Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in World
World: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added was 4.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in World, 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 World is 4.0%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in World peaked at 7.2% in 1981 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 2006.
World ranks 36th of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in World, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 7.2% | — |
| 1982 | 7.0% | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 7.0% | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 6.9% | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 6.7% | -2.5% |
| 1986 | 6.0% | -10.5% |
| 1987 | 5.5% | -9.0% |
| 1988 | 5.3% | -3.0% |
| 1989 | 5.3% | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 5.1% | -3.0% |
| 1991 | 4.6% | -9.1% |
| 1992 | 4.1% | -12.0% |
| 1993 | 3.9% | -5.6% |
| 1994 | 3.9% | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 3.9% | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 4.0% | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 3.9% | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 3.8% | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 3.5% | -8.8% |
| 2000 | 3.4% | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 3.3% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 3.3% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 3.3% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 3.3% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 3.2% | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 3.2% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 3.4% | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 3.5% | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 3.6% | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 3.8% | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 4.0% | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 4.0% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 4.2% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 4.2% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 4.2% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 4.1% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 4.1% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 3.9% | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 4.0% | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 4.4% | +8.2% |
| 2021 | 4.3% | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 4.3% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 4.1% | -4.3% |
| 2024 | 4.1% | -1.6% |
| 2025 | 4.0% | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.3% | 5.3% | 7.2% | 9 |
| 1990s | 4.1% | 3.5% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.4% | 3.2% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.1% | 3.8% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.2% | 4.0% | 4.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near World
- 33 Madagascar 21.7% compare
- 34 Nepal 21.6% compare
- 35 Ghana 21.3% compare
- 36 Togo 20.3% compare
- 37 Rwanda 20.3% compare
- 38 Timor-Leste 20.2% compare
- 39 Mauritania 20.0% compare
More agriculture & rural data for World
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 4.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0401 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 577.68 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.2984 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4217 units per person (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
- Rural population 42.2% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in World?
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in World was 4.0% 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 7.2% in 1981.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 2006.
- How does World rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added?
- World ranks 36th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World 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.