Real agricultural GDP per capita growth rate (%) by country
The growth rate of real per capita GDP in agriculture, expressed at an annual rate.
Countries reporting
46
Highest
17.8%
Cape Verde
Lowest
-38.3%
Gambia
Median
2.3%
Years covered
51
1961–2011
Data points
1,976
What the numbers show
Real agricultural GDP per capita growth rate (%) is currently reported for 46 countries. The highest value is 17.8% in Cape Verde; the lowest is -38.3% in Gambia.
The median across all reporting countries is 2.3%, and the mean is 1.4%.
Over the past decade 25 countries rose and 21 fell. The largest increase was in Mali (up 18,207.7%), and the largest decrease in Senegal (down 896.1%).
Real agricultural GDP per capita growth rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cape Verde | 17.8% | 2010 | up 212.9% | volatile |
| 2 | Mali | 9.8% | 2008 | up 18,207.7% | volatile |
| 3 | Zimbabwe | 9.6% | 2011 | down 28.4% | volatile |
| 4 | Burkina Faso | 7.3% | 2005 | up 111.7% | volatile |
| 5 | Botswana | 6.5% | 2011 | up 207.4% | volatile |
| 6 | Angola | 6.4% | 2011 | down 55.2% | volatile |
| 7 | Mozambique | 6.3% | 2011 | down 8.4% | volatile |
| 8 | Congo | 5.9% | 2011 | up 8.1% | volatile |
| 9 | Namibia | 5.8% | 2011 | up 166.5% | volatile |
| 10 | Liberia | 5.4% | 2011 | down 74.3% | volatile |
| 11 | Madagascar | 5.4% | 2009 | up 2,522.8% | volatile |
| 12 | Seychelles | 4.1% | 2011 | up 182.1% | volatile |
| 13 | Sudan | 3.6% | 2011 | up 0.2% | volatile |
| 14 | Malawi | 3.6% | 2011 | up 142.2% | volatile |
| 15 | Zambia | 3.3% | 2011 | up 167.1% | volatile |
| 16 | Gabon | 3.2% | 2011 | up 348.2% | volatile |
| 17 | Mauritius | 3.0% | 2011 | down 48.2% | volatile |
| 18 | Ethiopia | 3.0% | 2011 | down 56.0% | volatile |
| 19 | Togo | 2.8% | 2011 | up 2.9% | volatile |
| 20 | Tunisia | 2.8% | 2011 | up 175.9% | volatile |
| 21 | Niger | 2.4% | 2003 | up 193.9% | volatile |
| 22 | Benin | 2.4% | 2006 | down 5.7% | volatile |
| 23 | Djibouti | 2.4% | 2006 | up 392.0% | volatile |
| 24 | Cote d'Ivoire | 2.3% | 2011 | up 229.3% | volatile |
| 25 | Guinea | 2.2% | 2011 | down 49.2% | volatile |
| 26 | Burundi | 2.0% | 2011 | up 138.6% | volatile |
| 27 | Morocco | 1.8% | 2011 | down 89.8% | volatile |
| 28 | Algeria | 1.8% | 2010 | up 128.2% | volatile |
| 29 | Comoros | 1.8% | 2009 | up 3.1% | volatile |
| 30 | Rwanda | 1.6% | 2011 | down 61.3% | volatile |
| 31 | Cameroon | 1.6% | 2007 | down 67.5% | volatile |
| 32 | Eswatini | 1.4% | 2011 | up 116.3% | volatile |
| 33 | Central African Republic | 1.3% | 2006 | down 42.3% | volatile |
| 34 | Egypt | 0.9% | 2011 | down 49.1% | volatile |
| 35 | Eritrea | 0.5% | 2009 | up 105.1% | volatile |
| 36 | Tanzania | 0.3% | 2011 | down 85.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0.3% | 2011 | up 104.4% | volatile |
| 38 | South Africa | -0.4% | 2011 | up 91.5% | volatile |
| 39 | Uganda | -0.5% | 2011 | down 111.5% | volatile |
| 40 | Kenya | -1.1% | 2011 | down 112.7% | volatile |
| 41 | Equatorial Guinea | -4.0% | 2008 | up 16.5% | volatile |
| 42 | Mauritania | -4.9% | 2011 | down 150.6% | volatile |
| 43 | Lesotho | -6.8% | 2011 | down 159.2% | volatile |
| 44 | Chad | -8.8% | 2004 | down 138.1% | volatile |
| 45 | Senegal | -13.5% | 2011 | down 896.1% | volatile |
| 46 | Gambia | -38.3% | 2011 | down 796.8% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
About this data
The growth rate of real per capita GDP in agriculture, expressed at an annual rate.