Agriculture How much wheat does Kenya produce and consume? Source Economic Survey 2023 (Kenya National Bureau of Statistics) Short answer How much wheat does Kenya produce and consume? Wheat production fell by 13% from 349,000 tonnes in 2021 to 271,000 tonnes in 2022, according to the Economic Survey 2023. The country consumed 2.1 million tonnes of wheat as food. A total of 11 tonnes were used as seed and 122 tonnes had “other” uses. Another 40 tonnes were lost. ... Back Full answer
Agriculture What is the contribution of agriculture to Africa's GDP? Source World Bank: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP) - Sub-saharan Africa ag Short answer What is the contribution of agriculture to Africa's GDP? Farming is key to the majority of African economies and accounts for at least 17% of sub-Saharan Africa's GDP. ... Back Full answer
Agriculture Which African country is most dependent on agriculture? Source World Bank: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP) Short answer Which African country is most dependent on agriculture? Somalia. According to the World Bank, agriculture made up 62.7% of the country's GDP in 2021. ... 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 48.55% in 2020. ... Back Full answer
Agriculture Which African country is the world’s largest producer of yams? Source Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Short answer Which African country is the world’s largest producer of yams? According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Nigeria was the world's largest producer of yams in 2021, with an output of 50 million tonnes ... Back Full answer
Economy Agriculture How much does agriculture contribute to Nigeria’s GDP? Source Nigerian Gross Domestic Product Report Q1 2023 (Nigeria National Bureau of Statistics) Short answer How much does agriculture contribute to Nigeria’s GDP? Agriculture contributed 19.63% to nominal GDP in the first quarter of 2023. This figure was lower than the share recorded in the first quarter of 2022 and in the fourth quarter of 2022 which were 21.09% and 24.90% respectively. However, the sector contributed 21.66% of total GDP in real terms in the... Back Full answer
#YouAsked Covid-19 Health Which Nigerian state has the largest number of coronavirus cases? Source Nigeria Centre for Disease Control Short answer Which Nigerian state has the largest number of coronavirus cases? As of 12 December 2022, Lagos had the largest number of Covid-19 cases with 104,204 lab-confirmed cases. ... Back Full answer
Covid-19 Health #YouAsked What is the current figure of Nigerians vaccinated against Covid-19? Source WHO: Covid-19 Dashboard - Nigeria Short answer What is the current figure of Nigerians vaccinated against Covid-19? As of 9 October 2022, a total of 80,602,232 vaccine doses have been administered. This works out to 37.7 doses per 100 people, against a world average of 162 doses per 100 people. ... Back Full answer
#YouAsked Covid-19 How many confirmed Covid-19 cases are there in South Africa? Source WHO Health Emergency Dashboard - Covid-19 Short answer How many confirmed Covid-19 cases are there in South Africa? The total number of laboratory-confirmed cases stood at 4,011,657 as of 31 Aug 2022. The World Health Organization (WHO) keeps a tally of global confirmed Covid-19 cases, which is updated daily.You can find the numbers per country here and here. ... Back Full answer