2.a.1 Agriculture value added share of GDP — Value in Northern Africa
Northern Africa: 2.a.1 Agriculture value added share of GDP — Value was 12.65 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
2.a.1 Agriculture value added share of GDP — Value in Northern Africa, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, 2.a.1 agriculture value added share of gdp — value in Northern Africa stood at 12.65 %. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.9% on the previous year and up 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 2.a.1 agriculture value added share of gdp — value in Northern Africa peaked at 12.65 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.83 %, in 2008.
Northern Africa ranks 10th of 33 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
2.a.1 Agriculture value added share of GDP — Value in Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 11.35 % | — |
| 2002 | 10.98 % | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 11.53 % | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 11.51 % | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 10.65 % | -7.5% |
| 2006 | 10.86 % | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 10.36 % | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 9.83 % | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 11.41 % | +16.1% |
| 2010 | 11.13 % | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 11.18 % | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 10.31 % | -7.8% |
| 2013 | 10.79 % | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 10.66 % | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 11.35 % | +6.5% |
| 2016 | 11.37 % | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 11.11 % | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 11.71 % | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 11.06 % | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 11.44 % | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 11.41 % | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 10.66 % | -6.6% |
| 2023 | 11.41 % | +7.0% |
| 2024 | 12.65 % | +10.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.94 % | 9.83 % | 11.53 % | 9 |
| 2010s | 11.07 % | 10.31 % | 11.71 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.51 % | 10.66 % | 12.65 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern Africa
- 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
- 12 Malawi 27.77 % compare
- 12 Polynesia 11.04 % compare
- 13 Kiribati 27.19 % compare
- 13 Timor-Leste 10.33 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Northern Africa
- Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate -6.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, annual growth rate 1.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield, annual growth rate -2.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Production, annual growth rate -0.4872 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Production, annual growth rate -2.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth -0.8107 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goats — Stocks, annual growth rate 0.4258 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Production, annual growth rate 4.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Yield, annual growth rate 1.98 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 2.a.1 agriculture value added share of gdp — value in Northern Africa?
- 2.a.1 agriculture value added share of gdp — value in Northern Africa was 12.65 % 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 Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 12.65 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest 2.a.1 agriculture value added share of gdp — value recorded in Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.83 % in 2008.
- How does Northern Africa rank for 2.a.1 agriculture value added share of gdp — value?
- Northern Africa ranks 10th out of 33 groups with data for 2024.
- Is 2.a.1 agriculture value added share of gdp — value rising or falling in Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern Africa 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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