Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Least developed countries
Least developed countries: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added was 20.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Least developed countries, 1990–2025
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 Least developed countries stood at 20.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Least developed countries peaked at 38.7% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 18.9%, in 2019.
Least developed countries ranks 4th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Least developed countries, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 36.4% | — |
| 1991 | 38.7% | +6.1% |
| 1992 | 34.9% | -9.8% |
| 1993 | 33.8% | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 33.2% | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 32.9% | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 30.3% | -8.0% |
| 1997 | 31.4% | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 30.4% | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 28.8% | -5.1% |
| 2000 | 27.1% | -6.0% |
| 2001 | 26.2% | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 24.8% | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 24.4% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 23.2% | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 22.7% | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 21.7% | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 22.1% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 22.1% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 23.5% | +6.3% |
| 2010 | 22.9% | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 21.1% | -7.6% |
| 2012 | 21.2% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 20.7% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 20.6% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 20.9% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 20.8% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 20.3% | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 19.1% | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 18.9% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 19.8% | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 19.6% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 19.7% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 20.0% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 20.1% | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 20.4% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.1% | 28.8% | 38.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.8% | 21.7% | 27.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.7% | 18.9% | 22.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.9% | 19.6% | 20.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Least developed countries
- 1 Somalia 55.8%
- 2 Niger 47.6% compare
- 3 Syrian Arab Republic 42.9% compare
- 4 Guinea-Bissau 40.6% compare
- 5 Comoros 36.6% compare
- 6 Chad 36.3% compare
- 7 Afghanistan 34.3% compare
More agriculture & rural data for Least developed countries
- Rural population, per capita 0.6336 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 337.24 billion current US$ (2025)
- Rural population 769.36 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.5% (2025)
- Rural population 63.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2019)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.1% (2023)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2039 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Least developed countries?
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Least developed countries was 20.4% 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 Least developed countries?
- The highest recorded value was 38.7% in 1991.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Least developed countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.9% in 2019.
- How does Least developed countries rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added?
- Least developed countries ranks 4th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added rising or falling in Least developed countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Least developed 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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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.