Agriculture share gdp in United States
United States: Agriculture share gdp was 0.943 in 2021. βΌ Falling
Latest (2021)
0.943
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
178th
of 203 countries
All-time high
1.34
in 1997
All-time low
0.8326
in 2019
Years of data
25
1997β2021
Agriculture share gdp in United States, 1997β2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
United States recorded 0.943 for agriculture share gdp in 2021.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture share gdp in United States peaked at 1.34 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.8326, in 2019.
That places United States 178th out of 203 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.23 | 1.15 | 1.34 | 3 |
| 2000s | 1.09 | 0.9603 | 1.27 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.05 | 0.8326 | 1.32 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9389 | 0.9349 | 0.943 | 2 |
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More agriculture & rural data for United States
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 11.96 % change on previous year (2021)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0094 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 673.66 current US$ per person (2021)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.1831 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1981 units per person (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 0.943 (2021)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
- Rural population 19.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture share gdp in United States?
- Agriculture share gdp in United States was 0.943 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agriculture share gdp recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 1.34 in 1997.
- What is the lowest agriculture share gdp recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8326 in 2019.
- How does United States rank for agriculture share gdp?
- United States ranks 178th out of 203 countries with data for 2021.
- Is agriculture share gdp rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Agriculture share gdp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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