Useful sources about Africa

The statistics arm of the UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation provides global food and agriculture data for country comparisons. The data covers 245 countries from 1961 and includes yields, harvests and production rates for each country in Africa.

This UN Food and Agriculture Organisation report examines the state of food security and nutrition across the world. It includes findings on undernourishment in Africa which can be compared to global data.

The statistics arm of the UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation provides global food and agriculture data for country comparisons. The data covers 245 countries from 1961. It allows users to drill down by country and indicator and includes graphs.

The RAND Database of Worldwide Terrorism Incidents includes terrorism data from 1968 to 2009. Data access requires free registration. It provides disaggregated data as well as commentary, reports and analysis on conflict in Africa.

This open database includes information on terrorist-related activities from 1970 to 2016. It includes data on domestic and international terrorist incidents with information on the date, locations, weapons, nature of targets, casualties and, when identifiable and available, responsible parties.

The UN Office on Drugs and Crime’s Data for Africa initiative aims to improve knowledge of drugs and crime on the continent, generate better data, analyse and report at national, regional and international level and provide a regional platform for data exchange. It includes a series of crime victimisation surveys for each country.

The International Monetary Fund’s regional economic outlook report from October 2017 gives an overview of Africa’s economic recovery, referencing indicators such as debt and growth.

The World Bank’s international debt statistics unit provides data on developing countries' public external debt. It includes key debt ratios and the composition of external debt stocks and flows per country.