Agriculture value added share of GDP in South America
South America: Agriculture value added share of GDP was 6.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agriculture value added share of GDP in South America, 2001–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agriculture value added share of gdp in South America is 6.1%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and up 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture value added share of gdp in South America peaked at 6.7% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 4.8%, in 2012.
South America ranks 16th 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 South America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 5.1% | — |
| 2002 | 6.3% | +21.8% |
| 2003 | 6.7% | +7.7% |
| 2004 | 6.2% | -7.9% |
| 2005 | 5.5% | -11.3% |
| 2006 | 5.1% | -7.1% |
| 2007 | 5.2% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 5.3% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 5.1% | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 5.0% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 5.1% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 4.8% | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 5.0% | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 5.1% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 5.0% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 5.6% | +11.9% |
| 2017 | 5.2% | -7.4% |
| 2018 | 4.9% | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 5.0% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 6.2% | +24.3% |
| 2021 | 6.7% | +8.1% |
| 2022 | 6.2% | -6.4% |
| 2023 | 6.3% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 6.1% | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.6% | 5.1% | 6.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 5.1% | 4.8% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.3% | 6.1% | 6.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near South America
- 13 Guinea 29.3% compare
- 14 Malawi 27.8% compare
- 15 Kiribati 27.2% compare
- 16 Mozambique 26.3% compare
- 17 United Republic of Tanzania 26.1% compare
- 18 Sierra Leone 25.4% compare
- 19 Rwanda 25.0% compare
More economy & growth data for South America
- Gross Domestic Product, GDP in millions constant 2021 international $ 9.17 million (2027)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 4.35 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$ 753,486 million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita 9,997 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita, 2015 prices 9,035 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices 3.93 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ 2.44 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita 1.83 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$ -0.3025 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$, 2015 prices 17.35 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture value added share of gdp in South America?
- Agriculture value added share of gdp in South America was 6.1% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest agriculture value added share of gdp recorded in South America?
- The highest recorded value was 6.7% in 2003.
- What is the lowest agriculture value added share of gdp recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.8% in 2012.
- How does South America rank for agriculture value added share of gdp?
- South America ranks 16th out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture value added share of gdp rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South America 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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