Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Colombia
Colombia: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added was 3.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Colombia, 1966–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 3.1% for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in 2025.
That represents a change of down 49.4% on the previous year and down 27.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Colombia peaked at 8.1% in 1978 and was at its lowest, -1.9%, in 1982.
Colombia ranks 86th of 197 countries on this measure, 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 Colombia, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 2.8% | — |
| 1967 | 7.1% | +154.1% |
| 1968 | 6.3% | -11.3% |
| 1969 | 3.5% | -43.6% |
| 1970 | 3.4% | -3.2% |
| 1971 | 0.8% | -76.2% |
| 1972 | 7.8% | +857.3% |
| 1973 | 2.4% | -69.7% |
| 1974 | 5.5% | +134.6% |
| 1975 | 5.8% | +4.2% |
| 1976 | 3.1% | -47.2% |
| 1977 | 3.3% | +7.1% |
| 1978 | 8.1% | +148.3% |
| 1979 | 4.8% | -40.3% |
| 1980 | 2.2% | -54.3% |
| 1981 | 3.2% | +44.7% |
| 1982 | -1.9% | -159.1% |
| 1983 | 2.8% | -248.3% |
| 1984 | 1.8% | -37.5% |
| 1985 | 1.6% | -6.1% |
| 1986 | 3.4% | +105.0% |
| 1987 | 6.4% | +89.1% |
| 1988 | 2.8% | -56.6% |
| 1989 | 4.3% | +55.2% |
| 1990 | 5.8% | +35.5% |
| 1991 | 3.5% | -40.6% |
| 1992 | 1.3% | -63.6% |
| 1993 | 1.7% | +35.8% |
| 1994 | 2.5% | +48.6% |
| 1995 | 3.7% | +47.0% |
| 1996 | -1.2% | -133.1% |
| 1997 | 0.7% | -152.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | -94.0% |
| 1999 | -0.0% | -222.7% |
| 2000 | 3.8% | -8187.3% |
| 2001 | 1.8% | -54.1% |
| 2002 | 4.6% | +157.4% |
| 2003 | 3.1% | -32.1% |
| 2004 | 3.0% | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 2.8% | -5.5% |
| 2006 | 2.1% | -24.2% |
| 2007 | 3.9% | +84.1% |
| 2008 | -0.8% | -120.5% |
| 2009 | -0.2% | -70.8% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | -230.1% |
| 2011 | 1.9% | +523.5% |
| 2012 | 2.5% | +31.2% |
| 2013 | 7.5% | +197.4% |
| 2014 | 2.9% | -61.0% |
| 2015 | 4.3% | +47.8% |
| 2016 | 2.7% | -36.4% |
| 2017 | 5.6% | +103.7% |
| 2018 | 1.6% | -71.4% |
| 2019 | 2.7% | +70.2% |
| 2020 | 2.0% | -27.8% |
| 2021 | 4.4% | +123.0% |
| 2022 | -0.9% | -120.8% |
| 2023 | 1.6% | -281.2% |
| 2024 | 6.1% | +272.1% |
| 2025 | 3.1% | -49.4% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 3.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.1%, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 3.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.0%, 1.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Colombia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +8187.3% | -0.0% | 3.8% |
| 1972 | +857.3% | 0.8% | 7.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.9% | 2.8% | 7.1% | 4 |
| 1970s | 4.5% | 0.8% | 8.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.7% | -1.9% | 6.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.8% | -1.2% | 5.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.4% | -0.8% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 0.3% | 7.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.7% | -0.9% | 6.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More economy & growth data for Colombia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.41 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 4.82 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0105 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 90.31 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 11.57 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -15.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0253 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 216.58 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 6.31 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Colombia?
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Colombia was 3.1% 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 Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.1% in 1978.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.9% in 1982.
- How does Colombia rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added?
- Colombia ranks 86th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Colombia 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.