Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) in Africa Western and Central
Africa Western and Central: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) was 22,792 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) in Africa Western and Central, 1981–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 us$) in Africa Western and Central stood at 22,792 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 43 years on record.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 42.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 us$) in Africa Western and Central peaked at 22,792 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3,410 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre, in 1984.
That places Africa Western and Central 23rd out of 46 groups with data for 2023, 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 (constant 2015 US$) in Africa Western and Central, year by year
| Year | constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 3,468 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1982 | 3,537 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 3,466 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 3,410 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 3,943 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 1986 | 4,233 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1987 | 4,170 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 4,475 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1989 | 4,665 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 4,781 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 5,001 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1992 | 4,981 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 5,170 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 5,303 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 5,498 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 5,711 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 5,885 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 6,180 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1999 | 6,523 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2000 | 6,600 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 6,819 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 9,184 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +34.7% |
| 2003 | 9,835 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 10,296 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 10,908 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 11,488 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 12,132 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 12,941 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 13,582 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 14,386 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 14,647 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 15,547 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 15,993 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 16,741 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 17,356 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 18,150 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 18,973 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 19,616 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 20,097 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 20,693 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 21,517 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 22,311 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 22,792 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +2.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) in Africa Western and Central changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +34.7% | 6,819 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 9,184 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3,930 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 3,410 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 4,665 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1990s | 5,503 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 4,781 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 6,523 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 10,378 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 6,600 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 13,582 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 17,151 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 14,386 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 20,097 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 21,828 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 20,693 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 22,792 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Africa Western and Central
- 20 Switzerland 118,691 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 21 Tonga 113,121 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 22 Palestine, State of 112,697 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 23 Seychelles 111,739 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 24 Pakistan 111,636 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 25 Italy 111,588 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 26 Grenada 110,962 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for Africa Western and Central
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 1.25 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) 807.39 billion current US$ (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) 942.07 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- GDP 852.53 billion current US$ (2025)
- GDP 991.22 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- GDP growth 4.6% (2025)
- GDP per capita 1,860 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 2.34 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- GDP per capita growth 2.2% (2025)
- Inflation, GDP deflator 2.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 us$) in Africa Western and Central?
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 us$) in Africa Western and Central was 22,792 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 us$) recorded in Africa Western and Central?
- The highest recorded value was 22,792 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 us$) recorded in Africa Western and Central?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,410 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre in 1984.
- How does Africa Western and Central rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 us$)?
- Africa Western and Central ranks 23rd out of 46 groups with data for 2023.
- Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 us$) rising or falling in Africa Western and Central?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Africa Western and Central data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.