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, and the platform allows users to drill down by country and indicator.

An analysis and visualisation tool that contains, among other data, a collection of time series data on agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa. The dashboard includes information on the share of agricultural land, rural population and employment in the agricultural sector. You can submit your own queries; generate tables, charts, and maps; and easily save, embed, and share them.

A global database compiled by the UN Food and Agricultural Organisation, which includes information on crops, animals, inputs, trade, land, fertilisers and pesticides among other information.

Published by the National Bureau of Statistics, the Quarterly Foreign Trade in Goods Statistics reports provide detailed information on the country's agricultural exports. 

Retail market prices for crops including maize, beans, finger millet, sorghum, potatoes, cabbage, tomatoes and bananas. A study by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics in April 2018, it uses data from 2017. Available for download in PDF format.

Volume and price figures for fertilisers, fuel and power, manufactured feeds, seeds and other inputs. Published by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics in April 2018, it uses data from 2017. Available for download in PDF format.

The Regional Network of Agricultural Policy Research Institutes is group of national agricultural research agencies in Eastern and Southern Africa. Its website provides access to peer-reviewed academic articles produced by both the network and individual institutes.

Wheat production and imports to Kenya, in thousand-tonne units. A survey by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics in April 2018, it uses data from 2017. Available for download in PDF format.