Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) was 4.68 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1982–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2025, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 us$) in Sub-Saharan Africa stood at 4.68 % change on previous year.
That represents a change of up 69.1% on the previous year and up 42.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 us$) in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 14.89 % change on previous year in 2002 and was at its lowest, -1.88 % change on previous year, in 1984.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 8th of 46 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 2.5 % change on previous year | — |
| 1983 | -1.82 % change on previous year | -172.7% |
| 1984 | -1.88 % change on previous year | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 5.25 % change on previous year | -379.9% |
| 1986 | 7.32 % change on previous year | +39.5% |
| 1987 | 2.91 % change on previous year | -60.2% |
| 1988 | 3.06 % change on previous year | +5.2% |
| 1989 | 7.08 % change on previous year | +131.1% |
| 1990 | -0.3827 % change on previous year | -105.4% |
| 1991 | 2.86 % change on previous year | -846.8% |
| 1992 | -1.62 % change on previous year | -156.9% |
| 1993 | 5.42 % change on previous year | -433.5% |
| 1994 | 0.7053 % change on previous year | -87.0% |
| 1995 | 3.61 % change on previous year | +411.6% |
| 1996 | 7.95 % change on previous year | +120.4% |
| 1997 | 3.54 % change on previous year | -55.5% |
| 1998 | 2.63 % change on previous year | -25.8% |
| 1999 | 4.65 % change on previous year | +77.1% |
| 2000 | 0.2031 % change on previous year | -95.6% |
| 2001 | 4.56 % change on previous year | +2145.8% |
| 2002 | 14.89 % change on previous year | +226.3% |
| 2003 | 4.4 % change on previous year | -70.4% |
| 2004 | 3.39 % change on previous year | -23.0% |
| 2005 | 5.37 % change on previous year | +58.5% |
| 2006 | 5.35 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 4.01 % change on previous year | -25.0% |
| 2008 | 5.18 % change on previous year | +29.2% |
| 2009 | 3.95 % change on previous year | -23.9% |
| 2010 | 5.24 % change on previous year | +32.9% |
| 2011 | 1.63 % change on previous year | -68.9% |
| 2012 | 4.03 % change on previous year | +147.1% |
| 2013 | 4.07 % change on previous year | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 4.81 % change on previous year | +18.2% |
| 2015 | 3.28 % change on previous year | -31.8% |
| 2016 | 3.53 % change on previous year | +7.8% |
| 2017 | 4.26 % change on previous year | +20.7% |
| 2018 | 2.91 % change on previous year | -31.8% |
| 2019 | 2.11 % change on previous year | -27.4% |
| 2020 | 3.33 % change on previous year | +57.9% |
| 2021 | 3.89 % change on previous year | +16.8% |
| 2022 | 3.38 % change on previous year | -13.0% |
| 2023 | 1.88 % change on previous year | -44.4% |
| 2024 | 2.77 % change on previous year | +47.2% |
| 2025 | 4.68 % change on previous year | +69.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) in Sub-Saharan Africa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +2145.8% | 0.2031 % change on previous year | 4.56 % change on previous year |
| 1991 | +846.8% | -0.3827 % change on previous year | 2.86 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.05 % change on previous year | -1.88 % change on previous year | 7.32 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1990s | 2.94 % change on previous year | -1.62 % change on previous year | 7.95 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.13 % change on previous year | 0.2031 % change on previous year | 14.89 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.59 % change on previous year | 1.63 % change on previous year | 5.24 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.32 % change on previous year | 1.88 % change on previous year | 4.68 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
- 5 Aruba 24.97 % change on previous year compare
- 6 Maldives 22.62 % change on previous year compare
- 7 South Sudan 21.6 % change on previous year compare
- 8 Marshall Islands 21.54 % change on previous year compare
- 9 Bahamas 21.02 % change on previous year compare
- 10 South Africa 17.43 % change on previous year compare
- 11 Cayman Islands 16.19 % change on previous year compare
More economy & growth data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 466.42 current US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 420.94 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2516 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps -2.63 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 8.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2438 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 407.9 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.1718 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 us$) in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 us$) in Sub-Saharan Africa was 4.68 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 us$) recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 14.89 % change on previous year in 2002.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 us$) recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.88 % change on previous year in 1984.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 us$)?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 8th out of 46 groups with data for 2025.
- Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 us$) rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.