Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Pakistan
Pakistan: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added was 23.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Pakistan, 1960–2025
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 Pakistan stood at 23.0%.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Pakistan peaked at 43.2% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 19.9%, in 2007.
Pakistan ranks 29th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 43.2% | — |
| 1961 | 41.7% | -3.4% |
| 1962 | 40.0% | -4.1% |
| 1963 | 38.8% | -3.0% |
| 1964 | 38.3% | -1.3% |
| 1965 | 37.0% | -3.5% |
| 1966 | 33.8% | -8.5% |
| 1967 | 35.1% | +3.6% |
| 1968 | 36.5% | +4.2% |
| 1969 | 34.0% | -7.1% |
| 1970 | 33.4% | -1.5% |
| 1971 | 32.0% | -4.4% |
| 1972 | 32.8% | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 32.5% | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 31.9% | -1.8% |
| 1975 | 30.2% | -5.4% |
| 1976 | 29.4% | -2.5% |
| 1977 | 29.4% | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 28.7% | -2.3% |
| 1979 | 27.8% | -3.1% |
| 1980 | 26.5% | -4.4% |
| 1981 | 27.5% | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 28.4% | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 27.3% | -4.1% |
| 1984 | 24.9% | -8.7% |
| 1985 | 25.7% | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 25.0% | -2.6% |
| 1987 | 23.6% | -5.6% |
| 1988 | 23.2% | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 23.9% | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 23.1% | -3.5% |
| 1991 | 22.8% | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 23.3% | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 22.2% | -4.8% |
| 1994 | 22.8% | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 23.4% | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 23.2% | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 24.5% | +5.6% |
| 1998 | 25.3% | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 25.2% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 25.4% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 24.1% | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 22.7% | -6.0% |
| 2003 | 22.2% | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 22.0% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 21.6% | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 20.4% | -5.4% |
| 2007 | 19.9% | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 20.4% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 21.8% | +7.1% |
| 2010 | 22.7% | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 23.8% | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 23.4% | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 23.7% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 23.5% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 23.3% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 22.3% | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 22.0% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 21.7% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 20.7% | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 21.9% | +5.7% |
| 2021 | 22.7% | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 22.3% | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 23.4% | +4.9% |
| 2024 | 23.7% | +1.3% |
| 2025 | 23.0% | -3.0% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 23.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 16.6%, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 23.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3.4%, 6.7× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 37.8% | 33.8% | 43.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 30.8% | 27.8% | 33.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 25.6% | 23.2% | 28.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.6% | 22.2% | 25.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.0% | 19.9% | 25.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.7% | 20.7% | 23.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.8% | 21.9% | 23.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More agriculture & rural data for Pakistan
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 6.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2302 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 367.4 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.984 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6047 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 23.0% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 23.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 4.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Pakistan?
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Pakistan was 23.0% 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 Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 43.2% in 1960.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.9% in 2007.
- How does Pakistan rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added?
- Pakistan ranks 29th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this 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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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.