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Agriculture in Africa

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Agriculture, forestry and fishing, value added (2025)

  1. Niger: 47.6%
  2. Guinea-Bissau: 40.6%
  3. Comoros: 36.6%
  4. Chad: 36.3%
  5. Burundi: 34.3%
  6. Mali: 33%
  7. Ethiopia: 32.8%
  8. Liberia: 32.7%
  9. Guinea: 31.3%
  10. Malawi: 30%

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators

Employment in agriculture (2025)

  1. Burundi: 85.3%
  2. Mozambique: 73%
  3. Niger: 73%
  4. Chad: 71.7%
  5. Madagascar: 69.2%
  6. Central African Republic: 66.1%
  7. Malawi: 65%
  8. Uganda: 64.9%
  9. Tanzania: 64.6%
  10. Mali: 63%

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators