2.a.1 Agriculture value added share of GDP — Value by country
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What the numbers show
2.a.1 Agriculture value added share of GDP — Value is currently reported for 175 countries. The highest value is 52.87 % in Somalia; the lowest is 0.03 % in Singapore.
The median across all reporting countries is 5.9 %, and the mean is 9.8 %.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 1,762.
Over the past decade 72 countries rose and 97 fell. The largest increase was in Equatorial Guinea (up 142.0%), and the largest decrease in Tuvalu (down 65.7%).
2.a.1 Agriculture value added share of GDP — Value: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somalia | 52.87 % | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 2 | Niger | 49.73 % | 2024 | up 47.6% | rising |
| 3 | Guinea-Bissau | 48.41 % | 2024 | up 17.7% | flat |
| 4 | Mali | 35.11 % | 2023 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 5 | Ethiopia | 34.87 % | 2024 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 6 | Afghanistan | 34.52 % | 2023 | up 27.7% | falling |
| 7 | Solomon Islands | 33.98 % | 2024 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 8 | Central African Republic | 32.5 % | 2024 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 9 | Chad | 31.35 % | 2024 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 10 | Burundi | 29.84 % | 2023 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 11 | Guinea | 29.3 % | 2023 | up 67.0% | rising |
| 12 | Malawi | 27.77 % | 2024 | up 4.3% | falling |
| 13 | Kiribati | 27.19 % | 2023 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 14 | Mozambique | 26.26 % | 2024 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 15 | Sierra Leone | 25.43 % | 2024 | down 50.9% | falling |
| 16 | Rwanda | 24.99 % | 2024 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 17 | Benin | 24.23 % | 2024 | down 5.4% | flat |
| 18 | Uganda | 24.12 % | 2024 | up 15.3% | falling |
| 19 | Vanuatu | 23.8 % | 2024 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 20 | Pakistan | 23.57 % | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 21 | Tajikistan | 23.39 % | 2024 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 22 | Gambia | 22.86 % | 2022 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 23 | Madagascar | 22.46 % | 2024 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 24 | Myanmar | 21.78 % | 2020 | down 40.9% | falling |
| 25 | Nepal | 21.76 % | 2024 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 26 | Kenya | 21.35 % | 2024 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 27 | Uzbekistan | 20.89 % | 2024 | down 27.2% | falling |
| 28 | Ghana | 20.88 % | 2024 | up 6.6% | falling |
| 29 | Nigeria | 20.35 % | 2024 | up 3.0% | falling |
| 30 | Liberia | 20.13 % | 2023 | down 33.5% | falling |
| 31 | Mauritania | 18.74 % | 2023 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 32 | Burkina Faso | 18.59 % | 2024 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 33 | Marshall Islands | 18.45 % | 2019 | up 92.0% | rising |
| 34 | Haiti | 18.15 % | 2023 | down 5.8% | rising |
| 35 | Togo | 18.13 % | 2024 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 36 | Papua New Guinea | 17.93 % | 2023 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 37 | Albania | 17.45 % | 2024 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 38 | Tonga | 17.15 % | 2024 | up 5.1% | flat |
| 39 | Cambodia | 16.83 % | 2023 | down 31.6% | falling |
| 40 | Cameroon | 16.55 % | 2022 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 41 | Angola | 16.43 % | 2024 | up 117.6% | rising |
| 42 | India | 16 % | 2023 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 43 | Senegal | 15.9 % | 2024 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 44 | Dominica | 15.76 % | 2023 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 45 | Nicaragua | 15.34 % | 2023 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 46 | Bhutan | 15.02 % | 2024 | up 24.5% | falling |
