Adding value to agriculture

DEFINITION: Agriculture, value added (% of GDP). Agriculture corresponds to ISIC divisions 1-5 and includes forestry, hunting, and fishing, as well as cultivation of crops and livestock production. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3.

Ok, that’s the World Bank definition of agricultural value added. So what country do you think will come top? You can get the answer, and lots of other agricultural data by country, at NationMaster. Or you can click below and see the map. Orange means high value added.

2 Replies to “Adding value to agriculture”

  1. I’m having trouble making sense of this — which I suspect is your intention. So the orange countries have high agricultural added value, which could be because inputs are so low and there are no fabricated assets. Fascinating site, I agree.

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