Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Ireland
Ireland: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added was 2.4% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Ireland, 1996–2025
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 Ireland is 2.4%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 91.0% on the previous year and down 56.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Ireland peaked at 26.7% in 2014 and was at its lowest, -22.7%, in 2005.
Ireland ranks 101st 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 Ireland, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.1% | — |
| 1997 | 4.4% | +4607.1% |
| 1998 | 0.4% | -90.4% |
| 1999 | -13.0% | -3192.1% |
| 2000 | 0.7% | -105.6% |
| 2001 | -12.6% | -1828.2% |
| 2002 | -0.2% | -98.3% |
| 2003 | 5.0% | -2494.1% |
| 2004 | 19.9% | +295.7% |
| 2005 | -22.7% | -214.5% |
| 2006 | -14.4% | -36.8% |
| 2007 | 8.5% | -159.4% |
| 2008 | 5.5% | -35.9% |
| 2009 | -15.8% | -388.1% |
| 2010 | 18.6% | -218.0% |
| 2011 | 17.2% | -7.4% |
| 2012 | -18.3% | -206.2% |
| 2013 | 2.0% | -111.2% |
| 2014 | 26.7% | +1207.3% |
| 2015 | 5.7% | -78.8% |
| 2016 | 9.9% | +75.1% |
| 2017 | 9.6% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | -4.5% | -146.7% |
| 2019 | 23.2% | -615.5% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | -98.5% |
| 2021 | 3.4% | +893.0% |
| 2022 | 10.3% | +198.7% |
| 2023 | 9.6% | -6.5% |
| 2024 | 1.3% | -86.8% |
| 2025 | 2.4% | +91.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -2.0% | -13.0% | 4.4% | 4 |
| 2000s | -2.6% | -22.7% | 19.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.0% | -18.3% | 26.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.6% | 0.3% | 10.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 98 Fiji 2.5% compare
- 99 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 2.5% compare
- 100 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 2.4% compare
- 102 India 2.4% compare
- 103 Bangladesh 2.4% compare
- 104 Andorra 2.4% compare
More economy & growth data for Ireland
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.96 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.52 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 67.14 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.1102 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 12,444 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 4.82 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 103.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0079 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 893.09 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 7.57 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Ireland?
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Ireland was 2.4% 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 Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 26.7% in 2014.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was -22.7% in 2005.
- How does Ireland rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added?
- Ireland ranks 101st out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ireland 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.