Agriculture value added share of GDP in Latin America and the Caribbean
Latin America and the Caribbean: Agriculture value added share of GDP was 5.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agriculture value added share of GDP in Latin America and the Caribbean, 2001–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Latin America and the Caribbean recorded 5.4% for agriculture value added share of gdp in 2024.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture value added share of gdp in Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 5.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4.5%, in 2006.
Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 18th of 36 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Agriculture value added share of GDP in Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 4.5% | — |
| 2002 | 4.9% | +8.6% |
| 2003 | 5.3% | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 5.1% | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 4.7% | -8.1% |
| 2006 | 4.5% | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 4.6% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 4.7% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 4.7% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 4.6% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 4.7% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 4.5% | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 4.6% | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 4.6% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 4.5% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 5.0% | +9.9% |
| 2017 | 4.7% | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 4.5% | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 4.5% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 5.4% | +19.6% |
| 2021 | 5.7% | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 5.5% | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 5.5% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 5.4% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.8% | 4.5% | 5.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 4.6% | 4.5% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.5% | 5.4% | 5.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latin America and the Caribbean
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Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture value added share of gdp in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Agriculture value added share of gdp in Latin America and the Caribbean was 5.4% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest agriculture value added share of gdp recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 5.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest agriculture value added share of gdp recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5% in 2006.
- How does Latin America and the Caribbean rank for agriculture value added share of gdp?
- Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 18th out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture value added share of gdp rising or falling in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America and the Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Agriculture value added share of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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