Agriculture How much does agriculture contribute to Kenya’s GDP? Source Kenya National Bureau of Statistics, Economic Survey 2023 Short answer How much does agriculture contribute to Kenya’s GDP? As of 2022, the most recent year for which data is available, agriculture, forestry and fishing accounted for 21.2% of Kenya’s gross domestic product (GDP). Agriculture contributed 18.9% distributed as follows, growing of crops (15.2%), animal production (3.5%) and support activities to agricul... Back Full answer
Migration How many refugees and asylum seekers live in Kenya? Source The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Kenya operation statistics, dated 31 March 2024 Short answer How many refugees and asylum seekers live in Kenya? As of 31 March 2024, there were 767,294 registered refugees and asylum seekers, with 96% drawn from six countries –Somalia (55.6%), South Sudan (23.4%), Democratic Republic of Congo (7.8%), Ethiopia (5.0%), and Burundi (4.2%). A total of 87% live in refugee camps – with Daadab hosting 49% or ... Back Full answer
Agriculture Land How much farmland does Kenya have? Source World Bank: Agricultural land (% of land area) - Kenya Short answer How much farmland does Kenya have? According to the World Bank, the agricultural area (as a percentage of the land area) in Kenya was reported to be 48.7% in 2021. Similar data is also reported by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO). ... Back Full answer
Migration How many people of Kenyan ancestry live in the USA? Source US Census Bureau Short answer How many people of Kenyan ancestry live in the USA? According to the United States Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), which collects data on ancestry, in 2022, there were approximately 122,131 people who identified their ancestry as Kenyan in the United States. ... Back Full answer
Agriculture How much grain does Zimbabwe produce each year? Source GIEWS Country Brief Zimbabwe Short answer How much grain does Zimbabwe produce each year? The total cereal production was 1,984,000 tonnes in 2022, which is 4.1% below the five year average. ... Back Full answer
Agriculture Which agricultural commodity has the highest trade value in Nigeria? Source Foreign Trade in Goods Statistics (Q3 2023) (Nigeria National Bureau of Statistics) Short answer Which agricultural commodity has the highest trade value in Nigeria? In the third quarter of 2023 ‘superior quality Cocoa beans’ had the highest export value in Nigeria at N42.24 billion. This was followed by other cut flowers and flower buds’ with N36.32 billion and ‘Sesamum seeds’ with N23.22 billion. Topagriculturalimports in the third quarter of 2023 in... Back Full answer
Agriculture What is Nigeria’s biggest agricultural export? Source Foreign Trade in Goods Statistics (Q3 2023) (Nigeria National Bureau of Statistics) Short answer What is Nigeria’s biggest agricultural export? Raw cocoa beans are Nigeria's largest agricultural export commodity. The crop accounts for N42.24 billion of the country’s total agricultural exports as of the third quarter of 2023. ... Back Full answer
Migration Welfare & population How many foreign-born people are there in South Africa? Source Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC): Migration scholars release statement on international migration situation in South Africa Short answer How many foreign-born people are there in South Africa? According to the most recent data from Statistics South Africa, there were approximately 3.95 million foreign-born persons living in South Africa at the mid-point of 2021. ... Back Full answer
Migration How many internally displaced people are there in Nigeria? Source Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre: Nigeria Short answer How many internally displaced people are there in Nigeria? By the end of 2022, Nigeria was home to 3.6 million internally displaced people, 1.9 million of whom were living in protracted displacement in the north-eastern state of Borno. ... Back Full answer