2.a.1 Agriculture value added share of GDP — Value in Central Asia and Southern Asia
Central Asia and Southern Asia: 2.a.1 Agriculture value added share of GDP — Value was 15.47 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
2.a.1 Agriculture value added share of GDP — Value in Central Asia and Southern Asia, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Central Asia and Southern Asia recorded 15.47 % for 2.a.1 agriculture value added share of gdp — value in 2024.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 2.a.1 agriculture value added share of gdp — value in Central Asia and Southern Asia peaked at 19.66 % in 2001 and was at its lowest, 14.44 %, in 2008.
Central Asia and Southern Asia ranks 8th of 33 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
2.a.1 Agriculture value added share of GDP — Value in Central Asia and Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 19.66 % | — |
| 2002 | 17.75 % | -9.7% |
| 2003 | 17.69 % | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 16.53 % | -6.6% |
| 2005 | 16.07 % | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 15.23 % | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 14.97 % | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 14.44 % | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 14.8 % | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 14.83 % | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 14.63 % | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 14.71 % | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 15.33 % | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 15.59 % | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 15.49 % | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 15.52 % | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 15.45 % | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 15.27 % | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 15.76 % | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 17.09 % | +8.4% |
| 2021 | 16.34 % | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 15.74 % | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 15.26 % | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 15.47 % | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.35 % | 14.44 % | 19.66 % | 9 |
| 2010s | 15.26 % | 14.63 % | 15.76 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.98 % | 15.26 % | 17.09 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Central Asia and Southern Asia
- 5 Ethiopia 34.87 % compare
- 6 Afghanistan 34.52 % compare
- 6 Democratic Republic of the Congo 17.05 % compare
- 7 Solomon Islands 33.98 % compare
- 7 Micronesia 16.52 % compare
- 8 Central African Republic 32.5 % compare
- 9 Chad 31.35 % compare
- 9 Melanesia 14.38 % compare
- 10 Burundi 29.84 % compare
- 10 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 12.39 % compare
- 11 Guinea 29.3 % compare
- 11 Viet Nam 11.96 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Central Asia and Southern Asia
- Average dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value 2,324 kcal/cap/d (2025)
- Minimum dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value 1,797 kcal/cap/d (2025)
- Per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — Value 10 kcal/cap/d (2025)
- Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) 30.2 % (2024)
- Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight 3.3 % (2024)
- Prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) 11.1 % (2024)
- Gross domestic product per capita, PPP, (constant 2021 international) 9,769 Int$/cap (2024)
- Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services 81 % (2024)
- Number of obese adults (18 years and older) (million) — Value 161.2 million No (2024)
- Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of 2,703 kcal/cap/d (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 2.a.1 agriculture value added share of gdp — value in Central Asia and Southern Asia?
- 2.a.1 agriculture value added share of gdp — value in Central Asia and Southern Asia was 15.47 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest 2.a.1 agriculture value added share of gdp — value recorded in Central Asia and Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 19.66 % in 2001.
- What is the lowest 2.a.1 agriculture value added share of gdp — value recorded in Central Asia and Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.44 % in 2008.
- How does Central Asia and Southern Asia rank for 2.a.1 agriculture value added share of gdp — value?
- Central Asia and Southern Asia ranks 8th out of 33 groups with data for 2024.
- Is 2.a.1 agriculture value added share of gdp — value rising or falling in Central Asia and Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Central Asia and Southern Asia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of 2.a.1 Agriculture value added share of GDP — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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