Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Eritrea
Eritrea: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added was 14.1% in 2009. ▼ Falling
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Eritrea, 1992–2009
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 Eritrea is 14.1%, measured in 2009.
That represents a change of down 15.8% on the previous year and down 37.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Eritrea peaked at 27.4% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 10.6%, in 2004.
Eritrea ranks 59th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 27.4% | — |
| 1993 | 19.4% | -28.9% |
| 1994 | 21.9% | +12.8% |
| 1995 | 18.8% | -14.2% |
| 1996 | 16.2% | -13.7% |
| 1997 | 15.1% | -6.9% |
| 1998 | 23.4% | +54.6% |
| 1999 | 22.7% | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 12.6% | -44.6% |
| 2001 | 15.2% | +20.4% |
| 2002 | 13.6% | -10.3% |
| 2003 | 11.8% | -13.0% |
| 2004 | 10.6% | -10.0% |
| 2005 | 22.6% | +112.4% |
| 2006 | 24.6% | +8.8% |
| 2007 | 24.3% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 16.8% | -30.9% |
| 2009 | 14.1% | -15.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.6% | 15.1% | 27.4% | 8 |
| 2000s | 16.6% | 10.6% | 24.6% | 10 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Eritrea
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.26 % change on previous year (2009)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1412 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2009)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 90.81 current US$ per person (2009)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6546 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 14.1% (2009)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 14.1% (2009)
- Rural population 65.5% (2025)
- Rural population growth 2.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Eritrea?
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Eritrea was 14.1% in 2009, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 27.4% in 1992.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.6% in 2004.
- How does Eritrea rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added?
- Eritrea ranks 59th out of 206 countries with data for 2009.
- Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eritrea 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.