Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Togo
Togo: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added was 20.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Togo, 1963–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Togo stood at 20.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.8% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Togo peaked at 56.2% in 1963 and was at its lowest, 14.3%, in 1991.
That places Togo 36th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Togo, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 56.2% | — |
| 1964 | 51.8% | -7.7% |
| 1965 | 47.1% | -9.1% |
| 1966 | 43.9% | -6.9% |
| 1967 | 44.2% | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 44.6% | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 43.0% | -3.6% |
| 1970 | 32.2% | -25.1% |
| 1971 | 30.5% | -5.1% |
| 1972 | 29.7% | -2.8% |
| 1973 | 32.1% | +8.1% |
| 1974 | 25.4% | -20.8% |
| 1975 | 27.4% | +8.0% |
| 1976 | 35.1% | +27.8% |
| 1977 | 40.1% | +14.4% |
| 1978 | 23.7% | -40.8% |
| 1979 | 22.6% | -4.7% |
| 1980 | 26.5% | +17.1% |
| 1981 | 27.2% | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 26.9% | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 30.1% | +12.0% |
| 1984 | 33.4% | +11.0% |
| 1985 | 32.6% | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 34.9% | +7.0% |
| 1987 | 32.9% | -5.7% |
| 1988 | 33.8% | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 32.2% | -4.5% |
| 1990 | 15.2% | -52.8% |
| 1991 | 14.3% | -5.8% |
| 1992 | 15.4% | +7.9% |
| 1993 | 18.7% | +21.1% |
| 1994 | 15.0% | -20.0% |
| 1995 | 16.7% | +11.9% |
| 1996 | 19.6% | +16.9% |
| 1997 | 21.3% | +8.7% |
| 1998 | 19.7% | -7.3% |
| 1999 | 20.7% | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 14.8% | -28.3% |
| 2001 | 15.2% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 15.7% | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 14.6% | -7.4% |
| 2004 | 15.4% | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 17.3% | +12.5% |
| 2006 | 17.0% | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 16.9% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 20.7% | +22.2% |
| 2009 | 21.3% | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 21.1% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 19.9% | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 21.0% | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 19.1% | -8.8% |
| 2014 | 19.3% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 18.9% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 20.4% | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 20.3% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 19.6% | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 19.5% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 19.2% | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 20.6% | +7.2% |
| 2022 | 21.2% | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 20.8% | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 21.3% | +2.8% |
| 2025 | 20.3% | -4.8% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 20.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 16.6%, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Togo's 20.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20.8%, 98% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Togo changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -52.8% | 32.2% | 15.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 47.2% | 43.0% | 56.2% | 7 |
| 1970s | 29.9% | 22.6% | 40.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 31.0% | 26.5% | 34.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.7% | 14.3% | 21.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.9% | 14.6% | 21.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.9% | 18.9% | 21.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.6% | 19.2% | 21.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Togo
- 33 Madagascar 21.7% compare
- 34 Nepal 21.6% compare
- 35 Ghana 21.3% compare
- 37 Rwanda 20.3% compare
- 38 Timor-Leste 20.2% compare
- 39 Mauritania 20.0% compare
More agriculture & rural data for Togo
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 6.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2033 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 281.29 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5561 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 20.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 20.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 5.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Togo?
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Togo was 20.3% 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 Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 56.2% in 1963.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.3% in 1991.
- How does Togo rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added?
- Togo ranks 36th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Togo 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.