Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Palau
Palau: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added was 2.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Palau, 2000–2024
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Palau recorded 2.7% for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.4% on the previous year and down 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Palau peaked at 4.8% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 2024.
That places Palau 138th out of 206 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Palau, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.9% | — |
| 2001 | 3.7% | -5.2% |
| 2002 | 3.8% | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 3.9% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 3.9% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 4.2% | +7.9% |
| 2006 | 4.8% | +14.1% |
| 2007 | 4.1% | -14.7% |
| 2008 | 4.3% | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 4.2% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 4.1% | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 4.0% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 3.8% | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 4.0% | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 3.5% | -11.2% |
| 2015 | 3.0% | -14.1% |
| 2016 | 3.1% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 3.5% | +13.3% |
| 2018 | 3.5% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 3.4% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 3.3% | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 3.4% | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 3.3% | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 3.0% | -7.8% |
| 2024 | 2.7% | -10.4% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 2.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.5%, 1.8× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Palau's 2.7% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9.1%, 30% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.1% | 3.7% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 3.0% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.2% | 2.7% | 3.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Palau
More agriculture & rural data for Palau
- Rural population, per capita 0.2072 units per person (2025)
- Rural population 3,659 (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.5% (2025)
- Rural population 20.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.7% (2018)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.2% (2018)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.7% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 496.19 current US$ per person (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 4.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0273 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Palau?
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Palau was 2.7% in 2024, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 4.8% in 2006.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 2024.
- How does Palau rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added?
- Palau ranks 138th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Palau 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.