Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (annual % growth) in Kiribati
Kiribati: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (annual % growth) was -1.2% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Kiribati, 1980–2024
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
Kiribati recorded -1.2% for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in 2024.
The figure is down 142.9% on the previous year and down 120.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Kiribati peaked at 89.2% in 1992 and was at its lowest, -29.0%, in 1985.
That places Kiribati 160th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 Kiribati, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | -12.1% | — |
| 1981 | 16.7% | -237.8% |
| 1982 | -8.4% | -150.1% |
| 1983 | -18.2% | +117.5% |
| 1984 | 36.8% | -302.3% |
| 1985 | -29.0% | -178.6% |
| 1986 | -13.5% | -53.2% |
| 1987 | -5.5% | -59.5% |
| 1988 | 65.1% | -1287.6% |
| 1989 | -19.8% | -130.5% |
| 1990 | -28.8% | +45.4% |
| 1991 | 15.3% | -153.1% |
| 1992 | 89.2% | +482.6% |
| 1993 | -1.3% | -101.4% |
| 1994 | 4.3% | -435.3% |
| 1995 | -1.3% | -129.9% |
| 1996 | -2.4% | +84.3% |
| 1997 | -15.3% | +542.2% |
| 1998 | 12.4% | -180.9% |
| 1999 | -2.8% | -122.7% |
| 2000 | -16.3% | +482.9% |
| 2001 | -4.8% | -70.6% |
| 2002 | -7.4% | +54.9% |
| 2003 | 14.8% | -299.0% |
| 2004 | 7.6% | -48.3% |
| 2005 | -20.6% | -369.2% |
| 2006 | 17.6% | -185.7% |
| 2007 | -0.3% | -102.0% |
| 2008 | 4.8% | -1485.1% |
| 2009 | -6.8% | -240.6% |
| 2010 | -7.2% | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 17.1% | -337.7% |
| 2012 | 5.5% | -67.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | -99.3% |
| 2014 | 6.1% | +15340.7% |
| 2015 | -7.3% | -220.0% |
| 2016 | 14.7% | -300.7% |
| 2017 | 21.1% | +43.8% |
| 2018 | -10.6% | -150.1% |
| 2019 | 8.9% | -183.8% |
| 2020 | -0.0% | -100.2% |
| 2021 | 1.4% | -9787.7% |
| 2022 | -3.9% | -367.7% |
| 2023 | 2.9% | -174.5% |
| 2024 | -1.2% | -142.9% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's -1.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.9%. (47 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's -1.2% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.1%. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (annual % growth) in Kiribati 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +15340.7% | 0.0% | 6.1% |
| 2021 | +9787.7% | -0.0% | 1.4% |
| 2008 | +1485.1% | -0.3% | 4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.2% | -29.0% | 65.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.9% | -28.8% | 89.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.1% | -20.6% | 17.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.8% | -10.6% | 21.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.2% | -3.9% | 2.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
More economy & growth data for Kiribati
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 40.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.6343 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.11 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0577 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 147.57 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -0.0313 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0421 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 107.75 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Kiribati?
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Kiribati was -1.2% in 2024, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 89.2% in 1992.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was -29.0% in 1985.
- How does Kiribati rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added?
- Kiribati ranks 160th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is down 120.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kiribati 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.