Africa Western and Central vs Syria: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP)

Africa Western and Central
21.9%
in 2025
Syria
42.9%
in 2022
Africa Western and Central rank
2nd
Syria rank
3rd

Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP) over time

  • Africa Western and Central
  • Syria
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How they compare

Syria currently reports 42.9% against 21.9% in Africa Western and Central, a difference of 21.0%.

That makes Syria's figure about 2.0 times Africa Western and Central's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Syria ahead.

Africa Western and Central ranks 2nd and Syria ranks 3rd of 47 groups.

Across the 5 decades both report, Africa Western and Central averaged higher in 1 and Syria in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Western and Central Syria Difference Ahead
1980s 20.6% 22.6% 2.0% Syria
1990s 25.0% 28.3% 3.3% Syria
2000s 23.9% 22.5% 1.4% Africa Western and Central
2010s 20.7% 30.3% 9.6% Syria
2020s 25.5% 38.1% 12.6% Syria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added, Africa Western and Central or Syria?
Syria, at 42.9% against 21.9% in Africa Western and Central as of 2022.
What is the difference in agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added between Africa Western and Central and Syria?
21.0%, with Syria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Western and Central and Syria?
42 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2022.
How do Africa Western and Central and Syria rank globally for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added?
Africa Western and Central ranks 2nd and Syria ranks 3rd of 47 groups.
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

Indicator
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
254 places, 11,390 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.