Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Nepal
Nepal: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added was 21.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Nepal, 1965–2025
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 Nepal is 21.6%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Nepal peaked at 69.0% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 20.9%, in 2022.
That places Nepal 34th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 61 years of available data.
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 64.6% | — |
| 1966 | 68.7% | +6.4% |
| 1967 | 66.2% | -3.6% |
| 1968 | 67.4% | +1.7% |
| 1969 | 66.4% | -1.4% |
| 1970 | 66.9% | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 66.8% | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 67.8% | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 65.3% | -3.7% |
| 1974 | 68.4% | +4.7% |
| 1975 | 69.0% | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 66.1% | -4.2% |
| 1977 | 60.1% | -9.0% |
| 1978 | 58.9% | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 60.2% | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 57.9% | -3.8% |
| 1981 | 56.8% | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 57.2% | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 56.5% | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 57.3% | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 48.9% | -14.7% |
| 1986 | 48.7% | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 48.0% | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 47.8% | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 47.7% | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 48.8% | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 44.7% | -8.4% |
| 1992 | 42.7% | -4.6% |
| 1993 | 39.9% | -6.5% |
| 1994 | 40.4% | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 39.0% | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 38.9% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 38.8% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 37.4% | -3.6% |
| 1999 | 38.7% | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 38.2% | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 35.2% | -7.8% |
| 2002 | 36.2% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 35.1% | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 34.7% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 33.8% | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 32.4% | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 31.2% | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 30.3% | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 31.3% | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 33.2% | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 30.8% | -7.2% |
| 2012 | 30.1% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 28.6% | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 27.5% | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 26.5% | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 25.5% | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 23.7% | -7.1% |
| 2018 | 22.3% | -5.8% |
| 2019 | 21.6% | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 22.2% | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 22.0% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 20.9% | -5.0% |
| 2023 | 21.3% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 21.7% | +1.8% |
| 2025 | 21.6% | -0.5% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 21.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 16.6%, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 21.6% is above the median for South Asia, which is 12.6%, 1.7× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 66.7% | 64.6% | 68.7% | 5 |
| 1970s | 65.0% | 58.9% | 69.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 52.7% | 47.7% | 57.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 40.9% | 37.4% | 48.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.8% | 30.3% | 38.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.0% | 21.6% | 33.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.6% | 20.9% | 22.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
More agriculture & rural data for Nepal
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 4.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2156 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 331.1 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.7937 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.33 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 21.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 21.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.6% (2022)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Nepal?
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Nepal was 21.6% 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 Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 69.0% in 1975.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.9% in 2022.
- How does Nepal rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added?
- Nepal ranks 34th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nepal 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.