Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Central Europe and the Baltics
Central Europe and the Baltics: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added was 2.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Central Europe and the Baltics, 1995–2025
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 Central Europe and the Baltics is 2.4%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Central Europe and the Baltics peaked at 6.8% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 2024.
Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 40th of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Central Europe and the Baltics, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 6.8% | — |
| 1996 | 6.4% | -5.9% |
| 1997 | 6.2% | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 5.5% | -11.0% |
| 1999 | 4.8% | -13.9% |
| 2000 | 4.4% | -6.7% |
| 2001 | 4.6% | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 4.1% | -11.2% |
| 2003 | 4.0% | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 4.4% | +10.8% |
| 2005 | 3.7% | -15.3% |
| 2006 | 3.5% | -5.7% |
| 2007 | 3.3% | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 3.3% | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 3.1% | -7.4% |
| 2010 | 3.0% | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 3.4% | +14.8% |
| 2012 | 3.2% | -7.2% |
| 2013 | 3.4% | +7.9% |
| 2014 | 3.3% | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 2.9% | -10.6% |
| 2016 | 2.9% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 3.1% | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 2.8% | -8.7% |
| 2019 | 2.7% | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 2.8% | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 2.8% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 2.9% | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 2.7% | -8.7% |
| 2024 | 2.4% | -9.0% |
| 2025 | 2.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.9% | 4.8% | 6.8% | 5 |
| 2000s | 3.9% | 3.1% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 2.7% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 2.4% | 2.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Central Europe and the Baltics
- 37 Rwanda 20.3% compare
- 38 East Timor 20.2% compare
- 39 Mauritania 20.0% compare
- 40 Burkina Faso 19.9% compare
- 41 Marshall Islands 19.9% compare
- 42 Tonga 18.6% compare
- 43 Senegal 17.1% compare
More agriculture & rural data for Central Europe and the Baltics
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 12.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 67.30 billion current US$ (2025)
- Rural population 38.02 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.5% (2025)
- Rural population 38.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.2% (2024)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3809 units per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.5316 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 674.26 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Central Europe and the Baltics was 2.4% 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 Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The highest recorded value was 6.8% in 1995.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 2024.
- How does Central Europe and the Baltics rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added?
- Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 40th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added rising or falling in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Central Europe and the Baltics 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.