| 47 | Yemen | 13.76 % | 2014 | up 30.7% | rising |
| 48 | Egypt | 13.71 % | 2024 | up 20.9% | falling |
| 49 | Algeria | 13.6 % | 2024 | up 32.2% | rising |
| 50 | Sao Tome and Principe | 13.12 % | 2023 | up 10.5% | falling |
| 51 | Indonesia | 12.61 % | 2024 | down 5.5% | flat |
| 52 | Turkmenistan | 12.07 % | 2024 | up 29.6% | rising |
| 53 | Fiji | 11.73 % | 2023 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 54 | Honduras | 11.22 % | 2024 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 55 | Bangladesh | 11.16 % | 2024 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 56 | Samoa | 11.13 % | 2024 | up 35.7% | rising |
| 57 | Morocco | 11.06 % | 2023 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 58 | Paraguay | 10.44 % | 2024 | down 11.3% | flat |
| 59 | Guatemala | 9.86 % | 2024 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 60 | Jamaica | 9.8 % | 2024 | up 64.2% | rising |
| 61 | Guyana | 9.71 % | 2023 | down 62.1% | falling |
| 62 | Tunisia | 9.3 % | 2024 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 63 | Colombia | 9.19 % | 2024 | up 68.6% | flat |
| 64 | Ecuador | 9.1 % | 2024 | up 23.0% | falling |
| 65 | Philippines | 9.08 % | 2024 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 66 | Belize | 8.84 % | 2024 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 67 | Kyrgyzstan | 8.75 % | 2024 | down 40.6% | falling |
| 68 | Tuvalu | 8.73 % | 2022 | down 65.7% | falling |
| 69 | Thailand | 8.72 % | 2024 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 70 | Palestine, State of | 8.58 % | 2024 | up 9.4% | falling |
| 71 | Eswatini | 8.44 % | 2024 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 72 | Sri Lanka | 8.28 % | 2023 | up 4.5% | falling |
| 73 | Malaysia | 8.12 % | 2024 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 74 | Armenia | 7.88 % | 2024 | down 56.4% | falling |
| 75 | Uruguay | 7.85 % | 2024 | up 6.9% | falling |
| 76 | Mongolia | 7.59 % | 2024 | down 43.1% | falling |
| 77 | Suriname | 7.56 % | 2024 | down 27.1% | falling |
| 78 | China, mainland | 7.43 % | 2024 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 79 | Namibia | 7.33 % | 2024 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 80 | Belarus | 7.25 % | 2023 | up 6.5% | falling |
| 81 | Ukraine | 6.97 % | 2024 | down 31.3% | falling |
| 82 | Congo | 6.79 % | 2018 | up 59.8% | rising |
| 83 | Dominican Republic | 6.6 % | 2024 | up 27.2% | falling |
| 84 | Lesotho | 6.5 % | 2024 | up 64.1% | falling |
| 85 | Gabon | 6.31 % | 2023 | up 89.5% | rising |
| 86 | Peru | 6.01 % | 2024 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 87 | Argentina | 5.98 % | 2024 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 88 | North Macedonia | 5.9 % | 2024 | down 42.0% | falling |
| 89 | Azerbaijan | 5.69 % | 2024 | up 7.0% | falling |
| 90 | Brazil | 5.58 % | 2024 | up 28.9% | rising |
| 91 | New Zealand | 5.46 % | 2024 | up 14.2% | flat |
| 92 | Georgia | 5.41 % | 2024 | down 41.2% | falling |
| 93 | Montenegro | 5.16 % | 2024 | down 36.3% | falling |
| 94 | Jordan | 4.8 % | 2023 | up 34.1% | rising |
| 95 | Lebanon | 4.65 % | 2023 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 96 | El Salvador | 4.53 % | 2024 | down 22.8% | falling |
| 97 | Kazakhstan | 4.47 % | 2024 | up 3.2% | falling |
| 98 | Serbia | 4.35 % | 2024 | down 38.5% | falling |
| 99 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4.28 % | 2024 | down 28.1% | falling |
| 100 | Mauritius | 4.08 % | 2024 | up 27.9% | falling |
| 101 | Latvia | 4.03 % | 2024 | up 11.3% | flat |
| 102 | Chile | 3.95 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 103 | Mexico | 3.77 % | 2024 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 104 | Iceland | 3.61 % | 2024 | down 31.5% | falling |
| 105 | Cuba | 3.57 % | 2019 | — | falling |
| 106 | Costa Rica | 3.56 % | 2024 | down 27.2% | falling |
