Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth in South Africa
South Africa: Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth was 16.61 % in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth in South Africa, 1971–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for value added (agriculture, forestry and fishing) — annual growth in South Africa is 16.61 %, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 371.5% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value added (agriculture, forestry and fishing) — annual growth in South Africa peaked at 47.56 % in 1974 and was at its lowest, -10.74 %, in 1983.
That places South Africa 25th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth in South Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 19.98 % | — |
| 1972 | 11.04 % | -44.8% |
| 1973 | 17.87 % | +62.0% |
| 1974 | 47.56 % | +166.1% |
| 1975 | -0.5013 % | -101.1% |
| 1976 | -0.8564 % | +70.9% |
| 1977 | 15.29 % | -1885.9% |
| 1978 | 9.21 % | -39.8% |
| 1979 | 5.97 % | -35.2% |
| 1980 | 39.15 % | +555.4% |
| 1981 | 20.2 % | -48.4% |
| 1982 | -1.21 % | -106.0% |
| 1983 | -10.74 % | +790.0% |
| 1984 | 26.57 % | -347.4% |
| 1985 | 24.26 % | -8.7% |
| 1986 | 12.15 % | -49.9% |
| 1987 | 31.66 % | +160.6% |
| 1988 | 23.96 % | -24.3% |
| 1989 | 10.61 % | -55.7% |
| 1990 | -1.2 % | -111.3% |
| 1991 | 15.95 % | -1429.2% |
| 1992 | -6 % | -137.6% |
| 1993 | 21.44 % | -457.3% |
| 1994 | 24.35 % | +13.5% |
| 1995 | -5.01 % | -120.6% |
| 1996 | 23.31 % | -565.0% |
| 1997 | 6.06 % | -74.0% |
| 1998 | 0.9098 % | -85.0% |
| 1999 | 2.68 % | +194.6% |
| 2000 | 4.51 % | +68.2% |
| 2001 | 19.08 % | +323.2% |
| 2002 | 22.7 % | +19.0% |
| 2003 | -1.69 % | -107.4% |
| 2004 | 0.7513 % | -144.4% |
| 2005 | -3.89 % | -617.2% |
| 2006 | 10.17 % | -361.9% |
| 2007 | 31 % | +204.7% |
| 2008 | 21.52 % | -30.6% |
| 2009 | -0.2032 % | -100.9% |
| 2010 | -3.94 % | +1839.1% |
| 2011 | 5.58 % | -241.7% |
| 2012 | 3.67 % | -34.3% |
| 2013 | 5.74 % | +56.4% |
| 2014 | 17.89 % | +211.7% |
| 2015 | 12.39 % | -30.8% |
| 2016 | 16.35 % | +32.0% |
| 2017 | 10.21 % | -37.5% |
| 2018 | -4.26 % | -141.7% |
| 2019 | -9.51 % | +123.4% |
| 2020 | 31.06 % | -426.5% |
| 2021 | 10.42 % | -66.4% |
| 2022 | 18.16 % | +74.2% |
| 2023 | -6.12 % | -133.7% |
| 2024 | 16.61 % | -371.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.95 % | -0.8564 % | 47.56 % | 9 |
| 1980s | 17.66 % | -10.74 % | 39.15 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.25 % | -6 % | 24.35 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.4 % | -3.89 % | 31 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.41 % | -9.51 % | 17.89 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.03 % | -6.12 % | 31.06 % | 5 |
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More environment data for South Africa
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 5.46 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 8.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.275 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.05 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cropland — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cropland — Area, per capita 0.0002 1000 ha per person (2024)
- Arable land — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arable land — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is value added (agriculture, forestry and fishing) — annual growth in South Africa?
- Value added (agriculture, forestry and fishing) — annual growth in South Africa was 16.61 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest value added (agriculture, forestry and fishing) — annual growth recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 47.56 % in 1974.
- What is the lowest value added (agriculture, forestry and fishing) — annual growth recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was -10.74 % in 1983.
- How does South Africa rank for value added (agriculture, forestry and fishing) — annual growth?
- South Africa ranks 25th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is value added (agriculture, forestry and fishing) — annual growth rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth Standard Local Currency. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT Macro Indicators database provides a selection of country-level macro indicators relating to total economy (Gross Domestic Product, Gross Fixed Capital Formation); agriculture activity; agriculture, forestry and fishing activity; total manufacturing activity; manufacturing of food products and beverages activity; manufacturing activity of tobacco products; and manufacturing activity of food, beverage and tobacco products.It releases time series for a selection of National Accounts variables, including gross domestic product, gross fixed capital formation, industry-level value added and gross output. The database also proposes additional indicators such as gross domestic product per capita, year-on-year growth rates and measures of industry contribution to gross domestic product. All data relating to Gross Domestic Product, Gross Fixed Capital Formation, agriculture, forestry and fishing activity, and to total manufacturing activity originates from the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) National Accounts Estimates of Main Aggregates database, which consists of a complete and consistent set of time series of the main National Accounts aggregates of all UN Members States and other territories in the world for which National Accounts information is available. The UNSD database's content is based on the countries' official National Accounts data reported to UNSD through the annual National Accounts Questionnaire, supplemented with data estimates for any years and countries with incomplete or inconsistent information (See http://unstats.un.org/unsd/snaama/Introduction.asp). Data series relating to the sub-industry Agriculture activity are obtained from the UNSD national accounts Official Country Data databases while series on the Manufacturing activity of food and beverages products, manufacturing activity of tobacco products and manufacturing activity of food, beverages and tobacco products originates from the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) INDSTAT2 database. In order to ensure that sub-industry series are consistent in levels with National Accounts based series, which is needed to support comparability across industries (agriculture vs. agro-industry and sub-industries), UNIDO originating series are rescaled on UNSD National Accounts Estimates of Main Aggregates data series (See Section 17.5 for a more detailed description of the data processing steps).