Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Ghana
Ghana: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added was 21.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Ghana, 1960–2025
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 Ghana is 21.3%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Ghana peaked at 60.7% in 1978 and was at its lowest, 17.3%, in 2019.
Ghana ranks 35th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 40.9% | — |
| 1961 | 35.4% | -13.4% |
| 1962 | 37.9% | +7.1% |
| 1963 | 35.9% | -5.2% |
| 1964 | 35.4% | -1.5% |
| 1965 | 43.5% | +23.1% |
| 1966 | 43.3% | -0.5% |
| 1967 | 40.2% | -7.1% |
| 1968 | 41.8% | +3.8% |
| 1969 | 45.9% | +10.0% |
| 1970 | 46.5% | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 44.2% | -5.1% |
| 1972 | 46.6% | +5.6% |
| 1973 | 49.0% | +5.0% |
| 1974 | 51.1% | +4.4% |
| 1975 | 47.7% | -6.8% |
| 1976 | 50.6% | +6.1% |
| 1977 | 56.2% | +11.1% |
| 1978 | 60.7% | +8.0% |
| 1979 | 60.0% | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 57.9% | -3.4% |
| 1981 | 53.1% | -8.3% |
| 1982 | 57.3% | +8.0% |
| 1983 | 59.7% | +4.2% |
| 1984 | 49.2% | -17.6% |
| 1985 | 44.9% | -8.8% |
| 1986 | 47.8% | +6.4% |
| 1987 | 50.6% | +5.9% |
| 1988 | 49.6% | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 49.0% | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 44.8% | -8.4% |
| 1991 | 45.5% | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 44.8% | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 36.9% | -17.5% |
| 1994 | 37.8% | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 38.8% | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 39.0% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 35.8% | -8.1% |
| 1998 | 36.0% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 35.8% | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 35.3% | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 35.2% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 35.1% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 36.5% | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 38.0% | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 37.5% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 28.3% | -24.4% |
| 2007 | 27.3% | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 29.4% | +7.7% |
| 2009 | 31.0% | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 28.0% | -9.5% |
| 2011 | 23.7% | -15.6% |
| 2012 | 22.1% | -6.5% |
| 2013 | 20.4% | -8.0% |
| 2014 | 19.6% | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 20.0% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 20.8% | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 19.6% | -6.2% |
| 2018 | 18.1% | -7.3% |
| 2019 | 17.3% | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 18.9% | +8.8% |
| 2021 | 19.7% | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 19.5% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 20.9% | +7.3% |
| 2024 | 20.6% | -1.8% |
| 2025 | 21.3% | +3.4% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 21.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 16.6%, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 21.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20.8%, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 40.0% | 35.4% | 45.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 51.3% | 44.2% | 60.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 51.9% | 44.9% | 59.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 39.5% | 35.8% | 45.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.4% | 27.3% | 38.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.0% | 17.3% | 28.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.1% | 18.9% | 21.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 32 Tanzania, United Republic of 22.9% compare
- 33 Madagascar 21.7% compare
- 34 Nepal 21.6% compare
- 36 Togo 20.3% compare
- 37 Rwanda 20.3% compare
- 38 Timor-Leste 20.2% compare
More agriculture & rural data for Ghana
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 41.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2128 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 692.99 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4821 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4108 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 21.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 21.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Ghana?
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Ghana was 21.3% 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 Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 60.7% in 1978.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.3% in 2019.
- How does Ghana rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added?
- Ghana ranks 35th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana 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.