Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added was 6.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Latin America & Caribbean, 1981–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Latin America & Caribbean recorded 6.8% for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in 2025.
That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and up 24.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 11.9% in 1984 and was at its lowest, 5.1%, in 2012.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 29th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Latin America & Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 11.4% | — |
| 1982 | 9.5% | -16.9% |
| 1983 | 11.5% | +21.7% |
| 1984 | 11.9% | +3.9% |
| 1985 | 11.5% | -3.5% |
| 1986 | 11.7% | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 11.0% | -6.5% |
| 1988 | 11.5% | +4.6% |
| 1989 | 10.7% | -7.0% |
| 1990 | 9.8% | -8.2% |
| 1991 | 9.4% | -4.2% |
| 1992 | 8.9% | -5.1% |
| 1993 | 8.0% | -10.5% |
| 1994 | 8.6% | +8.3% |
| 1995 | 7.3% | -15.6% |
| 1996 | 7.1% | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 6.8% | -4.2% |
| 1998 | 6.7% | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 6.1% | -8.2% |
| 2000 | 5.6% | -8.0% |
| 2001 | 5.4% | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 5.9% | +9.3% |
| 2003 | 6.3% | +7.5% |
| 2004 | 6.0% | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 5.5% | -8.7% |
| 2006 | 5.2% | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 5.4% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 5.4% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 5.3% | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 5.2% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 5.5% | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 5.1% | -6.2% |
| 2013 | 5.4% | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 5.5% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 5.5% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 6.0% | +10.3% |
| 2017 | 5.7% | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 5.5% | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 5.5% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 6.6% | +19.6% |
| 2021 | 7.0% | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 6.6% | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 6.6% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 6.6% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 6.8% | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11.2% | 9.5% | 11.9% | 9 |
| 1990s | 7.9% | 6.1% | 9.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.6% | 5.2% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.5% | 5.1% | 6.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.7% | 6.6% | 7.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
More agriculture & rural data for Latin America & Caribbean
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 7.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 502.91 billion current US$ (2025)
- Rural population 123.28 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.6% (2025)
- Rural population 18.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.3% (2024)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1849 units per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.5943 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 754.45 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Latin America & Caribbean was 6.8% 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 Latin America & Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 11.9% in 1984.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.1% in 2012.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 29th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean 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.