Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Africa Western and Central
Africa Western and Central: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added was 3.8% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Africa Western and Central, 1982–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Africa Western and Central is 3.8%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 23.6% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Africa Western and Central peaked at 34.7% in 2002 and was at its lowest, -2.0%, in 1983.
That places Africa Western and Central 17th out of 46 groups with data for 2025, 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 Africa Western and Central, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 2.0% | — |
| 1983 | -2.0% | -201.0% |
| 1984 | -1.6% | -20.8% |
| 1985 | 15.6% | -1072.3% |
| 1986 | 7.3% | -53.1% |
| 1987 | -1.5% | -120.2% |
| 1988 | 7.3% | -594.0% |
| 1989 | 4.2% | -42.0% |
| 1990 | 2.5% | -41.3% |
| 1991 | 4.6% | +84.9% |
| 1992 | -0.4% | -108.6% |
| 1993 | 3.8% | -1057.2% |
| 1994 | 2.6% | -32.2% |
| 1995 | 3.7% | +43.6% |
| 1996 | 3.9% | +4.8% |
| 1997 | 3.0% | -21.3% |
| 1998 | 5.0% | +64.7% |
| 1999 | 5.6% | +10.8% |
| 2000 | 1.2% | -78.7% |
| 2001 | 3.3% | +181.5% |
| 2002 | 34.7% | +941.2% |
| 2003 | 7.1% | -79.6% |
| 2004 | 4.7% | -33.9% |
| 2005 | 5.9% | +26.9% |
| 2006 | 5.3% | -10.5% |
| 2007 | 5.6% | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 6.7% | +18.9% |
| 2009 | 5.0% | -25.7% |
| 2010 | 5.9% | +19.5% |
| 2011 | 1.8% | -69.4% |
| 2012 | 6.1% | +239.1% |
| 2013 | 2.9% | -53.3% |
| 2014 | 4.7% | +63.2% |
| 2015 | 3.7% | -21.5% |
| 2016 | 4.6% | +24.5% |
| 2017 | 4.5% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 3.4% | -25.4% |
| 2019 | 2.5% | -27.5% |
| 2020 | 3.0% | +20.7% |
| 2021 | 4.0% | +34.2% |
| 2022 | 3.7% | -7.2% |
| 2023 | 2.2% | -41.6% |
| 2024 | 3.1% | +43.6% |
| 2025 | 3.8% | +23.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Africa Western and Central 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +1072.3% | -1.6% | 15.6% |
| 1993 | +1057.2% | -0.4% | 3.8% |
| 2002 | +941.2% | 3.3% | 34.7% |
| 1988 | +594.0% | -1.5% | 7.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.9% | -2.0% | 15.6% | 8 |
| 1990s | 3.4% | -0.4% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.9% | 1.2% | 34.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 1.8% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.3% | 2.2% | 4.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Africa Western and Central
More economy & growth data for Africa Western and Central
- GDP 991.22 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.2303 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 368.43 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Inflation, GDP deflator 2.8% (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) 807.39 billion current US$ (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) 942.07 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- GDP 852.53 billion current US$ (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4965 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP per capita 1,860 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- GDP per capita 1,600 current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Africa Western and Central?
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Africa Western and Central was 3.8% 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 Western and Central?
- The highest recorded value was 34.7% in 2002.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Africa Western and Central?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.0% in 1983.
- How does Africa Western and Central rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added?
- Africa Western and Central ranks 17th out of 46 groups with data for 2025.
- Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added rising or falling in Africa Western and Central?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Africa Western and Central 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.