Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Least developed countries
Least developed countries: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added was 4.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Least developed countries, 1991–2025
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 Least developed countries stood at 4.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.2% on the previous year and up 113.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Least developed countries peaked at 5.4% in 2012 and was at its lowest, -3.1%, in 1994.
That places Least developed countries 14th out of 46 groups 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 Least developed countries, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2.9% | — |
| 1992 | 2.0% | -32.2% |
| 1993 | 4.1% | +111.5% |
| 1994 | -3.1% | -175.3% |
| 1995 | 2.7% | -187.7% |
| 1996 | 5.1% | +87.8% |
| 1997 | 4.1% | -19.9% |
| 1998 | 4.1% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 2.1% | -49.5% |
| 2000 | -0.6% | -130.0% |
| 2001 | 4.4% | -797.4% |
| 2002 | 1.3% | -69.7% |
| 2003 | 4.5% | +238.6% |
| 2004 | 1.8% | -59.9% |
| 2005 | 5.3% | +197.2% |
| 2006 | 4.8% | -10.5% |
| 2007 | 3.9% | -19.2% |
| 2008 | 4.9% | +27.1% |
| 2009 | 4.6% | -6.5% |
| 2010 | 4.2% | -8.7% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | -95.6% |
| 2012 | 5.4% | +2824.2% |
| 2013 | 4.4% | -19.1% |
| 2014 | 4.3% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 1.9% | -56.6% |
| 2016 | 3.2% | +69.7% |
| 2017 | 3.3% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 2.6% | -20.4% |
| 2019 | 3.1% | +21.2% |
| 2020 | 1.6% | -48.6% |
| 2021 | 1.7% | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 3.1% | +83.8% |
| 2023 | 1.9% | -39.4% |
| 2024 | 3.3% | +75.2% |
| 2025 | 4.0% | +20.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.7% | -3.1% | 5.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 3.5% | -0.6% | 5.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 0.2% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 1.6% | 4.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Least developed countries
- 11 Cayman Islands 16.2% compare
- 12 Micronesia, Federated States of 12.7% compare
- 13 Brazil 11.7% compare
- 14 Burkina Faso 11.6% compare
- 15 Guyana 11.5% compare
- 16 Republic of Moldova 10.7% compare
- 17 Tunisia 10.3% compare
More economy & growth data for Least developed countries
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 1,468 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.08 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 5.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 954.89 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.7011 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per capita 1,110 current US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.8152 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 5.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 843.25 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Least developed countries?
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Least developed countries was 4.0% 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 Least developed countries?
- The highest recorded value was 5.4% in 2012.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Least developed countries?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.1% in 1994.
- How does Least developed countries rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added?
- Least developed countries ranks 14th out of 46 groups with data for 2025.
- Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added rising or falling in Least developed countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 113.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Least developed countries 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.