Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added was 15.9% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Tuvalu, 1990–2015
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2015, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Tuvalu stood at 15.9%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.9% on the previous year and down 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Tuvalu peaked at 26.3% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 15.9%, in 2015.
That places Tuvalu 54th out of 206 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 23.7% | — |
| 1991 | 22.4% | -5.6% |
| 1992 | 21.4% | -4.2% |
| 1993 | 21.8% | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 21.8% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 22.2% | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 24.0% | +8.1% |
| 1997 | 22.8% | -5.1% |
| 1998 | 20.1% | -11.8% |
| 1999 | 19.2% | -4.9% |
| 2000 | 16.6% | -13.6% |
| 2001 | 17.1% | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 16.1% | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 16.2% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 17.6% | +8.7% |
| 2005 | 19.5% | +10.8% |
| 2006 | 21.5% | +10.3% |
| 2007 | 22.0% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 21.2% | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 23.5% | +11.0% |
| 2010 | 26.3% | +11.6% |
| 2011 | 25.5% | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 19.8% | -22.2% |
| 2013 | 18.9% | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 18.3% | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 15.9% | -12.9% |
Tuvalu compared with similar countries
- Tuvalu's 15.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.9%, 2.3× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Tuvalu's 15.9% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9.1%, 1.8× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.9% | 19.2% | 24.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.1% | 16.1% | 23.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.8% | 15.9% | 26.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
More agriculture & rural data for Tuvalu
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -17.15 % change on previous year (2015)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1594 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2015)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 534.44 current US$ per person (2015)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -3.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3456 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 15.9% (2015)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 15.9% (2015)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2008)
- Rural population 34.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Tuvalu?
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Tuvalu was 15.9% in 2015, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 26.3% in 2010.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.9% in 2015.
- How does Tuvalu rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added?
- Tuvalu ranks 54th out of 206 countries with data for 2015.
- Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tuvalu 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 26 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
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.