Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Pakistan
Pakistan: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added was 1.5% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Pakistan, 1961–2025
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 Pakistan is 1.5%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 76.2% on the previous year and down 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Pakistan peaked at 11.7% in 1968 and was at its lowest, -5.3%, in 1993.
Pakistan ranks 122nd 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 Pakistan, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | -0.2% | — |
| 1962 | 6.2% | -3163.6% |
| 1963 | 5.2% | -15.7% |
| 1964 | 2.5% | -51.7% |
| 1965 | 5.2% | +108.4% |
| 1966 | 0.5% | -91.4% |
| 1967 | 5.5% | +1111.2% |
| 1968 | 11.7% | +113.9% |
| 1969 | 4.5% | -61.5% |
| 1970 | 9.5% | +111.4% |
| 1971 | -3.1% | -132.1% |
| 1972 | 3.5% | -213.1% |
| 1973 | 1.7% | -52.0% |
| 1974 | 4.2% | +151.1% |
| 1975 | -2.1% | -150.7% |
| 1976 | 4.5% | -311.2% |
| 1977 | 2.5% | -43.6% |
| 1978 | 2.8% | +11.7% |
| 1979 | 3.1% | +9.8% |
| 1980 | 6.6% | +113.3% |
| 1981 | 3.7% | -44.6% |
| 1982 | 4.7% | +29.1% |
| 1983 | 4.4% | -6.8% |
| 1984 | -4.8% | -209.5% |
| 1985 | 10.9% | -326.4% |
| 1986 | 5.9% | -45.5% |
| 1987 | 3.3% | -45.3% |
| 1988 | 2.7% | -16.1% |
| 1989 | 6.9% | +151.5% |
| 1990 | 3.0% | -55.9% |
| 1991 | 5.0% | +63.7% |
| 1992 | 9.5% | +91.5% |
| 1993 | -5.3% | -155.6% |
| 1994 | 5.2% | -198.9% |
| 1995 | 6.6% | +25.6% |
| 1996 | 11.7% | +78.5% |
| 1997 | 0.1% | -98.9% |
| 1998 | 4.5% | +3554.2% |
| 1999 | 1.9% | -56.9% |
| 2000 | 6.1% | +212.7% |
| 2001 | -0.1% | -101.4% |
| 2002 | 1.3% | -1533.9% |
| 2003 | 3.6% | +182.6% |
| 2004 | 3.1% | -13.2% |
| 2005 | 6.8% | +119.7% |
| 2006 | 1.9% | -72.2% |
| 2007 | 3.5% | +84.5% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | -76.6% |
| 2009 | 3.4% | +318.9% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | -90.8% |
| 2011 | 2.7% | +767.5% |
| 2012 | 3.2% | +19.1% |
| 2013 | 3.1% | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 2.4% | -23.0% |
| 2015 | 1.8% | -26.3% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | -77.2% |
| 2017 | 2.2% | +446.7% |
| 2018 | 3.9% | +74.9% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | -75.8% |
| 2020 | 3.9% | +316.8% |
| 2021 | 3.5% | -10.2% |
| 2022 | 4.2% | +19.7% |
| 2023 | 2.2% | -46.8% |
| 2024 | 6.4% | +186.0% |
| 2025 | 1.5% | -76.2% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 1.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.9%, 52% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 1.5% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3.0%, 51% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Pakistan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +3554.2% | 0.1% | 4.5% |
| 1962 | +3163.6% | -0.2% | 6.2% |
| 2002 | +1533.9% | -0.1% | 1.3% |
| 1967 | +1111.2% | 0.5% | 5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.6% | -0.2% | 11.7% | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.7% | -3.1% | 9.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.4% | -4.8% | 10.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.2% | -5.3% | 11.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.0% | -0.1% | 6.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 0.3% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.6% | 1.5% | 6.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More economy & growth data for Pakistan
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.11 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 267.00 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1.05 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 1.85 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -30.51 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0045 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 7.26 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 43.72 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Pakistan?
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Pakistan was 1.5% 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 Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 11.7% in 1968.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.3% in 1993.
- How does Pakistan rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added?
- Pakistan ranks 122nd out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Pakistan 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.