Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added was 2.6% in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
2.6%
Change on year
up 18.4%
World rank
96th
of 197 countries
All-time high
44.6%
in 2009
All-time low
-22.2%
in 2004
Years of data
22
2003–2024

Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Afghanistan, 2003–2024

-20020402003201320242003: 2.8 annual % growth2004: -22.2 annual % growth2005: 17.7 annual % growth2006: -5.1 annual % growth2007: 14.7 annual % growth2008: -14.9 annual % growth2009: 44.6 annual % growth2010: -6.4 annual % growth2011: -7.6 annual % growth2012: 18.2 annual % growth2013: 0.005 annual % growth2014: -0.101 annual % growth2015: -5.7 annual % growth2016: 6 annual % growth2017: 6.4 annual % growth2018: -4.4 annual % growth2019: 17.5 annual % growth2020: 5.9 annual % growth2021: -9.8 annual % growth2022: -6.6 annual % growth2023: 2.2 annual % growth2024: 2.6 annual % growth

Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.

Analysis

Afghanistan recorded 2.6% for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in 2024.

That represents a change of up 18.4% on the previous year and up 2,716.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Afghanistan peaked at 44.6% in 2009 and was at its lowest, -22.2%, in 2004.

That places Afghanistan 96th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Afghanistan, year by year

Annual values for Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (annual % growth) in Afghanistan, 2003 to 2024.
Year annual % growth Change
2003 2.8%
2004 -22.2% -894.6%
2005 17.7% -179.6%
2006 -5.1% -128.9%
2007 14.7% -387.7%
2008 -14.9% -201.5%
2009 44.6% -398.8%
2010 -6.4% -114.3%
2011 -7.6% +19.1%
2012 18.2% -340.0%
2013 0.0% -100.0%
2014 -0.1% -2011.9%
2015 -5.7% +5517.6%
2016 6.0% -205.6%
2017 6.4% +7.4%
2018 -4.4% -168.9%
2019 17.5% -495.4%
2020 5.9% -66.0%
2021 -9.8% -264.6%
2022 -6.6% -32.9%
2023 2.2% -133.9%
2024 2.6% +18.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 5.4% -22.2% 44.6% 7
2010s 2.4% -7.6% 18.2% 10
2020s -1.1% -9.8% 5.9% 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Afghanistan?
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Afghanistan was 2.6% in 2024, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
What is the highest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Afghanistan?
The highest recorded value was 44.6% in 2009.
What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Afghanistan?
The lowest recorded value was -22.2% in 2004.
How does Afghanistan rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added?
Afghanistan ranks 96th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added rising or falling in Afghanistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 2,716.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Afghanistan 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 (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (annual % growth)
Unit
annual % growth
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 10,541 data points, 1961–2025
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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.