Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added was 7.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 1981–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 7.1% for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in 2025.
The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 25.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 12.2% in 1984 and was at its lowest, 5.3%, in 2012.
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 27th 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 11.6% | — |
| 1982 | 9.5% | -17.5% |
| 1983 | 11.7% | +22.9% |
| 1984 | 12.2% | +4.3% |
| 1985 | 11.8% | -3.0% |
| 1986 | 12.0% | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 11.2% | -6.9% |
| 1988 | 11.8% | +4.9% |
| 1989 | 10.9% | -7.2% |
| 1990 | 10.0% | -8.7% |
| 1991 | 9.6% | -4.0% |
| 1992 | 9.1% | -5.0% |
| 1993 | 8.2% | -10.3% |
| 1994 | 8.9% | +8.8% |
| 1995 | 7.5% | -15.7% |
| 1996 | 7.3% | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 7.0% | -4.2% |
| 1998 | 6.9% | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 6.3% | -7.9% |
| 2000 | 5.8% | -8.4% |
| 2001 | 5.6% | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 6.1% | +10.2% |
| 2003 | 6.6% | +7.9% |
| 2004 | 6.3% | -5.5% |
| 2005 | 5.7% | -8.9% |
| 2006 | 5.4% | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 5.5% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 5.6% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 5.4% | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 5.4% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 5.6% | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 5.3% | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 5.6% | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 5.6% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 5.6% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 6.2% | +10.6% |
| 2017 | 5.9% | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 5.7% | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 5.7% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 6.9% | +21.0% |
| 2021 | 7.2% | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 6.9% | -5.0% |
| 2023 | 6.8% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 6.8% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 7.1% | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11.4% | 9.5% | 12.2% | 9 |
| 1990s | 8.1% | 6.3% | 10.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.8% | 5.4% | 6.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.6% | 5.3% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.0% | 6.8% | 7.2% | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 7.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 497.31 billion current US$ (2025)
- Rural population 120.45 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.6% (2025)
- Rural population 18.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.1% (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1849 units per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.5917 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 763.37 current US$ per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) was 7.1% 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 12.2% in 1984.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.3% in 2012.
- How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 27th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 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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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.