Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added was 17.9% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1981–2025
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 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) is 17.9%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 20.5% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 14.7%, in 2011.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 9th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 15.2% | — |
| 1982 | 15.4% | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 14.8% | -3.9% |
| 1984 | 16.0% | +8.3% |
| 1985 | 17.1% | +6.9% |
| 1986 | 18.9% | +10.7% |
| 1987 | 19.4% | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 20.3% | +4.6% |
| 1989 | 19.7% | -3.1% |
| 1990 | 19.4% | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 20.3% | +4.7% |
| 1992 | 16.5% | -18.7% |
| 1993 | 16.8% | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 17.0% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 18.0% | +5.8% |
| 1996 | 19.0% | +5.7% |
| 1997 | 19.7% | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 20.5% | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 16.4% | -20.3% |
| 2000 | 15.4% | -5.8% |
| 2001 | 16.4% | +6.6% |
| 2002 | 19.7% | +19.7% |
| 2003 | 17.2% | -12.5% |
| 2004 | 15.1% | -12.1% |
| 2005 | 15.1% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 15.2% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 15.7% | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 16.9% | +8.0% |
| 2009 | 17.3% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 15.8% | -8.1% |
| 2011 | 14.7% | -7.0% |
| 2012 | 15.1% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 15.3% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 15.6% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 16.3% | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 16.7% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 16.0% | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 15.7% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 18.2% | +16.2% |
| 2020 | 20.2% | +10.5% |
| 2021 | 19.7% | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 19.9% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 19.3% | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 18.0% | -6.9% |
| 2025 | 17.9% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 17.4% | 14.8% | 20.3% | 9 |
| 1990s | 18.4% | 16.4% | 20.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.4% | 15.1% | 19.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.9% | 14.7% | 18.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.2% | 17.9% | 20.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
More agriculture & rural data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 395.90 billion current US$ (2025)
- Rural population 731.36 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.5% (2025)
- Rural population 55.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.6% (2024)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5534 units per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 299.58 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 17.9% 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 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 20.5% in 1998.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.7% in 2011.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 9th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 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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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.