Agriculture, forestry and fishing as a share of GDP

Value added by agriculture, forestry, hunting and fishing, as a percentage of GDP.

Unit: % of GDP Frequency: Annual Coverage: 206 countries and 11 groups 1960 to 2025 Source: World Bank (original data: World Bank and OECD national accounts data, from national statistical offices)
Highest in 2024 48.0% Niger Lowest in 2024 0.0% Singapore
Euro area, 2024 1.5% Official aggregate published by the source
Countries ranked for 2024 187 Updated by the source on 8 October 2026

187 countries have a value for 2024, the latest period with data for most countries. Some countries have newer figures; see the ranking below for each country's latest year.

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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Agriculture, forestry and fishing as a share of GDP (% of GDP), 2001 to 2025
Period WorldUnited StatesChinaIndia
2025 4.0% – 6.7% 16.2%
2024 4.1% – 6.8% 17.6%
2023 4.1% – 6.9% 17.7%
2022 4.3% – 7.1% 18.2%
2021 4.3% 0.9% 7.1% 17.4%
2020 4.4% 0.9% 7.5% 18.7%
2019 4.0% 0.8% 7.0% 16.8%
2018 3.9% 0.9% 6.9% 16.0%
2017 4.1% 0.9% 7.3% 16.6%
2016 4.1% 0.9% 7.9% 16.4%
2015 4.2% 1.0% 8.2% 16.2%
2014 4.2% 1.2% 8.5% 16.8%
2013 4.2% 1.3% 8.8% 17.1%
2012 4.0% 1.1% 9.0% 16.8%
2011 4.0% 1.2% 9.0% 17.2%
2010 3.8% 1.0% 9.2% 17.0%
2009 3.6% 1.0% 9.5% 16.7%
2008 3.5% 1.1% 10.0% 16.8%
2007 3.4% 1.1% 10.1% 16.8%
2006 3.2% 1.0% 10.5% 16.8%
2005 3.2% 1.2% 11.5% 17.6%
2004 3.3% 1.3% 12.7% 17.8%
2003 3.3% 1.1% 12.2% 19.6%
2002 3.3% 1.0% 13.1% 19.5%
2001 3.3% 1.1% 13.8% 21.6%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • Among the 187 countries with a value for 2024, the highest is Niger (48.0%) and the lowest Singapore (0.0%).
  • Half of the countries are above 6.6% and half below.
  • From 2023 to 2024 the value rose in 13 countries and fell in 16.
  • The figure for the world was 4.1% in 2024, against 4.0% in 2019 (0 percentage points).

About this measure

Definition
Value added by agriculture, forestry, hunting and fishing, as a percentage of GDP.
Population covered
Whole economy
Unit
% of GDP
Frequency
Annual
Changes are shown as
Percentage points (the difference between two rates)

Source and dates

Original producer
World Bank and OECD national accounts data, from national statistical offices
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
NV.AGR.TOTL.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1960 to 2025
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: World Bank and OECD national accounts data, from national statistical offices

All countries in 2024 Every value is for 2024, so the countries are compared at the same point in time.

