| Socio-demographic Indicators |
Total Population (number of inhabitants) (2008) |
18,020,668
|
 |
Population growth (2008) |
2.6% |
| Agricultural Population (number of inhabitants) (2008) |
12,574,000
|
| Agricultural Population (annual growth rate) (1998-2008) |
2.80% |
| Rural Population (% on Total Population) (2008) |
43.3% |
| Unemployment (% of total labor force) |
n.a
|
| Ratio of economically active male to female population in agriculture (2008) |
0.83
|
| |
| Poverty and Hunger Indicators |
Rural poor as a percent of total poor population |
n.a. |
 |
Rural hungry as a percent of total hungry population |
n.a. |
| Rural extreme poor as a percent of total extreme poor population |
n.a. |
| Undernourished people on total population (%) (2004-2006) |
44.0%
|
| |
| Dietary Energy Supply (DES) (kcal/person/day) |
1990-92 |
1995-97 |
2000-02 |
2004-06 |
1,600
|
1,700 |
1,790
|
1,990 |
| |
| Annual Growth of Dietary Energy Supply (DES) |
|
1990-92
1995-97 |
1995-97
2000-02 |
2000-02
2004-06 |
| - |
1.3%
|
1.0%
|
1.2% |
| |
| Economic Indicators |
GDP (current US$) (2008) |
83,383,399,926
|
 |
GNI per capita (current US$) (2008) |
3450.0 |
| Agricultural GDP on total GDP (%) (2008) |
10.1%
|
| National budget spent on agriculture (%) (2008) |
n.a. |
| National budget spent on rural development (%) (2008) |
n.a. |
| |
| Trade Indicators |
Imports of major agricultural commodities (2007) |
Quantity (tonnes) |
Value (current US$) |
 |
Chicken Meat
|
137,543 |
148,462,000
|
Flour of Wheat
|
318,472
|
131,235,000
|
Beer of Barley
|
138,908
|
123,778,000 |
| Exports of major agricultural commodities (2007) |
|
|
Palm Oil
|
12,000
|
5,500,000
|
Cotton lint
|
499
|
496,000 |
Coffee, green
|
222
|
358,000 |
| |
| Merchandise imports (current US$) (2008) |
21,100,000,000 |
| Merchandise exports (current US$) (2008) |
66,300,000,000 |
| Share of agriculture imports on total merchandise (%) (2007) |
11.39%
|
| Share of agriculture exports on total merchandise (%) (2007) |
0,02% |
| |
| Land and Inputs |
Total Land Area (ha) (2007) |
124,670,000
|
 |
Agricultural Land Area (ha) (2007) |
57,590,000
|
| Arable Land (% of Agricultural Land Area) (2007) |
5,7% |
Irrigated Land (% on Agricultural Land Area) (2007)
|
n.a. |
| Forest Area (% of Land Area) (2007) |
47.2% |
| Agric. Water Withdrawal (% of total freshwater withdrawal) (2002) |
60.0%
|
| Fertilizer Consumption (tonnes) (2007) |
15,471
|
| Pesticides consumption (tonnes) (2007) |
n.a. |
| Tractor in use (numbers) (2007) |
9,000 |
| |
| Production quantity of major agricultural national commodities |
Major Crops (2007) |
Quantity (tonnes) |
Yield (hg/ha) |
Yield Annual Growth |
| 1987-1997 |
1997-2007 |
 |
Cassava
|
8,840,000 |
116,316 |
2.6%
|
16.3% |
Sweet Potatoes
|
710,000 |
48,966 |
-0.4%
|
-4.3% |
| Potatoes |
615,000
|
51,250 |
-0.6% |
-2.5%
|
Maize
|
570,000 |
5,112
|
6,9% |
-1.4% |
|
|
| Livestock - Number of Live Animals (2007) |
|
| Chickens |
6,900,000
|
Cattle
|
4,160,000 |
| Goats |
2,060,000
|
Beehives
|
1,100,000 |
| |
| Meat Production (tonnes) (2007) |
|
Cattle meat
|
85,000
|
Pig meat
|
27,900 |
Goat meat
|
9,225 |
| Chicken meat |
7,875
|
| |
Fish Production (tonnes) (2007)
|
1997 |
2007 |
Annual Growth
|
| 1987-1997 |
1997-2007 |
| Capture fish production |
146,304 |
312,436
|
3.61% |
11.36%
|
| Aquacapture fish production |
-
|
190 |
0.00 |
0.00
|
Annual Growth in Value added livestock sector
|
n.a.
|
| Food Production Index (base 1999-2001) (2007) |
115
|
| |
| Sources |
|
| FAOSTAT |
|
| FishSTAT |
|
| Aquastat |
|
| World Bank |
|
| IFAD |
|
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