Forestry (central government expenditure) — Value US$ by country
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...
What the numbers show
Forestry (central government expenditure) — Value US$ is currently reported for 68 countries. The highest value is 1,825 million USD in Republic of Korea; the lowest is 0 million USD in Mozambique.
The median across all reporting countries is 6.6 million USD, and the mean is 90.27 million USD.
Over the past decade 35 countries rose and 21 fell. The largest increase was in Peru (up 20,734.8%), and the largest decrease in Ghana (down 100.0%).
Forestry (central government expenditure) — Value US$: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Republic of Korea | 1,825 million USD | 2023 | up 28.5% | rising |
| 2 | Egypt | 1,289 million USD | 2024 | up 69.3% | rising |
| 3 | Russian Federation | 674.68 million USD | 2021 | down 18.3% | rising |
| 4 | Indonesia | 435.3 million USD | 2024 | up 1,460.8% | volatile |
| 5 | Australia | 305.54 million USD | 2024 | up 6,674.7% | volatile |
| 6 | Israel | 274.95 million USD | 2024 | up 84.5% | rising |
| 7 | Cuba | 233.52 million USD | 2019 | — | flat |
| 8 | Mexico | 174.65 million USD | 2024 | down 69.7% | volatile |
| 9 | Bangladesh | 160.03 million USD | 2024 | up 484.5% | volatile |
| 10 | Sweden | 113.08 million USD | 2024 | down 25.0% | flat |
| 11 | Kenya | 85.07 million USD | 2024 | up 617.9% | volatile |
| 12 | Slovakia | 78.38 million USD | 2011 | up 582.2% | volatile |
| 13 | Kazakhstan | 60.76 million USD | 2015 | up 1,360.6% | volatile |
| 14 | Peru | 47.92 million USD | 2024 | up 20,734.8% | volatile |
| 15 | Chile | 42.92 million USD | 2024 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 16 | Switzerland | 32.29 million USD | 2023 | up 19.9% | volatile |
| 17 | Senegal | 23.95 million USD | 2024 | up 122.2% | volatile |
| 18 | Viet Nam | 21.87 million USD | 2022 | down 29.5% | volatile |
| 19 | Papua New Guinea | 20.31 million USD | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 20 | United Republic of Tanzania | 19.16 million USD | 2024 | up 882.6% | volatile |
| 21 | Iceland | 17.82 million USD | 2024 | up 251.5% | rising |
| 22 | Namibia | 17.73 million USD | 2024 | down 32.1% | volatile |
| 23 | Gabon | 16.85 million USD | 2023 | up 2,662.3% | volatile |
| 24 | Republic of Moldova | 16.35 million USD | 2024 | up 1,285.6% | volatile |
| 25 | Guatemala | 13.72 million USD | 2024 | up 1,917.7% | volatile |
| 26 | Togo | 10.66 million USD | 2018 | up 62.3% | rising |
| 27 | Turkmenistan | 10.5 million USD | 2024 | up 122.5% | rising |
| 28 | Kyrgyzstan | 9.89 million USD | 2024 | up 123.8% | rising |
| 29 | Montenegro | 8.37 million USD | 2024 | up 4,550.0% | volatile |
| 30 | Azerbaijan | 8.14 million USD | 2022 | down 36.7% | falling |
| 31 | Zambia | 7.45 million USD | 2024 | up 36.2% | volatile |
| 32 | Albania | 7.37 million USD | 2022 | up 13.7% | flat |
| 33 | Poland | 7.14 million USD | 2023 | down 33.6% | volatile |
| 34 | Brazil | 6.8 million USD | 2024 | down 89.9% | falling |
| 35 | Guyana | 6.4 million USD | 2023 | up 163.4% | rising |
| 36 | Brunei Darussalam | 5.6 million USD | 2024 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 37 | Nicaragua | 5.1 million USD | 2023 | down 46.0% | falling |
| 38 | Fiji | 4.89 million USD | 2023 | up 114.5% | rising |
| 39 | Armenia | 4.39 million USD | 2022 | up 131.1% | rising |
| 40 | Paraguay | 4.34 million USD | 2024 | up 611.5% | volatile |
| 41 | Guinea | 4.11 million USD | 2023 | down 66.6% | volatile |
| 42 | Mauritius | 4 million USD | 2024 | down 35.8% | falling |
| 43 | Lesotho | 3.73 million USD | 2024 | down 69.8% | falling |
| 44 | Denmark | 3.47 million USD | 2024 | up 388.7% | volatile |
| 45 | Chad | 3.12 million USD | 2020 | up 79.3% | volatile |
| 46 | Guinea-Bissau | 1.42 million USD | 2015 | down 19.3% | volatile |
| 47 | Angola | 1.4 million USD | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 48 | Saint Lucia | 1.39 million USD | 2024 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 49 | El Salvador | 1.3 million USD | 2024 | up 128.9% | volatile |
| 50 | Burkina Faso | 1.08 million USD | 2024 | down 62.5% | volatile |
| 50 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1.08 million USD | 2024 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 52 | Colombia | 0.74 million USD | 2024 | down 26.7% | volatile |
| 53 | Samoa | 0.72 million USD | 2024 | down 6.5% | flat |
| 54 | Burundi | 0.63 million USD | 2019 | — | falling |
| 55 | Vanuatu | 0.58 million USD | 2016 | up 31.8% | rising |
| 56 | Tonga | 0.51 million USD | 2020 | up 75.9% | rising |
| 57 | Grenada | 0.36 million USD | 2024 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 58 | Eswatini | 0.32 million USD | 2023 | down 41.8% | falling |
| 59 | Cabo Verde | 0.2 million USD | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 60 | Lebanon | 0.02 million USD | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 61 | Argentina | 0.01 million USD | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 62 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 million USD | 2022 | — | flat |
| 62 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 million USD | 2015 | — | flat |
| 62 | Yemen | 0 million USD | 2014 | — | flat |
| 62 | Canada | 0 million USD | 2014 | — | flat |
| 62 | Bahamas | 0 million USD | 2024 | — | flat |
| 62 | Ghana | 0 million USD | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 62 | Mozambique | 0 million USD | 2024 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- South Africa 46.23 million USD
- Central African Republic 0 million USD
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.