Value Added of China’s Agriculture and Related Industries Takes up 15.29% of GDP in 2024
Based on the accounting results, the value added of agriculture and related industries nationwide in 2024 reached 20.6173 trillion yuan, accounting for 15.29% of the gross domestic product (GDP).
By industry, for the value added of agriculture and related industries, the value added of primary, secondary, and tertiary industries accounted for 44.4%, 27.1%, and 28.4%, respectively. The primary industry recorded the highest value added and accounted for the largest share.
Among major categories of agriculture and related industries, the top three contributors to the total value added are the agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry and fishery, the processing and manufacturing of edible agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry and fishery products, and the circulation services of agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry and fishery and related products, accounting for 47.0%, 19.3% and 15.4%, respectively.
Value Added of China’s Agriculture and Related Industries in 2024
|
Items |
Value Added (100 million yuan) |
Proportion (%) |
|
Agriculture and related industries |
206173 |
100.0 |
|
By industry |
|
|
|
Primary industry |
91636 |
44.4 |
|
Secondary industry |
55913 |
27.1 |
|
Tertiary industry |
58624 |
28.4 |
|
Major categories of agriculture and related industries |
|
|
|
Agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry and fishery |
96976 |
47.0 |
|
Processing and manufacturing of edible agricultural, forestry, animal husbandry and fishery products |
39798 |
19.3 |
|
Processing and manufacturing of non-edible agricultural, forestry, animal husbandry and fishery products |
11153 |
5.4 |
|
Manufacturing of agricultural, forestry, animal husbandry and fishery means of production and construction of farmland and water conservancy facilities |
4961 |
2.4 |
|
Circulation services of agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry and fishery and related products |
31761 |
15.4 |
|
Scientific research and technical services for agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry and fishery |
4134 |
2.0 |
|
Education and training and human resources services of agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry and fishery |
2093 |
1.0 |
|
Ecological protection and environmental governance in agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry and fishery |
1393 |
0.7 |
|
Agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry and fishery leisure tourism and agricultural and rural management services |
9489 |
4.6 |
|
Other supporting services |
4414 |
2.1 |
|
Note: Due to the rounding errors, the subentries may not add up to the aggregate totals and have not been mechanically adjusted. | ||
Annotations:
1. Notes on Indicators
Agriculture and related industries refer to agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry and fishery, as well as the secondary and tertiary industries that supply inputs to, directly use outputs of, or rely on the resources of agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry and fishery, including all economic activities formed by the production, processing, manufacturing, circulation, and services of these industries.
The value added of agriculture and related industries refers to the value added generated by all resident units in China through production activities of agricultural and related industries within a specific period.
Resident units refer to economic units that have their center of economic interests within the economic territory of China.
Production refers to the activities of creating new output of goods and services by using factors such as labor and capital under the control and management of responsible institutional units.
2. Accounting Classification
The accounting classification of agriculture and related industries follows the Statistical Classification of Agriculture and Related Industries (2020), which is derived from the Industrial Classification for National Economic Activities (GB/T 4754-2017) and reclassifies relevant activities in the GB/T 4754-2017 that meet the characteristics of agriculture and related industries.
3. Accounting Method and Data Source
The value added of agriculture and related industries is compiled using both the production approach and the income approach.
The data required for accounting mainly comes from three parts. First, the national economic census data; second, the routine statistical data of the National Bureau of Statistics of China, including annual industrial data of national economic accounting and annual statistical reports of relevant specialties; third, administrative data, such as departmental statistics of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs and statistics of trade associations.