Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in European Union
European Union: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added was 1.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in European Union, 1995–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
European Union recorded 1.6% for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in 2025.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in European Union peaked at 2.5% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2009.
That places European Union 42nd out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it 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 European Union, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 2.5% | — |
| 1996 | 2.5% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 2.5% | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 2.4% | -4.7% |
| 1999 | 2.2% | -6.4% |
| 2000 | 2.2% | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 2.2% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 2.0% | -7.1% |
| 2003 | 2.0% | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 2.0% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 1.7% | -12.2% |
| 2006 | 1.6% | -5.9% |
| 2007 | 1.7% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 1.6% | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 1.5% | -8.9% |
| 2010 | 1.6% | +7.9% |
| 2011 | 1.7% | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 1.7% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 1.7% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 1.7% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 1.6% | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 1.6% | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 1.7% | +6.3% |
| 2018 | 1.6% | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 1.6% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 1.6% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 1.6% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 1.7% | +6.9% |
| 2023 | 1.6% | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 1.6% | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 1.6% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.4% | 2.2% | 2.5% | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.9% | 1.5% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near European Union
- 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
- 44 Papua New Guinea 17.0% compare
- 45 Cameroon 16.8% compare
More agriculture & rural data for European Union
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 9.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 346.42 billion current US$ (2025)
- Rural population 112.00 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.4% (2025)
- Rural population 24.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.3% (2024)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2483 units per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.3771 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 767.89 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in European Union?
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in European Union was 1.6% 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 European Union?
- The highest recorded value was 2.5% in 1996.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in European Union?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2009.
- How does European Union rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added?
- European Union ranks 42nd out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added rising or falling in European Union?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this European Union 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.