Somalia vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Agriculture value added share of GDP

Somalia
52.9%
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
17.1%
in 2024
Somalia rank
1st
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
4th

Agriculture value added share of GDP over time

  • Somalia
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
1020304050200120122024

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 52.9% against 17.1% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 35.8%.

That makes Somalia's figure about 3.1 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 7 years both countries report, Somalia has been ahead every year.

Somalia ranks 1st and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 4th of 203 countries.

Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Somalia Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
2010s 52.9% 16.0% 36.8% Somalia
2020s 52.9% 18.0% 34.8% Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agriculture value added share of gdp, Somalia or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Somalia, at 52.9% against 17.1% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in agriculture value added share of gdp between Somalia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
35.8%, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
7 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2023.
How do Somalia and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for agriculture value added share of gdp?
Somalia ranks 1st and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 4th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Agriculture value added share of GDP (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Agriculture value added share of GDP (%)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
239 places, 5,157 data points, 2001–2024
Last refreshed