Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in South Asia
South Asia: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added was 15.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in South Asia, 1960–2025
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 South Asia is 15.6%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 6.7% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in South Asia peaked at 44.3% in 1967 and was at its lowest, 15.5%, in 2018.
South Asia ranks 14th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in South Asia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 43.2% | — |
| 1961 | 42.9% | -0.9% |
| 1962 | 40.9% | -4.5% |
| 1963 | 41.7% | +1.8% |
| 1964 | 42.6% | +2.1% |
| 1965 | 40.6% | -4.7% |
| 1966 | 42.1% | +3.7% |
| 1967 | 44.3% | +5.3% |
| 1968 | 43.5% | -1.8% |
| 1969 | 43.2% | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 42.0% | -2.9% |
| 1971 | 40.0% | -4.7% |
| 1972 | 40.2% | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 42.7% | +6.1% |
| 1974 | 40.9% | -4.1% |
| 1975 | 40.4% | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 36.1% | -10.6% |
| 1977 | 36.8% | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 36.2% | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 34.8% | -3.9% |
| 1980 | 34.4% | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 33.3% | -3.1% |
| 1982 | 32.4% | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 32.7% | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 31.9% | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 30.2% | -5.4% |
| 1986 | 29.1% | -3.5% |
| 1987 | 28.5% | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 29.1% | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 28.2% | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 28.0% | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 28.2% | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 27.4% | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 27.1% | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 26.6% | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 24.8% | -6.7% |
| 1996 | 25.0% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 24.2% | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 24.0% | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 23.0% | -4.3% |
| 2000 | 21.8% | -5.2% |
| 2001 | 21.7% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 19.6% | -9.6% |
| 2003 | 19.6% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 17.9% | -8.3% |
| 2005 | 17.7% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 16.9% | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 16.8% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 16.8% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 16.8% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 16.9% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 17.0% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 16.6% | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 16.8% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 16.5% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 15.9% | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 15.8% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 16.0% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 15.5% | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 16.0% | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 17.6% | +10.0% |
| 2021 | 16.6% | -6.1% |
| 2022 | 17.2% | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 16.8% | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 16.7% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 15.6% | -6.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 42.5% | 40.6% | 44.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 39.0% | 34.8% | 42.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 31.0% | 28.2% | 34.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.9% | 23.0% | 28.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.6% | 16.8% | 21.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.3% | 15.5% | 17.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.7% | 15.6% | 17.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Asia
More agriculture & rural data for South Asia
- Rural population, per capita 0.6421 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 714.12 billion current US$ (2025)
- Rural population 1.09 billion (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.4% (2025)
- Rural population 64.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.0% (2024)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.156 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.3704 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in South Asia?
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in South Asia was 15.6% 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 South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 44.3% in 1967.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.5% in 2018.
- How does South Asia rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added?
- South Asia ranks 14th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added rising or falling in South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Asia 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.