Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Arab World
Arab World: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added was 5.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Arab World, 1968–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Arab World is 5.9%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 11.1% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Arab World peaked at 15.6% in 1968 and was at its lowest, 4.6%, in 2012.
That places Arab World 32nd out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 58 years of available data.
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Arab World, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 15.6% | — |
| 1969 | 15.0% | -3.8% |
| 1970 | 15.5% | +3.4% |
| 1971 | 14.8% | -5.0% |
| 1972 | 14.6% | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 12.5% | -14.7% |
| 1974 | 7.8% | -37.8% |
| 1975 | 8.0% | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 7.4% | -7.4% |
| 1977 | 7.0% | -5.2% |
| 1978 | 7.4% | +5.0% |
| 1979 | 5.7% | -23.2% |
| 1980 | 4.8% | -15.3% |
| 1981 | 5.2% | +8.3% |
| 1982 | 6.1% | +17.4% |
| 1983 | 6.8% | +11.8% |
| 1984 | 7.5% | +9.5% |
| 1985 | 8.1% | +8.1% |
| 1986 | 9.4% | +17.1% |
| 1987 | 9.7% | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 10.6% | +9.6% |
| 1989 | 11.2% | +6.0% |
| 1990 | 10.5% | -6.6% |
| 1991 | 12.2% | +16.5% |
| 1992 | 8.9% | -27.4% |
| 1993 | 9.0% | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 10.0% | +10.5% |
| 1995 | 9.2% | -7.2% |
| 1996 | 9.0% | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 8.5% | -5.4% |
| 1998 | 9.4% | +10.4% |
| 1999 | 8.4% | -10.0% |
| 2000 | 7.3% | -12.7% |
| 2001 | 7.8% | +6.2% |
| 2002 | 7.8% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 7.5% | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 6.6% | -11.2% |
| 2005 | 5.8% | -11.9% |
| 2006 | 5.6% | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 5.6% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 5.1% | -9.1% |
| 2009 | 6.2% | +20.9% |
| 2010 | 5.7% | -8.0% |
| 2011 | 5.2% | -8.3% |
| 2012 | 4.6% | -11.2% |
| 2013 | 4.8% | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 5.0% | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 5.6% | +12.9% |
| 2016 | 5.6% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 5.1% | -7.6% |
| 2018 | 4.6% | -10.1% |
| 2019 | 4.8% | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 5.6% | +17.0% |
| 2021 | 5.0% | -10.3% |
| 2022 | 4.6% | -8.0% |
| 2023 | 5.0% | +7.2% |
| 2024 | 5.4% | +7.9% |
| 2025 | 5.9% | +11.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.3% | 15.0% | 15.6% | 2 |
| 1970s | 10.1% | 5.7% | 15.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.9% | 4.8% | 11.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.5% | 8.4% | 12.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.5% | 5.1% | 7.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.1% | 4.6% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.3% | 4.6% | 5.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Arab World
More agriculture & rural data for Arab World
- Rural population, per capita 0.3996 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 225.78 billion current US$ (2025)
- Rural population 201.16 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.6% (2025)
- Rural population 40.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2023)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0595 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.63 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Arab World?
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Arab World was 5.9% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 15.6% in 1968.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.6% in 2012.
- How does Arab World rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added?
- Arab World ranks 32nd out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added rising or falling in Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Arab World data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.