Agriculture, forestry, fishing (highest government level expenditure) in South America
South America: Agriculture, forestry, fishing (highest government level expenditure) was 11,555 million USD in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agriculture, forestry, fishing (highest government level expenditure) in South America, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million USD.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agriculture, forestry, fishing (highest government level expenditure) in South America is 11,555 million USD, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 12.4% on the previous year and down 39.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, fishing (highest government level expenditure) in South America peaked at 21,011 million USD in 2009 and was at its lowest, 9,405 million USD, in 2020.
South America ranks 21st of 33 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Agriculture, forestry, fishing (highest government level expenditure) in South America, year by year
| Year | million USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 12,521 million USD | — |
| 2002 | 10,630 million USD | -15.1% |
| 2003 | 11,055 million USD | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 12,508 million USD | +13.1% |
| 2005 | 14,146 million USD | +13.1% |
| 2006 | 15,465 million USD | +9.3% |
| 2007 | 17,837 million USD | +15.3% |
| 2008 | 19,139 million USD | +7.3% |
| 2009 | 21,011 million USD | +9.8% |
| 2010 | 14,387 million USD | -31.5% |
| 2011 | 14,026 million USD | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 14,118 million USD | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 14,430 million USD | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 19,158 million USD | +32.8% |
| 2015 | 12,946 million USD | -32.4% |
| 2016 | 12,586 million USD | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 11,264 million USD | -10.5% |
| 2018 | 10,688 million USD | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 10,114 million USD | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 9,405 million USD | -7.0% |
| 2021 | 9,785 million USD | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 12,724 million USD | +30.0% |
| 2023 | 13,191 million USD | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 11,555 million USD | -12.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14,924 million USD | 10,630 million USD | 21,011 million USD | 9 |
| 2010s | 13,372 million USD | 10,114 million USD | 19,158 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,332 million USD | 9,405 million USD | 13,191 million USD | 5 |
More environment data for South America
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.23 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.218 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production, annual growth rate 4.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export value, annual growth rate 3.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity, annual growth rate 13.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0.6381 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Import value, annual growth rate -22.32 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture, forestry, fishing (highest government level expenditure) in South America?
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing (highest government level expenditure) in South America was 11,555 million USD in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agriculture, forestry, fishing (highest government level expenditure) recorded in South America?
- The highest recorded value was 21,011 million USD in 2009.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, fishing (highest government level expenditure) recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,405 million USD in 2020.
- How does South America rank for agriculture, forestry, fishing (highest government level expenditure)?
- South America ranks 21st out of 33 groups with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture, forestry, fishing (highest government level expenditure) rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South America data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agriculture, forestry, fishing (highest government level expenditure) — Value US$, 2015 prices. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Statistics Division of FAO collects annually data on Government Expenditure on Agriculture through a questionnaire, which was developed in partnership with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The IMF is the responsible institution for the Government Finance Statistics (GFS) methodology and annually collects GFS data, including Expenditure by Functions of Government (COFOG). The Classification of the Functions of Government (COFOG) is an international classification developed by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and published by the United Nations Statistical Division (UNSD), with the aim of categorise governments' functions according to their purposes. The FAO questionnaire aligns with Table 7 of the IMF GFS questionnaire, replicates the relevant aggregates and drills down to request additional detail related to Agriculture. The FAO dataset consists of a time series, from 2001 onwards, of Total Government Expenditure and expenditure in: Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, along with its three disaggregated subsectors of Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing; and Environmental Protection. In addition, expenditure in each detailed function are further disaggregated into Recurrent and Capital expenditure. Additional indicators include the Agriculture Share of Government Expenditure, and the Agriculture Orientation Index (ratio between the Agriculture Share of Government Expenditure and the Agriculture Value Added as Share of GDP). Data are reported for the highest level of government available (Consolidated general government, consolidated central government or budgetary central government) and are available for about 100 countries on a regular basis.