Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added was 14.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) is 14.0%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 5.6% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 29.6% in 1961 and was at its lowest, 9.2%, in 2008.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 18th of 47 groups on this measure, 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 29.6% | — |
| 1961 | 29.6% | +0.1% |
| 1962 | 27.6% | -6.7% |
| 1963 | 25.6% | -7.3% |
| 1964 | 24.6% | -3.9% |
| 1965 | 24.4% | -1.0% |
| 1966 | 22.7% | -6.8% |
| 1967 | 22.8% | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 22.5% | -1.5% |
| 1969 | 20.8% | -7.7% |
| 1970 | 20.7% | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 20.0% | -3.4% |
| 1972 | 19.3% | -3.5% |
| 1973 | 15.7% | -18.5% |
| 1974 | 12.7% | -19.5% |
| 1975 | 12.5% | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 11.9% | -4.6% |
| 1977 | 10.9% | -8.4% |
| 1978 | 12.0% | +10.1% |
| 1979 | 10.9% | -9.3% |
| 1980 | 11.0% | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 13.2% | +20.7% |
| 1982 | 13.6% | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 12.9% | -5.1% |
| 1984 | 13.6% | +4.9% |
| 1985 | 13.9% | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 15.5% | +11.2% |
| 1987 | 15.3% | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 15.3% | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 16.0% | +4.4% |
| 1990 | 12.6% | -21.0% |
| 1991 | 14.8% | +17.0% |
| 1992 | 14.6% | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 14.0% | -3.8% |
| 1994 | 15.1% | +7.9% |
| 1995 | 15.0% | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 14.5% | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 13.4% | -7.2% |
| 1998 | 14.5% | +7.7% |
| 1999 | 13.0% | -9.9% |
| 2000 | 12.9% | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 12.9% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 12.7% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 12.4% | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 11.6% | -7.2% |
| 2005 | 10.7% | -7.4% |
| 2006 | 10.5% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 10.0% | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 9.2% | -7.6% |
| 2009 | 10.6% | +15.0% |
| 2010 | 10.2% | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 9.7% | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 9.9% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 10.9% | +10.3% |
| 2014 | 11.3% | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 12.2% | +8.0% |
| 2016 | 11.6% | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 11.4% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 11.6% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 11.8% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 12.7% | +7.8% |
| 2021 | 12.4% | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 11.8% | -5.0% |
| 2023 | 12.4% | +5.1% |
| 2024 | 13.2% | +6.8% |
| 2025 | 14.0% | +5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25.0% | 20.8% | 29.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 14.6% | 10.9% | 20.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.0% | 11.0% | 16.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.1% | 12.6% | 15.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.4% | 9.2% | 12.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.1% | 9.7% | 12.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.8% | 11.8% | 14.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- 15 Sierra Leone 29.5% compare
- 16 Sudan 29.4% compare
- 17 Yemen 28.7% compare
- 18 Central African Republic 27.6% compare
- 19 Vanuatu 26.6% compare
- 20 Uganda 26.1% compare
- 21 Mozambique 25.6% compare
More agriculture & rural data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 2.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 298.32 billion current US$ (2025)
- Rural population 355.37 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.2% (2025)
- Rural population 47.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.3% (2019)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2017)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4714 units per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 395.7 current US$ per person (2025)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 14.0% 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 29.6% in 1961.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.2% in 2008.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 18th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 66 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
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.