Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Arab World
Arab World: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added was 2.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Arab World, 1969–2025
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 Arab World stood at 2.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 38.1% on the previous year and up 1,265.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Arab World peaked at 10.5% in 1976 and was at its lowest, -5.2%, in 2007.
That places Arab World 33rd 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 Arab World, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 | 0.9% | — |
| 1970 | 5.9% | +567.0% |
| 1971 | 4.2% | -30.0% |
| 1972 | 3.1% | -24.4% |
| 1973 | -3.3% | -206.4% |
| 1974 | 7.0% | -310.5% |
| 1975 | -1.2% | -117.1% |
| 1976 | 10.5% | -972.1% |
| 1977 | 5.7% | -45.8% |
| 1978 | -2.1% | -137.2% |
| 1979 | -2.6% | +24.9% |
| 1980 | 3.1% | -218.2% |
| 1981 | 3.0% | -4.2% |
| 1982 | 8.9% | +200.0% |
| 1983 | -0.9% | -109.9% |
| 1984 | 4.0% | -549.2% |
| 1985 | 5.7% | +44.2% |
| 1986 | 8.4% | +47.2% |
| 1987 | 2.7% | -68.0% |
| 1988 | 4.1% | +54.0% |
| 1989 | 9.5% | +129.0% |
| 1990 | -0.5% | -105.1% |
| 1991 | 2.6% | -635.8% |
| 1992 | 5.6% | +114.7% |
| 1993 | 0.5% | -91.8% |
| 1994 | 6.0% | +1201.1% |
| 1995 | -1.9% | -131.5% |
| 1996 | 8.5% | -551.3% |
| 1997 | 1.5% | -82.4% |
| 1998 | 7.4% | +393.3% |
| 1999 | 1.5% | -79.5% |
| 2000 | -1.9% | -227.9% |
| 2001 | 4.7% | -341.0% |
| 2002 | 3.8% | -18.1% |
| 2003 | 1.8% | -53.3% |
| 2004 | 1.8% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 3.5% | +94.8% |
| 2006 | 5.9% | +71.6% |
| 2007 | -5.2% | -188.1% |
| 2008 | 1.2% | -123.5% |
| 2009 | 6.6% | +438.6% |
| 2010 | 2.9% | -56.6% |
| 2011 | 5.2% | +81.6% |
| 2012 | 1.1% | -78.7% |
| 2013 | 5.7% | +410.5% |
| 2014 | -0.5% | -108.6% |
| 2015 | -0.2% | -64.8% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | -547.0% |
| 2017 | 2.4% | +213.4% |
| 2018 | 3.3% | +36.8% |
| 2019 | 4.5% | +38.0% |
| 2020 | 2.0% | -56.9% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | -64.9% |
| 2022 | -0.2% | -130.7% |
| 2023 | 1.6% | -862.8% |
| 2024 | 3.2% | +100.6% |
| 2025 | 2.0% | -38.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1 |
| 1970s | 2.7% | -3.3% | 10.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.9% | -0.9% | 9.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.1% | -1.9% | 8.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.2% | -5.2% | 6.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.5% | -0.5% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | -0.2% | 3.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Arab World
- 30 Ethiopia 7.3% compare
- 31 Saint Lucia 7.2% compare
- 32 Senegal 7.0% compare
- 33 Mali 7.0% compare
- 34 Turkmenistan 7.0% compare
- 35 Palestine, State of 7.0% compare
- 36 France 6.9% compare
More economy & growth data for Arab World
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 1,308 current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0092 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 5.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 1,228 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1627 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 69.31 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) -0.4924 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0145 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 109.61 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.6095 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Arab World?
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Arab World was 2.0% 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 Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 10.5% in 1976.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.2% in 2007.
- How does Arab World rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added?
- Arab World ranks 33rd out of 46 groups with data for 2025.
- Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added rising or falling in Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,265.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Arab World 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.