Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in South Asia
South Asia: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added was 2.4% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in South Asia, 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 South Asia stood at 2.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 39.9% on the previous year and up 158.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in South Asia peaked at 14.1% in 1988 and was at its lowest, -11.4%, in 1979.
South Asia ranks 29th of 46 groups 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 South Asia, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.6% | — |
| 1962 | -1.3% | -317.3% |
| 1963 | 1.9% | -245.2% |
| 1964 | 9.1% | +379.1% |
| 1965 | -10.1% | -210.9% |
| 1966 | -0.8% | -92.4% |
| 1967 | 12.8% | -1760.6% |
| 1968 | 0.8% | -93.8% |
| 1969 | 5.8% | +628.7% |
| 1970 | 6.8% | +18.0% |
| 1971 | -2.1% | -130.2% |
| 1972 | -5.2% | +154.0% |
| 1973 | 6.4% | -221.8% |
| 1974 | -0.7% | -111.2% |
| 1975 | 11.1% | -1652.6% |
| 1976 | -4.6% | -141.8% |
| 1977 | 8.8% | -289.6% |
| 1978 | 2.7% | -69.4% |
| 1979 | -11.4% | -525.2% |
| 1980 | 11.3% | -198.4% |
| 1981 | 4.6% | -58.8% |
| 1982 | -0.1% | -101.3% |
| 1983 | 9.4% | -15341.1% |
| 1984 | 1.9% | -80.0% |
| 1985 | 0.5% | -72.8% |
| 1986 | -0.0% | -108.6% |
| 1987 | -1.5% | +3403.8% |
| 1988 | 14.1% | -1011.6% |
| 1989 | 1.1% | -91.9% |
| 1990 | 4.4% | +288.9% |
| 1991 | -1.6% | -135.1% |
| 1992 | 6.1% | -488.6% |
| 1993 | 3.2% | -46.8% |
| 1994 | 4.5% | +39.0% |
| 1995 | -0.6% | -113.4% |
| 1996 | 9.1% | -1626.5% |
| 1997 | -2.0% | -121.4% |
| 1998 | 6.0% | -407.8% |
| 1999 | 2.8% | -54.0% |
| 2000 | 0.5% | -80.4% |
| 2001 | 5.6% | +934.4% |
| 2002 | -5.9% | -204.7% |
| 2003 | 8.5% | -244.2% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | -93.3% |
| 2005 | 4.7% | +736.1% |
| 2006 | 3.1% | -33.4% |
| 2007 | 5.4% | +73.5% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | -94.6% |
| 2009 | -0.4% | -248.9% |
| 2010 | 8.4% | -2038.5% |
| 2011 | 6.2% | -26.5% |
| 2012 | 1.7% | -72.2% |
| 2013 | 5.2% | +204.7% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | -94.9% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | +254.3% |
| 2016 | 6.2% | +555.2% |
| 2017 | 6.2% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 2.3% | -63.3% |
| 2019 | 5.8% | +156.8% |
| 2020 | 3.9% | -33.7% |
| 2021 | 4.4% | +14.7% |
| 2022 | 5.8% | +31.4% |
| 2023 | 2.7% | -54.4% |
| 2024 | 4.0% | +52.0% |
| 2025 | 2.4% | -39.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in South Asia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | +15341.1% | -0.1% | 9.4% |
| 1987 | -3403.8% | -0.0% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | +2038.5% | -0.4% | 8.4% |
| 1967 | +1760.6% | -0.8% | 12.8% |
| 1975 | +1652.6% | -0.7% | 11.1% |
| 1996 | +1626.5% | -0.6% | 9.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.1% | -10.1% | 12.8% | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.2% | -11.4% | 11.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.1% | -1.5% | 14.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.2% | -2.0% | 9.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.2% | -5.9% | 8.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.3% | 0.3% | 8.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.9% | 2.4% | 5.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Asia
More economy & growth data for South Asia
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 1,589 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 6.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.0821 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 221.99 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 5.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.5874 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.5559 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 5.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 1,504 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 275.19 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in South Asia?
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in South Asia was 2.4% 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 Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 14.1% in 1988.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was -11.4% in 1979.
- How does South Asia rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added?
- South Asia ranks 29th out of 46 groups with data for 2025.
- Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added rising or falling in South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 158.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Asia 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.