Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in South Africa
South Africa: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added was 17.4% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in South Africa, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 17.4% for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in 2025.
That represents a change of up 300.0% on the previous year and up 579.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in South Africa peaked at 30.4% in 1974 and was at its lowest, -27.3%, in 1992.
That places South Africa 10th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in South Africa, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.7% | — |
| 1962 | 5.7% | +52.7% |
| 1963 | 3.2% | -42.9% |
| 1964 | -11.5% | -453.5% |
| 1965 | 1.1% | -109.7% |
| 1966 | 7.9% | +608.9% |
| 1967 | 25.0% | +217.9% |
| 1968 | -12.0% | -147.9% |
| 1969 | 4.8% | -139.7% |
| 1970 | -6.6% | -239.8% |
| 1971 | 18.8% | -382.2% |
| 1972 | -0.6% | -103.4% |
| 1973 | -12.7% | +1871.6% |
| 1974 | 30.4% | -340.0% |
| 1975 | -8.6% | -128.2% |
| 1976 | -2.4% | -71.8% |
| 1977 | 11.7% | -585.5% |
| 1978 | 4.0% | -65.9% |
| 1979 | -2.2% | -154.1% |
| 1980 | 10.0% | -560.4% |
| 1981 | 5.8% | -42.1% |
| 1982 | -8.4% | -246.1% |
| 1983 | -22.7% | +168.8% |
| 1984 | 11.4% | -150.2% |
| 1985 | 20.3% | +78.4% |
| 1986 | 6.6% | -67.6% |
| 1987 | 2.5% | -61.4% |
| 1988 | 2.8% | +10.2% |
| 1989 | 14.7% | +424.3% |
| 1990 | -7.1% | -148.5% |
| 1991 | 4.5% | -162.6% |
| 1992 | -27.3% | -710.4% |
| 1993 | 24.0% | -188.1% |
| 1994 | 7.9% | -67.1% |
| 1995 | -19.9% | -351.9% |
| 1996 | 24.0% | -220.6% |
| 1997 | 0.9% | -96.2% |
| 1998 | -5.3% | -688.9% |
| 1999 | 6.2% | -217.0% |
| 2000 | 4.7% | -24.2% |
| 2001 | -3.3% | -170.2% |
| 2002 | 6.5% | -297.0% |
| 2003 | 0.7% | -89.5% |
| 2004 | 0.9% | +26.2% |
| 2005 | 2.8% | +226.9% |
| 2006 | -5.5% | -294.4% |
| 2007 | 3.0% | -154.5% |
| 2008 | 19.4% | +551.6% |
| 2009 | -1.9% | -109.7% |
| 2010 | -0.3% | -84.1% |
| 2011 | 2.0% | -763.9% |
| 2012 | 1.8% | -11.6% |
| 2013 | 4.5% | +154.0% |
| 2014 | 10.9% | +144.4% |
| 2015 | -3.6% | -133.2% |
| 2016 | -5.2% | +41.6% |
| 2017 | 19.1% | -470.4% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | -97.4% |
| 2019 | -6.5% | -1423.0% |
| 2020 | 17.3% | -364.7% |
| 2021 | 5.0% | -71.2% |
| 2022 | 2.2% | -56.6% |
| 2023 | -4.6% | -311.5% |
| 2024 | -8.7% | +90.6% |
| 2025 | 17.4% | -300.0% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 17.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.1%, 5.6× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 17.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.7%, 4.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in South Africa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | -1871.6% | -0.6% | -12.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.1% | -12.0% | 25.0% | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.2% | -12.7% | 30.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.3% | -22.7% | 20.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8% | -27.3% | 24.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.7% | -5.5% | 19.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.3% | -6.5% | 19.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.8% | -8.7% | 17.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 7 South Sudan 21.6% compare
- 8 Marshall Islands 21.5% compare
- 9 Bahamas 21.0% compare
- 11 Cayman Islands 16.2% compare
- 12 Micronesia, Federated States of 12.7% compare
- 13 Brazil 11.7% compare
More economy & growth data for South Africa
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.4836 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.4 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps -4.01 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0094 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -61.95 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled -2.16 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -192.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0051 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -33.37 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 16.18 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in South Africa?
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in South Africa was 17.4% 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 South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 30.4% in 1974.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was -27.3% in 1992.
- How does South Africa rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added?
- South Africa ranks 10th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 579.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Africa 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.