SDG 2.a.1: highest government level — SDG 2.a.1: Agriculture value in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)

Least Developed Countries (LDCs): SDG 2.a.1: highest government level — SDG 2.a.1: Agriculture value was 19.7 % in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
19.7 %
Change on year
down 2.7%
Rank
5th
of 19 groups
All-time high
26.55 %
in 2001
All-time low
18.89 %
in 2018
Years of data
24
2001–2024

SDG 2.a.1: highest government level — SDG 2.a.1: Agriculture value in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 2001–2024

01020302001201220242001: 26.6 %2002: 25.3 %2003: 24.3 %2004: 23.1 %2005: 22.2 %2006: 20.9 %2007: 20.5 %2008: 20.7 %2009: 22.8 %2010: 21.5 %2011: 20.6 %2012: 20.5 %2013: 20 %2014: 19.3 %2015: 19.6 %2016: 19.9 %2017: 19.7 %2018: 18.9 %2019: 19 %2020: 20 %2021: 19.8 %2022: 19.6 %2023: 20.2 %2024: 19.7 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for sdg 2.a.1: highest government level — sdg 2.a.1: agriculture value in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) is 19.7 %, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sdg 2.a.1: highest government level — sdg 2.a.1: agriculture value in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 26.55 % in 2001 and was at its lowest, 18.89 %, in 2018.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.

SDG 2.a.1: highest government level — SDG 2.a.1: Agriculture value in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year

Annual values for SDG 2.a.1: highest government level — SDG 2.a.1: Agriculture value added share of GDP in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 2001 to 2024.
Year % Change
2001 26.55 %
2002 25.29 % -4.7%
2003 24.32 % -3.8%
2004 23.06 % -5.2%
2005 22.17 % -3.9%
2006 20.88 % -5.8%
2007 20.49 % -1.9%
2008 20.71 % +1.1%
2009 22.78 % +10.0%
2010 21.5 % -5.6%
2011 20.64 % -4.0%
2012 20.46 % -0.9%
2013 19.99 % -2.3%
2014 19.31 % -3.4%
2015 19.64 % +1.7%
2016 19.86 % +1.1%
2017 19.66 % -1.0%
2018 18.89 % -3.9%
2019 19 % +0.6%
2020 20.01 % +5.3%
2021 19.82 % -0.9%
2022 19.61 % -1.1%
2023 20.25 % +3.3%
2024 19.7 % -2.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 22.92 % 20.49 % 26.55 % 9
2010s 19.89 % 18.89 % 21.5 % 10
2020s 19.88 % 19.61 % 20.25 % 5

Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)

  1. 2 Niger 49.73 % compare
  2. 2 United Republic of Tanzania 26.15 % compare
  3. 3 Guinea-Bissau 48.41 % compare
  4. 3 Micronesia (Federated States of) 22.1 % compare
  5. 4 Comoros 35.32 % compare
  6. 4 Lao People's Democratic Republic 21 % compare
  7. 5 Côte d'Ivoire 16.94 % compare
  8. 5 Mali 35.11 % compare
  9. 6 Democratic Republic of the Congo 17.05 % compare
  10. 6 Ethiopia 34.87 % compare
  11. 7 Afghanistan 34.52 % compare
  12. 7 Micronesia 16.52 % compare
  13. 8 Solomon Islands 33.98 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is sdg 2.a.1: highest government level — sdg 2.a.1: agriculture value in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
Sdg 2.a.1: highest government level — sdg 2.a.1: agriculture value in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 19.7 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sdg 2.a.1: highest government level — sdg 2.a.1: agriculture value recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
The highest recorded value was 26.55 % in 2001.
What is the lowest sdg 2.a.1: highest government level — sdg 2.a.1: agriculture value recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
The lowest recorded value was 18.89 % in 2018.
How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for sdg 2.a.1: highest government level — sdg 2.a.1: agriculture value?
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 5th out of 19 groups with data for 2024.
Is sdg 2.a.1: highest government level — sdg 2.a.1: agriculture value rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of SDG 2.a.1: highest government level — SDG 2.a.1: Agriculture value added share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
SDG 2.a.1: highest government level — SDG 2.a.1: Agriculture value added share of GDP
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
233 places, 5,010 data points, 2001–2024
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The Statistics Division of FAO collects annually data on Government Expenditure on Agriculture through a questionnaire, which was developed in partnership with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The IMF is the responsible institution for the Government Finance Statistics (GFS) methodology and annually collects GFS data, including Expenditure by Functions of Government (COFOG). The Classification of the Functions of Government (COFOG) is an international classification developed by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and published by the United Nations Statistical Division (UNSD), with the aim of categorise governments' functions according to their purposes. The FAO questionnaire aligns with Table 7 of the IMF GFS questionnaire, replicates the relevant aggregates and drills down to request additional detail related to Agriculture. The FAO dataset consists of a time series, from 2001 onwards, of Total Government Expenditure and expenditure in: Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, along with its three disaggregated subsectors of Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing; and Environmental Protection. In addition, expenditure in each detailed function are further disaggregated into Recurrent and Capital expenditure. Additional indicators include the Agriculture Share of Government Expenditure, and the Agriculture Orientation Index (ratio between the Agriculture Share of Government Expenditure and the Agriculture Value Added as Share of GDP). Data are reported for the highest level of government available (Consolidated general government, consolidated central government or budgetary central government) and are available for about 100 countries on a regular basis.