Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Iran, Islamic Republic of
Iran, Islamic Republic of: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added was 10.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Iran, Islamic Republic of stood at 10.6%.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Iran, Islamic Republic of peaked at 25.9% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 4.6%, in 2011.
That places Iran, Islamic Republic of 70th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Iran, Islamic Republic of, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 25.9% | — |
| 1961 | 24.9% | -3.9% |
| 1962 | 23.8% | -4.3% |
| 1963 | 22.3% | -6.6% |
| 1964 | 20.8% | -6.7% |
| 1965 | 18.6% | -10.5% |
| 1966 | 17.4% | -6.2% |
| 1967 | 16.5% | -5.3% |
| 1968 | 15.9% | -4.0% |
| 1969 | 14.5% | -8.6% |
| 1970 | 13.0% | -10.4% |
| 1971 | 12.7% | -2.1% |
| 1972 | 12.0% | -6.0% |
| 1973 | 9.9% | -17.4% |
| 1974 | 6.9% | -29.7% |
| 1975 | 6.7% | -3.8% |
| 1976 | 6.5% | -2.8% |
| 1977 | 5.7% | -12.7% |
| 1978 | 7.5% | +31.7% |
| 1979 | 8.6% | +14.9% |
| 1980 | 11.1% | +29.0% |
| 1981 | 13.7% | +23.8% |
| 1982 | 12.8% | -6.7% |
| 1983 | 11.1% | -13.4% |
| 1984 | 12.3% | +11.3% |
| 1985 | 12.8% | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 15.2% | +19.2% |
| 1987 | 16.3% | +7.1% |
| 1988 | 15.4% | -5.6% |
| 1989 | 15.6% | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 12.5% | -19.8% |
| 1991 | 12.0% | -3.8% |
| 1992 | 12.1% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 10.4% | -13.7% |
| 1994 | 10.6% | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 12.6% | +19.5% |
| 1996 | 10.3% | -18.0% |
| 1997 | 9.8% | -5.2% |
| 1998 | 11.6% | +17.8% |
| 1999 | 9.9% | -14.2% |
| 2000 | 9.1% | -8.5% |
| 2001 | 8.3% | -8.4% |
| 2002 | 7.8% | -5.8% |
| 2003 | 7.5% | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 6.9% | -7.5% |
| 2005 | 6.5% | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 7.1% | +9.5% |
| 2007 | 7.2% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 6.1% | -14.8% |
| 2009 | 6.9% | +13.1% |
| 2010 | 6.5% | -6.1% |
| 2011 | 4.6% | -28.6% |
| 2012 | 6.8% | +46.4% |
| 2013 | 8.8% | +29.1% |
| 2014 | 9.4% | +6.9% |
| 2015 | 10.1% | +7.6% |
| 2016 | 8.4% | -16.3% |
| 2017 | 8.5% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 9.6% | +13.4% |
| 2019 | 11.8% | +22.6% |
| 2020 | 11.7% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 10.6% | -9.1% |
| 2022 | 10.7% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 10.8% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 10.8% | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 10.6% | -1.9% |
Iran, Islamic Republic of compared with similar countries
- Iran, Islamic Republic of's 10.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.9%, 1.5× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Iran, Islamic Republic of's 10.6% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3.4%, 3.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Iran, Islamic Republic of changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +46.4% | 4.6% | 6.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20.1% | 14.5% | 25.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 8.9% | 5.7% | 13.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.6% | 11.1% | 16.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.2% | 9.8% | 12.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.3% | 6.1% | 9.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.5% | 4.6% | 11.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.9% | 10.6% | 11.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iran, Islamic Republic of
More agriculture & rural data for Iran, Islamic Republic of
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -25.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1059 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 415.77 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.6359 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2262 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 10.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 10.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2022)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 3.0% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Iran, Islamic Republic of was 10.6% 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 Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 25.9% in 1960.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.6% in 2011.
- How does Iran, Islamic Republic of rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added?
- Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 70th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added rising or falling in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iran, Islamic Republic of 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.