Brazil vs South Africa: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added over time
- Brazil
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 17.4% against 11.7% in Brazil, a difference of 5.7%.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.5 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 37 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 13th and South Africa ranks 10th of 197 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 5 and South Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.8% | 3.1% | 0.7% | Brazil |
| 1970s | 4.4% | 3.2% | 1.3% | Brazil |
| 1980s | 4.0% | 4.3% | 0.3% | South Africa |
| 1990s | 2.6% | 0.8% | 1.8% | Brazil |
| 2000s | 3.7% | 2.7% | 1.0% | Brazil |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 2.3% | 1.1% | Brazil |
| 2020s | 4.6% | 4.8% | 0.2% | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added, Brazil or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 17.4% against 11.7% in Brazil as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added between Brazil and South Africa?
- 5.7%, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and South Africa?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and South Africa rank globally for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added?
- Brazil ranks 13th and South Africa ranks 10th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (annual % growth). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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 denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.