Agriculture share of GDP in United States
Agriculture, forestry and fishing produced 0.9% of GDP in United States in 2021. The value for 2021 is the highest since 2015.
The latest value for United States is for 2021. Most countries have figures for 2024.
United States, 2021
0.9%
Change from 2020
0percentage points
World, 2021
4.3%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2021
1.8%
Agriculture share of GDP in United States over time
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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | United States | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | 4.0% |
| 2024 | – | 4.1% |
| 2023 | – | 4.1% |
| 2022 | – | 4.3% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | 4.3% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | 4.4% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | 4.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | 3.9% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | 4.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | 4.1% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | 4.2% |
| 2014 | 1.2% | 4.2% |
| 2013 | 1.3% | 4.2% |
| 2012 | 1.1% | 4.0% |
| 2011 | 1.2% | 4.0% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | 3.8% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | 3.6% |
| 2008 | 1.1% | 3.5% |
| 2007 | 1.1% | 3.4% |
| 2006 | 1.0% | 3.2% |
| 2005 | 1.2% | 3.2% |
| 2004 | 1.3% | 3.3% |
| 2003 | 1.1% | 3.3% |
| 2002 | 1.0% | 3.3% |
| 2001 | 1.1% | 3.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of 0 percentage points from 0.9% in 2020.
- Since 2011, when it was 1.2%, the figure has changed by −0.3 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2021 was 4.3%.
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All statistics for United States
Agricultural land
46.1%
2024 · World Bank
Cereal yield
8,414 kg per hectare
2024 · World Bank
Cost of a healthy diet
Int$2.86e (Estimate) per person per day
2025 · FAOSTAT
Healthy diet unaffordable
4.5%e (Estimate)
2025 · FAOSTAT
Pesticide use
2.78e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT
Nitrogen fertiliser use
59.1e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT