Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Africa Eastern and Southern
Africa Eastern and Southern: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added was 5.9% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Africa Eastern and Southern, 1983–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
In 2025, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Africa Eastern and Southern stood at 5.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 156.7% on the previous year and up 114.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Africa Eastern and Southern peaked at 11.0% in 1996 and was at its lowest, -2.5%, in 1992.
That places Africa Eastern and Southern 4th out of 46 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Africa Eastern and Southern, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | -1.7% | — |
| 1984 | -2.1% | +22.5% |
| 1985 | -1.6% | -23.7% |
| 1986 | 7.3% | -566.4% |
| 1987 | 6.4% | -13.1% |
| 1988 | -0.0% | -100.2% |
| 1989 | 9.3% | -63831.4% |
| 1990 | -2.5% | -127.1% |
| 1991 | 1.6% | -163.6% |
| 1992 | -2.5% | -258.8% |
| 1993 | 6.7% | -362.4% |
| 1994 | -0.7% | -110.1% |
| 1995 | 3.5% | -627.6% |
| 1996 | 11.0% | +208.7% |
| 1997 | 3.9% | -64.5% |
| 1998 | 1.0% | -74.4% |
| 1999 | 4.0% | +303.7% |
| 2000 | -0.5% | -112.6% |
| 2001 | 5.5% | -1183.5% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | -92.1% |
| 2003 | 2.0% | +353.1% |
| 2004 | 2.2% | +9.6% |
| 2005 | 4.8% | +122.8% |
| 2006 | 5.4% | +11.9% |
| 2007 | 2.2% | -58.3% |
| 2008 | 3.5% | +55.4% |
| 2009 | 2.7% | -22.9% |
| 2010 | 4.4% | +62.7% |
| 2011 | 1.4% | -68.2% |
| 2012 | 1.3% | -9.3% |
| 2013 | 5.7% | +352.8% |
| 2014 | 5.0% | -12.8% |
| 2015 | 2.8% | -44.7% |
| 2016 | 2.1% | -22.2% |
| 2017 | 3.9% | +81.4% |
| 2018 | 2.2% | -42.2% |
| 2019 | 1.6% | -27.5% |
| 2020 | 3.8% | +136.3% |
| 2021 | 3.8% | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 3.0% | -21.6% |
| 2023 | 1.5% | -49.5% |
| 2024 | 2.3% | +54.4% |
| 2025 | 5.9% | +156.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Africa Eastern and Southern changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +63831.4% | -0.0% | 9.3% |
| 2001 | +1183.5% | -0.5% | 5.5% |
| 1995 | +627.6% | -0.7% | 3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.5% | -2.1% | 9.3% | 7 |
| 1990s | 2.6% | -2.5% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.8% | -0.5% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.0% | 1.3% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.4% | 1.5% | 5.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Africa Eastern and Southern
More economy & growth data for Africa Eastern and Southern
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1486 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 4.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 1,159 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.6726 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 6.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 226.14 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1313 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 3.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 255.93 current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0029 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Africa Eastern and Southern was 5.9% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The highest recorded value was 11.0% in 1996.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.5% in 1992.
- How does Africa Eastern and Southern rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added?
- Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 4th out of 46 groups with data for 2025.
- Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added rising or falling in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Over the last ten years it is up 114.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Africa Eastern and Southern 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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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.