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Afghanistan: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP)

In , Afghanistan's Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP) was 34.74.

That's up 3.1% from 2022, the highest value on record.

The global average for this indicator in 2023 was 9.78 .

Source: World Bank Open Data (NV.AGR.TOTL.ZS) • Data as of 2023

Trend (2005–2023)

Afghanistan Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP) trend 2008: Global financial crisis 2020: COVID-19 pandemic 2014: Oil price collapse 2022: Russia–Ukraine war begins
  • 2008 · Global financial crisis
  • 2020 · COVID-19 pandemic
  • 2014 · Oil price collapse
  • 2022 · Russia–Ukraine war begins

Highlights

Peak
34.74
Trough
20.63
1-year change
+3.1%
5-year change
+57.6%
+9.5% / yr
10-year change
+52.3%
+4.3% / yr

Historical Data — Last 10 Years

Year Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP)
34.7432
33.7014
33.5976
29.9756
25.7740
22.0429
26.4202
25.7403
20.6343
22.1370

About Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP)

Agriculture, forestry, and fishing corresponds to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 01-03 and includes the exploitation of vegetal and animal natural resources, comprising the activities of growing of crops, raising and breeding of animals, harvesting of timber and other plants, animals or animal products from a farm or their natural habitats.Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. Note: For VAB countries, gross value added at factor cost is used as the denominator.

Indicator code: NV.AGR.TOTL.ZSCategory: Economy

Frequently asked questions

What was Afghanistan's Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP) in 2023?
In 2023, Afghanistan's Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP) was 34.74, according to World Bank Open Data.
Is Afghanistan's Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP) rising or falling?
Afghanistan's Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP) rose 3.1% from 2022 to 2023.
How does Afghanistan's Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP) compare to the world average?
The global average for Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP) in 2023 was 9.78, so Afghanistan is above the world average.
What is Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP) and how is it measured?
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing corresponds to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 01-03 and includes the exploitation of vegetal and animal natural resources, comprising the activities of growing of crops, raising and breeding of animals, harvesting of timber and other plants, animals or animal products from a farm or their natural habitats.Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. Note: For VAB countries, gross value added at factor cost is used as the denominator.
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Source: World Bank Open Data (NV.AGR.TOTL.ZS), CC BY 4.0.