Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added was 26.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Vanuatu, 1979–2024
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Vanuatu stood at 26.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Vanuatu peaked at 27.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 15.2%, in 1992.
That places Vanuatu 19th out of 206 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 22.0% | — |
| 1980 | 17.7% | -19.4% |
| 1981 | 18.5% | +4.8% |
| 1982 | 17.1% | -7.6% |
| 1983 | 23.5% | +37.6% |
| 1984 | 25.1% | +6.6% |
| 1985 | 26.1% | +4.0% |
| 1986 | 22.5% | -13.9% |
| 1987 | 19.1% | -15.0% |
| 1988 | 18.8% | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 19.0% | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 19.6% | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 15.5% | -20.7% |
| 1992 | 15.2% | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 17.0% | +11.6% |
| 1994 | 15.3% | -9.9% |
| 1995 | 15.4% | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 16.5% | +7.0% |
| 1997 | 15.7% | -4.9% |
| 1998 | 26.1% | +66.1% |
| 1999 | 24.8% | -4.8% |
| 2000 | 23.0% | -7.6% |
| 2001 | 23.5% | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 24.3% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 22.8% | -5.9% |
| 2004 | 23.6% | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 22.3% | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 21.0% | -5.8% |
| 2007 | 21.0% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 20.0% | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 19.4% | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 19.5% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 20.9% | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 21.6% | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 23.2% | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 25.6% | +10.4% |
| 2015 | 23.4% | -8.5% |
| 2016 | 22.6% | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 23.0% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 22.9% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 22.8% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 25.0% | +9.5% |
| 2021 | 25.6% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 27.0% | +5.5% |
| 2023 | 25.5% | -5.3% |
| 2024 | 26.6% | +4.2% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 26.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 16.6%, 1.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 26.6% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9.1%, 2.9× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Vanuatu 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +66.1% | 15.7% | 26.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.0% | 22.0% | 22.0% | 1 |
| 1980s | 20.7% | 17.1% | 26.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.1% | 15.2% | 26.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.1% | 19.4% | 24.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.5% | 19.5% | 25.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.9% | 25.0% | 27.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
More agriculture & rural data for Vanuatu
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2663 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,054 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7768 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 26.6% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 26.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.8% (2011)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2011)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Vanuatu?
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Vanuatu was 26.6% in 2024, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 27.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.2% in 1992.
- How does Vanuatu rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added?
- Vanuatu ranks 19th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu 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.