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Agriculture increases by an average of 2.0 percent from 2000 to 2019 using 2018 base year

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Reference Number: 2020-080

Following the adoption of 2018 as the new base year in the National Accounts, the value of agricultural production covering the period 2000 to 2019 was revised and rebased. Over these years, agriculture grew by an average of 2.0 percent at constant prices. 

Value of Production

Poultry production posted the highest average growth at 3.5 percent followed by crop production at 2.0 percent. Livestock and fisheries recorded average output increases of 1.8 percent and 1.5 percent, respectively.

Crops remained the highest contributor in the total value of agricultural output at an average of 54.5 percent. Livestock came next with 17.7 percent share followed by fisheries with 16.7 percent. Poultry accounted for an average share of 11.1 percent in the total value of agricultural production.

 Agricultural Production

 

 

(Sgd) CLAIRE DENNIS S. MAPA, Ph.D.
Undersecretary
National Statistician and Civil Registrar General