South Africa vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added over time
- South Africa
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 17.4% against 4.7% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 12.7%.
That makes South Africa's figure about 3.7 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.
The two have swapped places 23 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
South Africa ranks 10th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 9th of 197 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 2 and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.4% | 3.1% | 0.3% | South Africa |
| 1990s | 0.8% | 2.9% | 2.1% | Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) |
| 2000s | 2.7% | 5.1% | 2.4% | Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 3.6% | 1.3% | Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) |
| 2020s | 4.8% | 3.3% | 1.4% | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added, South Africa or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- South Africa, at 17.4% against 4.7% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added between South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 12.7%, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2025.
- How do South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added?
- South Africa ranks 10th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 9th 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.