Agriculture How much does agriculture contribute to Kenya’s GDP? Source Economic Survey 2023 (Kenya National Bureau of Statistics) Short answer How much does agriculture contribute to Kenya’s GDP? In 2022, the growing of crops, animal rearing and support activities to agriculture contributed KSh2.527 trillion. (21.2 % of nominal GDP). ... Back Full answer
Agriculture What is Kenya’s largest farming sector? Source Economic Survey 2023 (Kenya National Bureau of Statistics) Short answer What is Kenya’s largest farming sector? In 2022, cut flowers had the largest recorded marketed agricultural production in Kenya at KSh 103.5 billion, followed by tea at KSh 156.7 billion and cattle and calves at KSh 84.7 billion. ... Back Full answer
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 Crime & justice How many women and children are murdered in South Africa in a year? Source South African Police Service Annual Report 2021/2022 Short answer How many women and children are murdered in South Africa in a year? The South African Police Service's annual report recorded 25,204 murders in 2021/22, an increase of 26.6% on the 19,904 recorded in 2020/21. Of the victims, 3,198 were women and 1,082 were children. Crimes committed against women increased, by 15.6% from 155,062, in 2020/21 to 179,208, in 2021/... Back Full answer