Data for 1997

Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Value Added per Worker, 1997

Name: Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Value Added per Worker, 1997
Creator: World Bank Group
License: https://data.worldbank.org/summary-terms-of-use

1997, as World Bank Group’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

This is how much a country's farms, forests and fisheries produce for each person working in them, in constant 2015 dollars — agricultural labour productivity. It is the gap between farm and city incomes in one number, and one of the clearest measures of how far a country's agriculture has modernised.

Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Value Added per Worker, 1997 covers 147 countries. Iceland is highest, at 75,316.2; Mozambique is lowest, at 249.1. The middle country reads 3,862.8. Against 1996, 145 values changed (84 up, 61 down), 2 countries joined.

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Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Value Added per Worker · Data for 1997

HighestIceland

75,316.2

LowestMozambique

249.1

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the better end.

147countries
1measure
1997the year it describes
147distinct values12 decimals, as published
Sep 29, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 4.0licence

01Position · derived

The table

Every country and every column of Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Value Added per Worker, 1997, as published. World Bank Group ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.

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Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Value Added per Worker, 1997: every country, as published by World Bank Group.
derived
1	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	75,316.2
2	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	73,957.9
3	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	51,798.8
4	Canada`CAN`Northern America	49,538.1
5	Suriname`SUR`South America	47,216.1
6	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	45,829.5
7	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	41,210.5
8	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	40,888.5
9	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	39,208.7
10	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	36,393.8
11	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	35,230.3
12	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	32,678.5
13	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	31,496.4
14	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	29,275.3
15	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	29,002.4
16	France`FRA`Western Europe	28,959.1
17	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	26,729.3
18	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	25,690.4
19	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	25,677.3
20	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	25,276.6
21	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	24,305.2
22	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	23,964.9
23	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	23,552.9
24	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	23,310.3
25	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	21,417.8
26	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	20,487.3
27	Uruguay`URY`South America	18,566.0
28	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	17,511.9
29	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	16,426.5
30	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	15,875.2
31	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	15,633.4
32	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	15,335.9
33	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	14,190.0
34	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	14,023.3
35	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	13,137.8
36	Argentina`ARG`South America	11,943.1
37	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	11,936.5
38	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	11,000.8
39	Guyana`GUY`South America	10,632.4
40	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	10,514.1
41	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	10,409.9
42	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	10,255.0
43	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	10,225.9
44	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	9,703.2
45	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	8,527.1
46	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	8,504.3
47	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	8,487.1
48	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	7,955.7
49	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	7,202.8
50	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	6,618.3
51	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	6,602.8
52	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	6,205.6
53	Belize`BLZ`Central America	5,923.7
54	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	5,872.6
55	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	5,633.3
56	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	5,577.3
57	Chile`CHL`South America	5,496.4
58	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	5,418.3
59	Panama`PAN`Central America	5,010.1
60	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	4,900.1
61	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	4,895.4
62	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	4,642.2
63	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	4,525.2
64	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	4,463.4
65	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	4,452.6
66	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	4,439.5
67	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	4,257.9
68	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	4,212.9
69	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	4,118.1
70	Colombia`COL`South America	4,109.5
71	Brazil`BRA`South America	4,008.5
72	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	3,995.2
73	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	3,991.7
74	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	3,862.8
75	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	3,794.5
76	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	3,734.7
77	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	3,681.2
78	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	3,656.7
79	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	3,566.9
80	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	3,404.3
81	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	3,258.5
82	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	3,255.2
83	Mexico`MEX`Central America	3,213.1
84	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	3,122.0
85	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	3,052.0
86	Ecuador`ECU`South America	2,919.8
87	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	2,870.5
88	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	2,809.9
89	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	2,787.6
90	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	2,685.2
91	Paraguay`PRY`South America	2,668.7
92	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	2,624.4
93	Honduras`HND`Central America	2,486.2
94	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	2,438.3
95	Peru`PER`South America	2,282.2
96	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	2,221.4
97	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	2,216.7
98	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	2,149.2
99	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	2,040.8
100	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	2,032.3
101	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	1,987.0
102	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	1,982.5
103	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	1,953.0
104	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	1,889.7
105	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	1,810.9
106	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	1,785.6
107	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	1,741.3
108	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	1,700.7
109	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	1,622.9
110	Bolivia`BOL`South America	1,559.1
111	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	1,524.2
112	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	1,513.9
113	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	1,484.7
114	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	1,416.8
115	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	1,253.5
116	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	1,240.3
117	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	1,233.9
118	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	1,188.2
119	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	1,120.8
120	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	1,037.9
121	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	1,031.0
122	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	1,017.8
123	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	1,016.4
124	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	979.2
125	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	975.6
126	India`IND`Southern Asia	973.3
127	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	968.2
128	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	818.8
129	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	813.4
130	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	805.0
131	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	731.2
132	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	648.9
133	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	646.5
134	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	565.8
135	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	521.5
136	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	470.8
137	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	462.0
138	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	445.7
139	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	436.9
140	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	398.8
141	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	389.8
142	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	382.5
143	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	379.2
144	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	353.0
145	Niger`NER`Western Africa	352.8
146	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	336.8
147	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	249.1

02In 1997

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Iceland75,316.2
2Israel73,957.9
3Luxembourg51,798.8
4Canada49,538.1
5Suriname47,216.1

Lowest

147Mozambique249.1
146Lesotho336.8
145Niger352.8
144DR Congo353.0
143Guinea379.2

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 3,862.8. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031996 → 1997

Since 1996

+2 / −0countries joined / left
145values changed, of 145 in both
84 · 61rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Brunei24,807.4 → 31,496.4+6,689.0
Iceland70,941.5 → 75,316.2+4,374.7
Israel69,802.5 → 73,957.9+4,155.4
New Zealand37,877.3 → 41,210.5+3,333.1
Bahamas22,042.4 → 25,276.6+3,234.2

Fell most

Cyprus30,141.4 → 25,690.4−4,451.0
Portugal14,684.2 → 11,936.5−2,747.7
Luxembourg54,186.8 → 51,798.8−2,388.0
Singapore41,385.6 → 39,208.7−2,176.9
Jordan17,319.5 → 15,633.4−1,686.2

+ Canada

+ Guinea-Bissau

04Caveats

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World Bank Group (1997). Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Value Added per Worker, 1997 [data set], describing 1997. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/agriculture-value-added-per-worker/1997

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