Afghanistan vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP) over time
- Afghanistan
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 34.3% against 17.9% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 16.4%.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.9 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 23 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 7th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 10th of 206 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.2% | 16.5% | 14.7% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 24.0% | 15.9% | 8.1% | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 33.3% | 19.4% | 13.9% | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added, Afghanistan or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Afghanistan, at 34.3% against 17.9% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added between Afghanistan and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 16.4%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added?
- Afghanistan ranks 7th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 10th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing corresponds to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 01-03 and includes the exploitation of vegetal and animal natural resources, comprising the activities of growing of crops, raising and breeding of animals, harvesting of timber and other plants, animals or animal products from a farm or their natural habitats.Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. Note: For VAB countries, gross value added at factor cost is used as the denominator.