  1. 1 Niger 48.0%
  2. 2 Guinea-Bissau 41.2%
  3. 3 Chad 37.2%
  4. 4 Comoros 36.1%
  5. 5 Burundi 35.1%
  6. 6 Ethiopia 34.8%
  7. 7 Afghanistan 34.3%
  8. 8 Liberia 33.8%
  9. 9 Mali 32.6%
  10. 10 Malawi 31.8%
  11. 11 Guinea 31.0%
  12. 12 Solomon Islands 29.7%
  13. 13 Sierra Leone 29.2%
  14. 14 Central African Republic 27.9%
  15. 15 Vanuatu 26.6%
  16. 16 Nigeria 25.9%
  17. 17 Myanmar 25.3%
  18. 18 Mozambique 25.2%
  19. 19 Uganda 24.6%
  20. 20 Benin 24.2%
  21. 21 Pakistan 23.7%
  22. 22 Tanzania 23.3%
  23. 23 Kiribati 23.2%
  24. 24 Tajikistan 23.1%
  25. 25 Kenya 22.4%
  26. 26 Micronesia 22.3%
  27. 27 Sudan 22.2%
  28. 28 Madagascar 21.9%
  29. 29 Nepal 21.7%
  30. 30 Angola 21.6%
  31. 31 Togo 21.3%
  32. 32 Burkina Faso 20.9%
  33. 33 Rwanda 20.8%
  34. 34 Ghana 20.6%
  35. 35 Gambia 20.4%
  36. 36 Timor-Leste 20.2%
  37. 37 Marshall Islands 19.9%
  38. 38 Mauritania 19.3%
  39. 39 Tonga 18.6%
  40. 40 Cameroon 18.5%
  41. 41 Uzbekistan 17.7%
  42. 42 India 17.6%
  43. 43 Papua New Guinea 17.0%
  44. 44 Laos 16.8%
  45. 45 Cambodia 16.6%
  46. 46 Haiti 16.5%
  47. 47 Faroe Islands 16.1%
  48. 48 Côte d'Ivoire 15.9%
  49. 49 Senegal 15.6%
  50. 50 Albania 15.5%
  51. 51 Nicaragua 14.5%
  52. 52 Bhutan 14.1%
  53. 53 Algeria 14.0%
  54. 54 Egypt 13.7%
  55. 55 Fiji 13.2%
  56. 56 Indonesia 12.6%
  57. 57 São Tomé and Príncipe 12.5%
  58. 58 Dominica 12.2%
  59. 59 Turkmenistan 12.2%
  60. 60 Viet Nam 12.0%
  61. 61 Honduras 11.3%
  62. 62 Paraguay 11.2%
  63. 63 Bangladesh 11.2%
  64. 64 Iran 10.8%
  65. 65 Morocco 10.6%
  66. 66 Democratic Republic of the Congo 10.1%
  67. 67 Samoa 9.8%
  68. 68 Tunisia 9.7%
  69. 69 Guatemala 9.7%
  70. 70 Colombia 9.5%
  71. 71 Republic of the Congo 9.4%
  72. 72 Ecuador 9.2%
  73. 73 Philippines 9.1%
  74. 74 Thailand 8.9%
  75. 75 Bolivia 8.8%
  76. 76 Zimbabwe 8.7%
  77. 77 Kyrgyzstan 8.6%
  78. 78 Sri Lanka 8.4%
  79. 79 Malaysia 8.1%
  80. 80 Jamaica 8.0%
  81. 81 Belize 7.9%
  82. 82 Armenia 7.8%
  83. 83 Guyana 7.6%
  84. 84 Peru 7.5%
  85. 85 Kosovo 7.3%
  86. 86 Ukraine 7.3%
  87. 87 Mongolia 7.3%
  88. 88 Moldova 7.3%
  89. 89 Namibia 7.2%
  90. 90 Belarus 7.0%
  91. 91 China 6.8%
  92. 92 Suriname 6.8%
  93. 93 Lesotho 6.6%
  94. 94 Gabon 6.6%
  95. 95 Eswatini 6.5%
  96. 96 Uruguay 6.4%
  97. 97 North Macedonia 6.1%
  98. 98 Türkiye 5.8%
  99. 99 Argentina 5.8%
  100. 100 Brazil 5.8%
  101. 101 Azerbaijan 5.6%
  102. 102 West Bank and Gaza 5.5%
  103. 103 Georgia 5.5%
  104. 104 Jordan 5.2%
  105. 105 Cabo Verde 4.9%
  106. 106 El Salvador 4.5%
  107. 107 Bosnia and Herzegovina 4.5%
  108. 108 Dominican Republic 4.5%
  109. 109 Mauritius 4.2%
  110. 110 Latvia 3.9%
  111. 111 Kazakhstan 3.9%
  112. 112 Mexico 3.9%
  113. 113 Maldives 3.8%
  114. 114 Chile 3.8%
  115. 115 Greece 3.8%
  116. 116 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3.5%
  117. 117 Iceland 3.5%
  118. 118 Montenegro 3.5%
  119. 119 Costa Rica 3.4%
  120. 120 Iraq 3.4%
  121. 121 Serbia 3.2%
  122. 122 Russia 2.9%
  123. 123 Croatia 2.9%
  124. 124 Zambia 2.8%
  125. 125 Romania 2.8%
  126. 126 South Africa 2.8%
  127. 127 Spain 2.8%
  128. 128 Equatorial Guinea 2.7%
  129. 129 Palau 2.7%
  130. 130 Hungary 2.7%
  131. 131 Grenada 2.7%
  132. 132 Panama 2.7%
  133. 133 Seychelles 2.6%
  134. 134 Oman 2.6%
  135. 135 Poland 2.5%
  136. 136 Djibouti 2.5%
  137. 137 Saudi Arabia 2.5%
  138. 138 Finland 2.5%
  139. 139 Lithuania 2.4%
  140. 140 Libya 2.4%
  141. 141 Bulgaria 2.4%
  142. 142 Australia 2.0%
  143. 143 Portugal 2.0%
  144. 144 Italy 2.0%
  145. 145 Czechia 1.9%
  146. 146 Estonia 1.8%
  147. 147 Botswana 1.8%
  148. 148 Netherlands 1.7%
  149. 149 Norway 1.7%
  150. 150 Antigua and Barbuda 1.6%
  151. 151 Slovakia 1.6%
  152. 152 Barbados 1.6%
  153. 153 Slovenia 1.5%
  154. 154 South Korea 1.5%
  155. 155 Saint Lucia 1.5%
  156. 156 Sweden 1.4%
  157. 157 France 1.3%
  158. 158 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.3%
  159. 159 Israel 1.3%
  160. 160 Cuba 1.2%
  161. 161 Austria 1.2%
  162. 162 Brunei 1.2%
  163. 163 Cyprus 1.2%
  164. 164 Lebanon 1.0%
  165. 165 Ireland 1.0%
  166. 166 Japan 1.0%
  167. 167 Denmark 0.9%
  168. 168 Germany 0.9%
  169. 169 Belgium 0.8%
  170. 170 Trinidad and Tobago 0.8%
  171. 171 United Arab Emirates 0.8%
  172. 172 Puerto Rico (US) 0.7%
  173. 173 United Kingdom 0.6%
  174. 174 Switzerland 0.6%
  175. 175 Bahamas 0.5%
  176. 176 Kuwait 0.5%
  177. 177 Andorra 0.5%
  178. 178 Malta 0.5%
  179. 179 Cayman Islands 0.5%
  180. 180 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.4%
  181. 181 Qatar 0.3%
  182. 182 Curaçao 0.3%
  183. 183 Bahrain 0.2%
  184. 184 Luxembourg 0.2%
  185. 185 Bermuda 0.2%
  186. 186 Hong Kong SAR, China 0.0%
  187. 187 Singapore 0.0%
  188. East Asia and Pacific 5.6%
  189. Euro area 1.5%
  190. Europe and Central Asia 2.0%
  191. European Union 1.6%
  192. Latin America and Caribbean 6.6%
  193. Middle East and North Africa 6.6%
  194. OECD members 1.4%
  195. South Asia 16.7%
  196. Sub-Saharan Africa 18.0%
  197. World 4.1%
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Grey: no value for 2024. Colour groups split countries into roughly equal numbers. Boundaries: Natural Earth.