Value added of agriculture as a share of GDP rose 6.76% to 1.54% in Ireland in 2015, according to Faostat.
Historically, value added of agriculture as a share of GDP in Ireland reached an all time high of 6.42% in 1995 and an all time low of 0.858% in 2009. When compared to Ireland's main peers, value added of agriculture as a share of GDP in Canada amounted to 1.53%, 1.79% in France, 7.73% in Iceland and 0.656% in United Kingdom in 2015.
Ireland has been ranked 133rd within the group of 153 countries we follow in terms of value added of agriculture as a share of GDP, 15 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Agriculture, Value Added (As % of GDP) | Unit | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| Australia | % | 2.46% | 2.37% | 2.46% | 2.42% | 2.45% | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | % | 0.746% | 0.877% | 0.696% | 0.780% | 0.828% | ||||||||||||||||
| Canada | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1.57% | 1.52% | 1.55% | 1.53% | 1.54% | ||||
| Denmark | % | 0.972% | 1.40% | 1.53% | 1.79% | 1.36% | ||||||||||||||||
| France | % | 1.46% | 1.78% | 1.84% | 1.85% | 1.69% | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | % | 0.758% | 0.741% | 0.806% | 0.874% | 0.857% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iceland | % | ... | ... | 6.73% | 7.43% | 7.74% | 7.73% | 7.73% | ||||||||||||||
| Ireland | % | 0.858% | 1.27% | 1.55% | 1.50% | 1.56% | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | % | 1.98% | 1.97% | 2.10% | 2.18% | 2.31% | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | % | 3.52% | 3.46% | 3.35% | 3.52% | 3.48% | ||||||||||||||||
| Norway | % | 1.37% | 1.67% | 1.43% | 1.17% | 1.55% | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain | % | 2.34% | 2.55% | 2.46% | 2.44% | 2.77% | ||||||||||||||||
| Sweden | % | 1.48% | 1.62% | 1.63% | 1.49% | 1.44% | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | % | ... | ... | 1.04% | 1.16% | 1.36% | 1.31% | 1.34% | ||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | % | 0.558% | 0.677% | 0.640% | 0.677% | 0.652% |
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