| 107 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 3.55 % | 2024 | down 45.8% | falling |
| 108 | Russian Federation | 3.44 % | 2024 | up 2.4% | falling |
| 109 | Croatia | 3.41 % | 2024 | up 16.0% | falling |
| 110 | Palau | 3.39 % | 2019 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 111 | Greece | 3.32 % | 2024 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 112 | Iraq | 3.31 % | 2021 | down 27.4% | falling |
| 113 | Cook Islands | 3.3 % | 2022 | up 2.5% | falling |
| 114 | Romania | 3.28 % | 2024 | down 33.7% | falling |
| 115 | Maldives | 3.05 % | 2024 | down 42.6% | falling |
| 116 | Equatorial Guinea | 2.88 % | 2023 | up 142.0% | rising |
| 117 | Grenada | 2.83 % | 2024 | down 53.6% | falling |
| 118 | South Africa | 2.82 % | 2024 | up 32.4% | flat |
| 119 | Saudi Arabia | 2.81 % | 2024 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 120 | Seychelles | 2.77 % | 2024 | up 18.9% | falling |
| 121 | Poland | 2.59 % | 2024 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 122 | Lithuania | 2.57 % | 2024 | down 25.3% | falling |
| 123 | Panama | 2.56 % | 2024 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 124 | Spain | 2.54 % | 2024 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 125 | Oman | 2.52 % | 2024 | up 127.0% | rising |
| 126 | Finland | 2.47 % | 2024 | up 11.3% | falling |
| 127 | Zambia | 2.44 % | 2024 | down 64.6% | volatile |
| 128 | Australia and New Zealand | 2.35 % | 2024 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 128 | Naoero | 2.35 % | 2024 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 130 | Hungary | 2.29 % | 2024 | down 42.0% | falling |
| 131 | Bulgaria | 2.07 % | 2024 | down 54.6% | falling |
| 132 | Norway | 2.05 % | 2024 | up 48.6% | rising |
| 133 | Italy | 2.01 % | 2024 | up 5.2% | falling |
| 134 | New Caledonia | 1.98 % | 2020 | up 47.8% | rising |
| 134 | Portugal | 1.98 % | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 136 | Australia | 1.91 % | 2024 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 136 | Estonia | 1.91 % | 2024 | down 38.6% | falling |
| 136 | Slovakia | 1.91 % | 2024 | down 26.8% | rising |
| 139 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1.85 % | 2024 | up 28.5% | rising |
| 140 | Canada | 1.81 % | 2024 | up 13.8% | falling |
| 141 | Barbados | 1.76 % | 2024 | down 6.4% | rising |
| 142 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 1.68 % | 2024 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 143 | Botswana | 1.63 % | 2024 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 144 | South Sudan | 1.6 % | 2022 | down 60.4% | falling |
| 145 | Czechia | 1.5 % | 2024 | down 37.2% | falling |
| 146 | Djibouti | 1.49 % | 2023 | up 25.2% | falling |
| 146 | Slovenia | 1.49 % | 2024 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 148 | France | 1.43 % | 2024 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 148 | Republic of Korea | 1.43 % | 2023 | down 28.5% | falling |
| 150 | Austria | 1.23 % | 2024 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 151 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1.22 % | 2024 | up 43.5% | falling |
| 152 | Brunei Darussalam | 1.2 % | 2024 | up 39.5% | rising |
| 153 | Cyprus | 1.18 % | 2024 | down 35.9% | falling |
| 154 | Sweden | 1.15 % | 2024 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 155 | Saint Lucia | 1.13 % | 2024 | down 45.7% | falling |
| 156 | Ireland | 1.05 % | 2024 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 156 | Israel | 1.05 % | 2024 | down 24.5% | falling |
| 158 | Japan | 1.03 % | 2023 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 159 | Germany | 0.83 % | 2024 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 160 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.81 % | 2024 | up 20.9% | falling |
| 161 | Belgium | 0.8 % | 2024 | up 11.1% | falling |
| 162 | Denmark | 0.74 % | 2024 | down 45.2% | falling |
