Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP) in India
India: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP) was 16.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in India, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
India recorded 16.2% for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.6% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in India peaked at 42.8% in 1967 and was at its lowest, 16.0%, in 2018.
That places India 51st out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 (% of GDP) in India, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 41.7% | — |
| 1961 | 41.1% | -1.6% |
| 1962 | 39.1% | -4.9% |
| 1963 | 39.8% | +1.9% |
| 1964 | 41.3% | +3.8% |
| 1965 | 39.4% | -4.7% |
| 1966 | 40.4% | +2.5% |
| 1967 | 42.8% | +5.9% |
| 1968 | 42.1% | -1.6% |
| 1969 | 41.6% | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 40.3% | -3.1% |
| 1971 | 38.6% | -4.1% |
| 1972 | 38.6% | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 41.6% | +7.7% |
| 1974 | 38.9% | -6.6% |
| 1975 | 36.0% | -7.4% |
| 1976 | 34.3% | -4.7% |
| 1977 | 35.8% | +4.3% |
| 1978 | 34.3% | -4.2% |
| 1979 | 32.8% | -4.2% |
| 1980 | 34.4% | +4.8% |
| 1981 | 33.3% | -3.2% |
| 1982 | 32.3% | -2.9% |
| 1983 | 32.6% | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 31.4% | -3.8% |
| 1985 | 29.7% | -5.3% |
| 1986 | 28.6% | -3.6% |
| 1987 | 28.0% | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 28.8% | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 27.8% | -3.2% |
| 1990 | 27.6% | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 27.7% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 26.9% | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 27.1% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 26.5% | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 24.5% | -7.8% |
| 1996 | 25.2% | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 24.2% | -3.8% |
| 1998 | 24.2% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 23.0% | -5.0% |
| 2000 | 21.6% | -5.9% |
| 2001 | 21.6% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 19.5% | -9.6% |
| 2003 | 19.6% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 17.8% | -9.1% |
| 2005 | 17.6% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 16.8% | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 16.8% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 16.8% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 16.7% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 17.0% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 17.2% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 16.8% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 17.1% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 16.8% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 16.2% | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 16.4% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 16.6% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 16.0% | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 16.8% | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 18.7% | +11.4% |
| 2021 | 17.4% | -6.9% |
| 2022 | 18.2% | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 17.7% | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 17.6% | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 16.2% | -7.6% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 16.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 16.6%, 98% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- India's 16.2% is above the median for South Asia, which is 12.6%, 1.3× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 40.9% | 39.1% | 42.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 37.1% | 32.8% | 41.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 30.7% | 27.8% | 34.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.7% | 23.0% | 27.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.5% | 16.7% | 21.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.7% | 16.0% | 17.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.6% | 16.2% | 18.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near India
More agriculture & rural data for India
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.124 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1139 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0953 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.121 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -2.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1623 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 438.73 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4067 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in India?
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in India was 16.2% 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 42.8% in 1967.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.0% in 2018.
- How does India rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added?
- India ranks 51st out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India 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.