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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$) was 0.1718 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
0.1718 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
Change on year
down 5.8%
Rank
7th
of 46 groups
All-time high
0.3586 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2002
All-time low
0.1393 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2013
Years of data
45
1981–2025

Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1981–2025

00.10.20.30.41981200320251981: 0.196 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP1982: 0.216 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP1983: 0.237 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP1984: 0.26 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP1985: 0.286 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP1986: 0.328 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP1987: 0.301 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP1988: 0.295 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP1989: 0.31 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP1990: 0.264 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP1991: 0.253 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP1992: 0.277 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP1993: 0.289 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP1994: 0.285 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP1995: 0.232 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP1996: 0.224 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP1997: 0.221 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP1998: 0.226 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP1999: 0.331 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP2000: 0.313 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP2001: 0.341 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP2002: 0.359 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP2003: 0.297 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP2004: 0.248 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP2005: 0.219 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP2006: 0.195 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP2007: 0.175 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP2008: 0.162 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP2009: 0.177 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP2010: 0.157 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP2011: 0.142 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP2012: 0.142 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP2013: 0.139 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP2014: 0.14 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP2015: 0.163 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP2016: 0.186 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP2017: 0.178 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP2018: 0.17 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP2019: 0.153 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP2020: 0.17 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP2021: 0.157 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP2022: 0.151 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP2023: 0.167 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP2024: 0.182 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP2025: 0.172 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

In 2025, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 us$) in Sub-Saharan Africa stood at 0.1718 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.8% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 us$) in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 0.3586 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.1393 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2013.

That places Sub-Saharan Africa 7th out of 46 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.

Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year

Year constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP Change
1981 0.1961 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP —
1982 0.2162 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP +10.3%
1983 0.2365 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP +9.4%
1984 0.2597 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP +9.8%
1985 0.2863 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP +10.2%
1986 0.3278 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP +14.5%
1987 0.3012 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP -8.1%
1988 0.2948 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP -2.1%
1989 0.3102 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP +5.2%
1990 0.2639 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP -14.9%
1991 0.2535 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP -3.9%
1992 0.2772 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP +9.3%
1993 0.2891 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP +4.3%
1994 0.2847 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP -1.5%
1995 0.2319 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP -18.6%
1996 0.224 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP -3.4%
1997 0.2206 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP -1.5%
1998 0.2258 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP +2.4%
1999 0.331 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP +46.6%
2000 0.313 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP -5.4%
2001 0.3414 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP +9.1%
2002 0.3586 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP +5.0%
2003 0.2974 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP -17.1%
2004 0.2476 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP -16.8%
2005 0.219 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP -11.5%
2006 0.1953 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP -10.8%
2007 0.1754 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP -10.2%
2008 0.1624 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP -7.4%
2009 0.1769 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP +8.9%
2010 0.1573 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP -11.1%
2011 0.1423 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP -9.5%
2012 0.1423 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP +0.0%
2013 0.1393 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP -2.1%
2014 0.1401 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP +0.5%
2015 0.1631 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP +16.4%
2016 0.186 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP +14.0%
2017 0.1776 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP -4.5%
2018 0.1699 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP -4.3%
2019 0.1526 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP -10.2%
2020 0.1696 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP +11.1%
2021 0.1567 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP -7.6%
2022 0.1513 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP -3.4%
2023 0.1667 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP +10.2%
2024 0.1824 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP +9.4%
2025 0.1718 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP -5.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.2699 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1961 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3278 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 9
1990s 0.2601 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2206 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.331 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2000s 0.2487 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1624 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3586 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2010s 0.1571 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1393 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.186 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2020s 0.1664 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1513 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1824 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 6

Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa

  1. 4 Chad 0.3432 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  2. 5 Burundi 0.3341 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  3. 6 Niger 0.304 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  4. 7 Ethiopia 0.3016 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  5. 8 Liberia 0.2899 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  6. 9 Solomon Islands 0.2636 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  7. 10 Afghanistan 0.2634 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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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 0.1718 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 us$) recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
The highest recorded value was 0.3586 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2002.
What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 us$) recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1393 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2013.
How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 us$)?
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 7th out of 46 groups with data for 2025.
Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 us$) rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
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240 places, 10,602 data points, 1960–2025
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Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.