| 163 | United Arab Emirates | 0.71 % | 2024 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 164 | Puerto Rico | 0.67 % | 2021 | down 15.2% | rising |
| 165 | Switzerland | 0.62 % | 2023 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 166 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.56 % | 2024 | down 25.3% | falling |
| 167 | Bahamas | 0.51 % | 2024 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 168 | Malta | 0.49 % | 2024 | down 51.0% | falling |
| 169 | Andorra | 0.48 % | 2023 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 170 | Kuwait | 0.4 % | 2022 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 171 | Qatar | 0.34 % | 2020 | — | rising |
| 172 | Bahrain | 0.28 % | 2023 | up 3.7% | falling |
| 173 | Luxembourg | 0.19 % | 2024 | down 34.5% | falling |
| 174 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 0.05 % | 2023 | down 16.7% | flat |
| 175 | Singapore | 0.03 % | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Syrian Arab Republic 43.06 %
- Eastern Africa 24.37 %
- United Republic of Tanzania 26.15 %
- Western Africa 21.89 %
- Micronesia (Federated States of) 22.1 %
- Sub-Saharan Africa 17.12 %
- Lao People's Democratic Republic 21 %
- Côte d'Ivoire 16.94 %
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 19.7 %
- Southern Asia 16.01 %
- Democratic Republic of the Congo 17.05 %
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 15.98 %
- Micronesia 16.52 %
- Africa 15.77 %
- Middle Africa 16.24 %
- Central Asia and Southern Asia 15.47 %
- Melanesia 14.38 %
- Oceania excluding Australia and New Zealand 14.31 %
- Northern Africa 12.65 %
- Iran (Islamic Republic of) 12.39 %
- Viet Nam 11.96 %
- Central Asia 9.59 %
- Polynesia 11.04 %
- South-Eastern Asia 9.47 %
- Timor-Leste 10.33 %
- Eastern Asia and South-eastern Asia 6.34 %
- Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 10.01 %
- South America 6.12 %
- Republic of Moldova 9.38 %
- Eastern Asia 5.85 %
- Asia 7.32 %
- Latin America and the Caribbean 5.43 %
- Türkiye 5.59 %
- Caribbean 4.87 %
- Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 5.03 %
- Western Asia and Northern Africa 4.63 %
- Cabo Verde 4.45 %
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 3.15 %
- Central America 4.26 %
- World 4.09 %
About this data
As the custodian agency of 22 SDG indicators, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is responsible for curating and refining the methodologies of these indicators, collecting data from national sources, ensuring their quality and compatibility with applicable standards and classifications, and disseminating data at global level. This FAOSTAT domain complements the global SDG database administered by the United Nations Statistical Division (UNSD), as well as FAO’s SDG indicators portal, by providing access to the available data for all SDG Indicators under FAO custodianship. While this metadata page provides summary information on all SDG indicators data disseminated through FAOSTAT, indicator-specific metadata can be accessed from the link on the right hand navigation column. This additional metadata file provides details on the methodology used to compile each indicators, their data sources and the contact information of the relevant FAO focal point. It includes the links to the official SDG Indicator metadata documents accessible from the UNSD global SDG database.SDG Indicators under FAO custodianship, consisting of 22 indicators and 66 series that fall under six goals: • Goal 2: End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture.• Goal 5: Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.• Goal 6: Clean water and sanitation: Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all.• Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production.• Goal 14: Life below water: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources.• Goal 15: Life on land: Sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, halt and reverse land degradation, halt biodiversity loss.