Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added was 6.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 1965–2025
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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan stood at 6.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 19.4% in 1965 and was at its lowest, 5.4%, in 2008.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 30th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 61 years of available data.
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 19.4% | — |
| 1966 | 18.0% | -7.5% |
| 1967 | 18.3% | +1.6% |
| 1968 | 17.8% | -2.8% |
| 1969 | 16.5% | -7.4% |
| 1970 | 16.2% | -1.3% |
| 1971 | 15.6% | -4.2% |
| 1972 | 14.5% | -6.9% |
| 1973 | 11.2% | -22.4% |
| 1974 | 7.6% | -32.0% |
| 1975 | 7.9% | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 7.4% | -5.3% |
| 1977 | 6.9% | -7.1% |
| 1978 | 7.8% | +12.2% |
| 1979 | 6.7% | -13.3% |
| 1980 | 6.4% | -4.9% |
| 1981 | 7.3% | +14.2% |
| 1982 | 8.4% | +15.4% |
| 1983 | 8.7% | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 9.5% | +8.9% |
| 1985 | 10.3% | +8.8% |
| 1986 | 12.1% | +17.4% |
| 1987 | 11.4% | -5.5% |
| 1988 | 11.3% | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 11.5% | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 9.6% | -16.6% |
| 1991 | 9.8% | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 9.5% | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 8.9% | -6.2% |
| 1994 | 9.5% | +6.2% |
| 1995 | 9.3% | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 9.0% | -4.0% |
| 1997 | 8.4% | -5.9% |
| 1998 | 9.4% | +11.1% |
| 1999 | 8.5% | -9.2% |
| 2000 | 8.1% | -4.5% |
| 2001 | 8.2% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 8.0% | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 7.7% | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 7.1% | -7.7% |
| 2005 | 6.4% | -10.0% |
| 2006 | 6.1% | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 6.0% | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 5.4% | -9.7% |
| 2009 | 6.6% | +22.4% |
| 2010 | 6.2% | -6.3% |
| 2011 | 5.7% | -7.8% |
| 2012 | 5.8% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 6.1% | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 6.2% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 6.9% | +11.9% |
| 2016 | 6.8% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 6.5% | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 6.2% | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 6.2% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 6.9% | +10.8% |
| 2021 | 6.5% | -6.3% |
| 2022 | 5.9% | -8.9% |
| 2023 | 6.2% | +5.6% |
| 2024 | 6.6% | +6.6% |
| 2025 | 6.8% | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.0% | 16.5% | 19.4% | 5 |
| 1970s | 10.2% | 6.7% | 16.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.7% | 6.4% | 12.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.2% | 8.4% | 9.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.0% | 5.4% | 8.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.2% | 5.7% | 6.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.5% | 5.9% | 6.9% | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 2.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 347.82 billion current US$ (2025)
- Rural population 364.70 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.2% (2025)
- Rural population 44.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.2% (2023)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4404 units per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 420.06 current US$ per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 19.4% in 1965.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4% in 2008.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 30th 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?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 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.