Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Small states
Small states: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added was 3.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Small states, 1990–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Small states recorded 3.7% for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and down 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Small states peaked at 6.9% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 3.6%, in 2024.
That places Small states 37th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Small states, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6.6% | — |
| 1991 | 6.5% | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 6.7% | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 6.9% | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 6.9% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 6.8% | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 6.7% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 6.0% | -11.0% |
| 1998 | 5.9% | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 5.4% | -8.5% |
| 2000 | 5.0% | -7.6% |
| 2001 | 4.9% | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 4.9% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 4.6% | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 4.4% | -6.3% |
| 2005 | 4.0% | -7.9% |
| 2006 | 4.2% | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 4.0% | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 3.9% | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 4.1% | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 4.2% | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 4.2% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 4.2% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 4.2% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 4.1% | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 4.3% | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 4.1% | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 4.1% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 3.9% | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 3.8% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 4.2% | +10.2% |
| 2021 | 3.9% | -6.7% |
| 2022 | 3.8% | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 3.7% | -3.5% |
| 2024 | 3.6% | -2.1% |
| 2025 | 3.7% | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.4% | 5.4% | 6.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.4% | 3.9% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.1% | 3.8% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.8% | 3.6% | 4.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Small states
- 34 Nepal 21.6% compare
- 35 Ghana 21.3% compare
- 36 Togo 20.3% compare
- 37 Rwanda 20.3% compare
- 38 Timor-Leste 20.2% compare
- 39 Mauritania 20.0% compare
- 40 Burkina Faso 19.9% compare
More agriculture & rural data for Small states
- Rural population, per capita 0.479 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 12.45 billion current US$ (2025)
- Rural population 9.75 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.4% (2025)
- Rural population 47.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.2% (2024)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0369 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.39 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Small states?
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Small states was 3.7% 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 Small states?
- The highest recorded value was 6.9% in 1994.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6% in 2024.
- How does Small states rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added?
- Small states ranks 37th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added rising or falling in Small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Small states 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.