Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Sudan
Sudan: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added was 29.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Sudan, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Sudan recorded 29.4% for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in 2025.
That represents a change of up 32.4% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Sudan peaked at 51.5% in 1961 and was at its lowest, 20.2%, in 2019.
Sudan ranks 16th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Sudan, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 51.4% | — |
| 1961 | 51.5% | +0.1% |
| 1962 | 49.9% | -3.1% |
| 1963 | 44.8% | -10.1% |
| 1964 | 41.8% | -6.7% |
| 1965 | 41.9% | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 35.1% | -16.2% |
| 1967 | 34.9% | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 32.5% | -6.6% |
| 1969 | 34.5% | +6.1% |
| 1970 | 38.2% | +10.6% |
| 1971 | 38.8% | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 38.5% | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 39.8% | +3.4% |
| 1974 | 39.6% | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 35.8% | -9.6% |
| 1976 | 34.4% | -4.0% |
| 1977 | 35.6% | +3.6% |
| 1978 | 34.7% | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 32.1% | -7.5% |
| 1980 | 29.9% | -6.9% |
| 1981 | 33.4% | +11.6% |
| 1982 | 34.1% | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 31.2% | -8.5% |
| 1984 | 28.6% | -8.3% |
| 1985 | 31.5% | +10.0% |
| 1986 | 34.5% | +9.7% |
| 1987 | 31.6% | -8.4% |
| 1988 | 39.4% | +24.6% |
| 1989 | 37.4% | -5.1% |
| 1990 | 39.0% | +4.4% |
| 1991 | 40.2% | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 38.5% | -4.1% |
| 1993 | 39.9% | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 34.5% | -13.5% |
| 1995 | 37.3% | +8.0% |
| 1996 | 42.4% | +13.7% |
| 1997 | 45.0% | +6.3% |
| 1998 | 44.4% | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 43.3% | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 40.7% | -6.0% |
| 2001 | 35.8% | -12.0% |
| 2002 | 37.7% | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 38.4% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 34.0% | -11.5% |
| 2005 | 33.2% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 31.8% | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 35.7% | +12.1% |
| 2008 | 36.2% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 33.5% | -7.4% |
| 2010 | 30.6% | -8.7% |
| 2011 | 30.6% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 30.6% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 30.6% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 31.9% | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 31.4% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 31.6% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 31.8% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 22.0% | -30.8% |
| 2019 | 20.2% | -8.2% |
| 2020 | 20.4% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 20.2% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 26.4% | +30.7% |
| 2023 | 30.3% | +14.7% |
| 2024 | 22.2% | -26.7% |
| 2025 | 29.4% | +32.4% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 29.4% is below the median for low income countries, which is 29.4%, 100% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 29.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20.8%, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 41.8% | 32.5% | 51.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 36.8% | 32.1% | 39.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 33.2% | 28.6% | 39.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 40.5% | 34.5% | 45.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.7% | 31.8% | 40.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.1% | 20.2% | 31.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.8% | 20.2% | 30.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
- 13 Malawi 30.0% compare
- 14 Solomon Islands 29.7% compare
- 15 Sierra Leone 29.5% compare
- 17 Yemen 28.7% compare
- 18 Central African Republic 27.6% compare
- 19 Vanuatu 26.6% compare
More agriculture & rural data for Sudan
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 60.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2936 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 341.88 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6507 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 29.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 29.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 7.8% (2018)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Sudan?
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Sudan was 29.4% 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 Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 51.5% in 1961.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.2% in 2019.
- How does Sudan rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added?
- Sudan ranks 16th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sudan 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.