2.a.1 Agriculture value added share of GDP — Value in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): 2.a.1 Agriculture value added share of GDP — Value was 19.7 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
2.a.1 Agriculture value added share of GDP — Value in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for 2.a.1 agriculture value added share of gdp — value in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) is 19.7 %, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 2.a.1 agriculture value added share of gdp — value in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 26.55 % in 2001 and was at its lowest, 18.89 %, in 2018.
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 Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 26.55 % | — |
| 2002 | 25.29 % | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 24.32 % | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 23.06 % | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 22.17 % | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 20.88 % | -5.8% |
| 2007 | 20.49 % | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 20.71 % | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 22.79 % | +10.0% |
| 2010 | 21.5 % | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 20.64 % | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 20.47 % | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 19.99 % | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 19.31 % | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 19.64 % | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 19.86 % | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 19.67 % | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 18.89 % | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 19 % | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 20.01 % | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 19.82 % | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 19.61 % | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 20.25 % | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 19.7 % | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.92 % | 20.49 % | 26.55 % | 9 |
| 2010s | 19.9 % | 18.89 % | 21.5 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.88 % | 19.61 % | 20.25 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- 2 Niger 49.73 % compare
- 3 Guinea-Bissau 48.41 % compare
- 4 Mali 35.11 % compare
- 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
- 8 Central African Republic 32.5 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- Cabbages — Production, annual growth rate -0.0991 % change on previous year (2024)
- Swine / pigs — Stocks, annual growth rate 4.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Producing -1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Production, annual 5.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight 6.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fat of pigs — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth rate -1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fat of pigs — Production, annual growth rate 4.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen — Producing -1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen — Production, annual 5.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Production, annual growth rate 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 2.a.1 agriculture value added share of gdp — value in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- 2.a.1 agriculture value added share of gdp — value in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 19.7 % 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 Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 26.55 % in 2001.
- What is the lowest 2.a.1 agriculture value added share of gdp — value recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.89 % in 2018.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for 2.a.1 agriculture value added share of gdp — value?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 5th out of 19 groups with data for 2024.
- Is 2.a.1 agriculture value added share of gdp — value rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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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