Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ was 21.2 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ in Eastern Africa, 1970–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Eastern Africa recorded 21.2 % for value added (agriculture, forestry and fishing) — share of gdp us$ in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value added (agriculture, forestry and fishing) — share of gdp us$ in Eastern Africa peaked at 36.36 % in 1970 and was at its lowest, 21.2 %, in 2024.
That places Eastern Africa 3rd out of 29 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ in Eastern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 36.36 % | — |
| 1971 | 35.7 % | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 35.43 % | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 34.62 % | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 33.99 % | -1.8% |
| 1975 | 34.29 % | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 34.54 % | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 34.3 % | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 33.63 % | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 32.69 % | -2.8% |
| 1980 | 31.96 % | -2.2% |
| 1981 | 32.47 % | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 32.69 % | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 32.68 % | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 31.87 % | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 31.4 % | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 31.53 % | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 31.89 % | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 31.38 % | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 31.19 % | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 32.31 % | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 32.5 % | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 31.72 % | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 32.46 % | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 31.43 % | -3.2% |
| 1995 | 31.65 % | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 32 % | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 31.37 % | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 31.12 % | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 31.5 % | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 31.1 % | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 31.83 % | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 31.04 % | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 29.77 % | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 29.49 % | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 29.45 % | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 28.97 % | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 28.15 % | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 26.51 % | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 25.85 % | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 24.92 % | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 24.36 % | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 23.93 % | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 23.46 % | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 23.02 % | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 22.66 % | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 22.31 % | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 22.07 % | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 21.72 % | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 21.41 % | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 22.22 % | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 21.76 % | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 21.39 % | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 21.27 % | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 21.2 % | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 34.56 % | 32.69 % | 36.36 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 31.91 % | 31.19 % | 32.69 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 31.81 % | 31.12 % | 32.5 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.22 % | 25.85 % | 31.83 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.99 % | 21.41 % | 24.92 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.57 % | 21.2 % | 22.22 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Africa
- 1 Somalia 52.65 % compare
- 1 Syrian Arab Republic 24.57 % compare
- 2 Chad 43.86 % compare
- 2 United Republic of Tanzania 23.91 % compare
- 3 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 22.5 % compare
- 3 Ethiopia PDR 43.58 % compare
- 4 Guinea-Bissau 43.13 % compare
- 4 Micronesia (Federated States of) 20.99 % compare
- 5 Niger 43.02 % compare
- 5 Timor-Leste 19.46 % compare
- 6 Central African Republic 40.87 % compare
- 6 Côte d'Ivoire 15.3 % compare
More environment data for Eastern Africa
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.18 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.28 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.229 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.99 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.69 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value -0.3367 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs — Production, annual growth rate 1.51 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is value added (agriculture, forestry and fishing) — share of gdp us$ in Eastern Africa?
- Value added (agriculture, forestry and fishing) — share of gdp us$ in Eastern Africa was 21.2 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest value added (agriculture, forestry and fishing) — share of gdp us$ recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 36.36 % in 1970.
- What is the lowest value added (agriculture, forestry and fishing) — share of gdp us$ recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.2 % in 2024.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for value added (agriculture, forestry and fishing) — share of gdp us$?
- Eastern Africa ranks 3rd out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is value added (agriculture, forestry and fishing) — share of gdp us$ rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eastern 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) — Share of GDP US$, 2015 prices. 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).