 2.9%
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How spread out SADC is
Median 2.9%Lowest: Namibia -3.3%Highest: Zambia 51.1%

Over time

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Agriculture, real growth against income per person

Each bubble is a SADC country, sized by population. Dashed lines mark the SADC medians. Countries far from the pattern are worth a closer look.

0.0%10.0%20.0%30.0%40.0%50.0%$1,000$3,000$10kGDP per person, US$ (log scale)Agriculture growthDRCTanzaniaSouth AfricaAngolaMozambiqueZambiaZimbabweNamibia
Source: World Bank, World Bank·dotzedw Insights Centre

Table

The same figures as the map, for screen readers and copying.
RankCountryValueYearFive-year changeGradeDetails
1Zambia51.1%2025up 33.9 points since 2020A
2Zimbabwe25.9%2025up 21.7 points since 2020A
3South Africa17.4%2025little changed since 2020A
4Mauritius8.6%2025up 10.6 points since 2020A
5Seychelles4.5%2025up 18.0 points since 2020A
6Tanzania3.6%2025up 0.5 points since 2020A
7Comoros3.5%2025down 0.9 points since 2020A
8Angola3.2%2025down 1.0 point since 2020A
9DRC2.5%2025down 0.8 points since 2020A
10Madagascar1.6%2025up 3.0 points since 2020A
11Botswana1.4%2025up 4.1 points since 2020A
12Mozambique1.3%2025down 2.5 points since 2020A
13Malawi1.2%2025down 2.2 points since 2020A
14Eswatini0.7%2025up 9.8 points since 2020A
15Lesotho-2.5%2025down 17.6 points since 2020A
16Namibia-3.3%2025down 9.6 points since 2020A