| Socio-demographic Indicators |
Total Population (number of inhabitants) (2008) |
23,350,927
|
 |
Population growth (2008) |
2.1% |
| Agricultural Population (number of inhabitants) (2008) |
12,683,000
|
| Agricultural Population (annual growth rate) (1998-2008) |
1.99% |
| Rural Population (% on Total Population) (2008) |
50.0% |
| Unemployment (% of total labor force) |
6.4%
|
| Ratio of economically active male to female population in agriculture (2008) |
1.25
|
| |
| 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) |
8.0%
|
| |
| Dietary Energy Supply (DES) (kcal/person/day) |
1990-92 |
1995-97 |
2000-02 |
2004-06 |
2,040
|
2,390 |
2,550
|
2,740 |
| |
| Annual Growth of Dietary Energy Supply (DES) |
|
1990-92
1995-97 |
1995-97
2000-02 |
2000-02
2004-06 |
| - |
3.2%
|
1.2%
|
1.7% |
| |
| Economic Indicators |
GDP (current US$) (2008) |
16,123,436,501
|
 |
GNI per capita (current US$) (2008) |
670.0
|
| Agricultural GDP on total GDP (%) (2008) |
32.2%
|
| 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$) |
 |
Palm Oil
|
150,900 |
130,000,000
|
Rice Broken
|
372,251
|
124,802,000
|
| Wheat |
357,700
|
120,200,000 |
| Exports of major agricultural commodities (2007) |
|
|
Cocoa Beans
|
506,358
|
895,703,000 |
Sugar, refined
|
258,000
|
118,700,000 |
Cocoa Butter
|
15,920
|
85,643,000 |
| |
| Merchandise imports (current US$) (2008) |
10,400,000,000 |
| Merchandise exports (current US$) (2008) |
5,650,000,000 |
| Share of agriculture imports on total merchandise (%) (2007) |
12.9%
|
| Share of agriculture exports on total merchandise (%) (2007) |
35.3% |
| |
| Land and Inputs |
Total Land Area (ha) (2007) |
22,754,000
|
 |
Agricultural Land Area (ha) (2007) |
14,850,000
|
| Arable land (% of Agricultural Land Area) (2007) |
27.6% |
Irrigated land (% on Agricultural Land Area) (2007)
|
n.a. |
| Forest area (% of land area) (2007) |
23.2% |
| Agric.Water Withdrawal ( % of total freshwater withdrawal) (2002) |
66.4%
|
| Fertilizer Consumption (tonnes) (2007) |
87,985
|
| Pesticides consumption (metric tonnes) (2007) |
n.a. |
| Tractor in use (numbers) (2007) |
3,600 |
| |
| Production quantity of major agricultural national commodities |
Major Crops (2007) |
Quantity (tonnes) |
Yield (hg/ha) |
Yield Annual Growth |
| 1987-1997 |
1997-2007 |
 |
Cassava
|
10,218,000 |
120,625 |
7.0%
|
0.2% |
| Yams |
4,376,000 |
118,729 |
12.2%
|
-0.8% |
| Plantains |
3,234,000
|
97,020 |
4.2% |
2.0%
|
Oil palm fruit
|
1,900,000 |
63,333
|
4.9% |
-3.4% |
|
|
| Livestock - Number of Live Animals (2007) |
|
| Chickens |
31,000,000
|
Goats
|
3,704,700 |
| Sheep |
3,420,000
|
Cattle
|
1,427,100 |
| |
| Meat Production (tonnes) (2007) |
|
Meat of wild animals
|
130,000 |
Cattle meat
|
28,928 |
Chicken meat
|
22,576 |
| Other meat |
20,000 |
| |
Fish Production (tonnes) (2007)
|
1997 |
2007 |
Annual Growth |
| 1987-1997 |
1997-2007 |
| Capture fish production |
447,088 |
320,730
|
1.71% |
-2.83%
|
| Aquaculture fish production |
400
|
3820 |
0.36% |
85.50%
|
Annual Growth in Value added livestock sector
|
n.a.
|
| Food Production Index (base 1999-2001) (2007) |
124
|
| Data have been approved by the National CountrySTAT Secretariat |
| Sources |
|
| FAOSTAT |
|
| FishSTAT |
|
| Aquastat |
|
| World Bank |
|
| IFAD |
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