| Socio-demographic Indicators |
Total Population (number of inhabitants) (2008) |
42,484,000
|
 |
Population growth (2008) |
3.3% |
| Agricultural Population (number of inhabitants) (2008) |
31,585,000
|
| Agricultural Population (annual growth rate) (1998-2008) |
2.29% |
| Rural Population (% on Total Population) (2008) |
87.0% |
| Unemployment (% of total labor force) |
6.4
|
| Ratio of economically active male to female population in agriculture (2008) |
0.82
|
| |
| 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) |
35.0%
|
| |
| Dietary Energy Supply (DES) (kcal/person/day) |
1990-92 |
1995-97 |
2000-02 |
2004-06 |
2.100
|
1,940 |
1,990
|
2,000 |
| |
| Annual Growth of Dietary Energy Supply (DES) |
|
1990-92
1995-97 |
1995-97
2000-02 |
2000-02
2004-06 |
| - |
-1.6%
|
0.5%
|
0.1% |
| |
| Economic Indicators |
GDP (current US$) (2008) |
20,490,444,784
|
 |
GNI per capita (current US$) (2008) |
440.0
|
| Agricultural GDP on total GDP (%) (2008) |
45.3%
|
| 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$) |
 |
Wheat
|
813,513 |
233,496,000
|
Palm Oil
|
323,226
|
227,240,000
|
Sugar, refined
|
112,255
|
40,570,000 |
| Exports of major agricultural commodities (2007) |
|
|
Coffee, green
|
51,909
|
113,064,000
|
Tobacco, unmanufactured
|
40,743 |
94,822,000 |
Flour of Wheat
|
89,691
|
41,088,000 |
| |
| Merchandise imports (current US$) (2008) |
6,953,700,000 |
| Merchandise exports (current US$) (2008) |
2,870,000,000 |
| Share of agriculture imports on total merchandise (%) (2007) |
13.3%
|
| Share of agriculture exports on total merchandise (%) (2007) |
30.4% |
| |
| Land and Inputs |
Total Land Area (ha) (2007) |
88,580,000
|
 |
Agricultural Land Area (ha) (2007) |
34,200,000
|
| Arable land (% of Agricultural Land Area) (2007) |
26,3% |
Irrigated land (% on Agricultural Land Area) (2007)
|
n.a. |
| Forest area (% of land area) (2007) |
38.9% |
| Agric.Water Withdrawal (% of total freshwater withdrawal) (2002) |
40.0%
|
| Fertilizer Consumption (tonnes) (2007) |
66,900
|
| Pesticides consumption (metric tonnes) (2007) |
n.a. |
| Tractor in use (numbers) (2007) |
21,500 |
| |
| Production quantity of major agricultural national commodities |
Major Crops (2007) |
Quantity (tonnes) |
Yield (hg/ha) |
Yield Annual Growth |
| 1987-1997 |
1997-2007 |
 |
Cassava
|
6,600,000 |
97,778 |
-1.6%
|
1.4% |
| Maize |
3,659,000 |
11,803 |
-1.4%
|
0.1% |
| Bananas |
3,500,000
|
72,917 |
-0.6% |
19.1%
|
Sugar Cane
|
2,370,000 |
1,030,435
|
-0.7% |
1.9% |
|
|
| Livestock - Number of Live Animals (2007) |
|
| Chickens |
30,000,000
|
Cattle
|
18,000,000 |
| Goats |
12,550,000 |
Sheep
|
3,550,000 |
| |
| Meat Production (tonnes) (2007) |
|
Cattle meat
|
247,000
|
Chicken meat
|
45,700 |
Goat meat
|
30,600 |
| Other meat |
17,000 |
| |
Fish Production (tonnes) (2007)
|
1997 |
2007 |
Annual Growth |
| 1987-1997 |
1997-2007 |
| Capture fish production |
356,960 |
352,107 |
0.43% |
-0.14%
|
| Aquaculture fish production |
200
|
13 |
47.14% |
-9.35%
|
Annual Growth in Value added livestock sector
|
n.a.
|
| Food Production Index (base 1999-2001) (2007) |
134
|
| |
| Sources |
|
| FAOSTAT |
|
| FishSTAT |
|
| Aquastat |
|
| World Bank |
|
| IFAD |
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