Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Korea
Korea: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added was 1.4% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Korea, 1961–2025
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 Korea stood at 1.4%.
The figure is up 125.7% on the previous year and up 669.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Korea peaked at 16.0% in 1964 and was at its lowest, -16.2%, in 1980.
That places Korea 124th 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 in Korea, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 14.9% | — |
| 1962 | -6.3% | -142.5% |
| 1963 | 9.6% | -251.1% |
| 1964 | 16.0% | +67.0% |
| 1965 | 1.2% | -92.6% |
| 1966 | 8.9% | +648.5% |
| 1967 | -5.1% | -157.1% |
| 1968 | 0.1% | -102.4% |
| 1969 | 9.0% | +7343.9% |
| 1970 | -0.7% | -107.9% |
| 1971 | 5.5% | -872.2% |
| 1972 | 3.0% | -45.3% |
| 1973 | 6.6% | +118.2% |
| 1974 | 6.3% | -4.4% |
| 1975 | 5.3% | -15.9% |
| 1976 | 9.0% | +69.0% |
| 1977 | 3.0% | -66.1% |
| 1978 | -9.9% | -426.3% |
| 1979 | 11.4% | -215.3% |
| 1980 | -16.2% | -241.4% |
| 1981 | 15.7% | -197.3% |
| 1982 | 7.8% | -50.4% |
| 1983 | 9.3% | +19.3% |
| 1984 | -2.6% | -128.2% |
| 1985 | 5.9% | -326.6% |
| 1986 | 5.2% | -12.2% |
| 1987 | -4.4% | -183.5% |
| 1988 | 9.4% | -315.3% |
| 1989 | -0.1% | -101.6% |
| 1990 | -5.6% | +3699.8% |
| 1991 | 3.2% | -156.7% |
| 1992 | 9.0% | +181.4% |
| 1993 | -4.2% | -147.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1% | -102.6% |
| 1995 | 6.8% | +6106.5% |
| 1996 | 3.9% | -43.2% |
| 1997 | 4.3% | +10.9% |
| 1998 | -7.6% | -276.0% |
| 1999 | 5.2% | -168.2% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | -97.1% |
| 2001 | 0.4% | +146.9% |
| 2002 | -3.1% | -946.9% |
| 2003 | -6.1% | +96.9% |
| 2004 | 7.8% | -226.3% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | -92.1% |
| 2006 | 2.4% | +293.7% |
| 2007 | 5.1% | +113.7% |
| 2008 | 6.6% | +28.7% |
| 2009 | 4.6% | -30.1% |
| 2010 | -3.6% | -178.8% |
| 2011 | -1.0% | -71.5% |
| 2012 | -0.5% | -52.2% |
| 2013 | 4.2% | -950.9% |
| 2014 | 5.1% | +21.2% |
| 2015 | -0.3% | -105.0% |
| 2016 | -6.6% | +2491.3% |
| 2017 | 1.2% | -119.0% |
| 2018 | -0.8% | -162.0% |
| 2019 | 2.9% | -476.4% |
| 2020 | -6.7% | -329.3% |
| 2021 | 3.4% | -151.4% |
| 2022 | 0.8% | -76.8% |
| 2023 | -1.8% | -332.1% |
| 2024 | 0.6% | -134.6% |
| 2025 | 1.4% | +125.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.4% | -6.3% | 16.0% | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.0% | -9.9% | 11.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.0% | -16.2% | 15.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.5% | -7.6% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.8% | -6.1% | 7.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | -6.6% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.4% | -6.7% | 3.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Korea
More economy & growth data for Korea
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 41.23 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 797.74 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 15.80 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 22.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0084 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 305.78 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 4.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2332 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 8,447 includes gold, current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Korea?
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Korea was 1.4% 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 Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 16.0% in 1964.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was -16.2% in 1980.
- How does Korea rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added?
- Korea ranks 124th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 669.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Korea 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.