Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (annual % growth) in China
China: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (annual % growth) was 3.9% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in China, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
China recorded 3.9% for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in 2025.
That represents a change of up 7.3% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in China peaked at 12.9% in 1964 and was at its lowest, -2.2%, in 1977.
That places China 64th out of 197 countries 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 (annual % growth) in China, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.4% | — |
| 1962 | 4.5% | +221.4% |
| 1963 | 11.3% | +151.1% |
| 1964 | 12.9% | +14.2% |
| 1965 | 9.7% | -24.8% |
| 1966 | 7.2% | -25.8% |
| 1967 | 1.9% | -73.6% |
| 1968 | -1.6% | -184.2% |
| 1969 | 0.8% | -150.0% |
| 1970 | 7.7% | +862.5% |
| 1971 | 1.9% | -75.3% |
| 1972 | -0.9% | -147.4% |
| 1973 | 9.0% | -1100.0% |
| 1974 | 4.1% | -54.4% |
| 1975 | 2.0% | -51.2% |
| 1976 | -1.8% | -190.0% |
| 1977 | -2.2% | +22.2% |
| 1978 | -1.1% | -49.4% |
| 1979 | 6.1% | -651.6% |
| 1980 | -1.5% | -124.2% |
| 1981 | 7.0% | -571.0% |
| 1982 | 11.5% | +65.1% |
| 1983 | 8.3% | -27.8% |
| 1984 | 12.9% | +54.7% |
| 1985 | 1.8% | -85.7% |
| 1986 | 3.3% | +80.0% |
| 1987 | 4.7% | +41.7% |
| 1988 | 2.5% | -45.9% |
| 1989 | 3.1% | +20.9% |
| 1990 | 7.3% | +138.3% |
| 1991 | 2.4% | -67.9% |
| 1992 | 4.7% | +97.6% |
| 1993 | 4.6% | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 3.9% | -15.1% |
| 1995 | 4.9% | +25.3% |
| 1996 | 5.0% | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 3.4% | -31.8% |
| 1998 | 3.4% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 2.7% | -20.4% |
| 2000 | 2.3% | -14.7% |
| 2001 | 2.6% | +13.3% |
| 2002 | 2.7% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 2.4% | -12.1% |
| 2004 | 6.1% | +157.4% |
| 2005 | 5.1% | -16.9% |
| 2006 | 4.8% | -6.3% |
| 2007 | 3.5% | -25.9% |
| 2008 | 5.2% | +46.3% |
| 2009 | 4.0% | -22.4% |
| 2010 | 4.3% | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 4.2% | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 4.5% | +7.0% |
| 2013 | 3.8% | -14.8% |
| 2014 | 4.1% | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 3.9% | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 3.3% | -15.9% |
| 2017 | 4.0% | +20.9% |
| 2018 | 3.5% | -12.1% |
| 2019 | 3.1% | -11.7% |
| 2020 | 3.1% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 7.1% | +125.9% |
| 2022 | 4.2% | -40.6% |
| 2023 | 4.1% | -3.6% |
| 2024 | 3.7% | -9.4% |
| 2025 | 3.9% | +7.3% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 3.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.1%, 1.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- China's 3.9% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.1%, 1.9× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (annual % growth) in China 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +1100.0% | -0.9% | 9.0% |
| 1970 | +862.5% | 0.8% | 7.7% |
| 1979 | +651.6% | -1.1% | 6.1% |
| 1981 | +571.0% | -1.5% | 7.0% |
| 1962 | +221.4% | 1.4% | 4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.3% | -1.6% | 12.9% | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.5% | -2.2% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.4% | -1.5% | 12.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.3% | 2.4% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.9% | 2.3% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.8% | 3.1% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.3% | 3.1% | 7.1% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in China?
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in China was 3.9% 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 China?
- The highest recorded value was 12.9% in 1964.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.2% in 1977.
- How does China rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added?
- China ranks 64th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China 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.