Agriculture share of Government Expenditure (%) in United States
United States: Agriculture share of Government Expenditure (%) was 0.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agriculture share of Government Expenditure in United States, 2001–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, agriculture share of government expenditure in United States stood at 0.3%. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 8.6% on the previous year and down 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture share of government expenditure in United States peaked at 1.0% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2024.
United States ranks 195th of 205 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Agriculture share of Government Expenditure (%) in United States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.7% | -30.1% |
| 2003 | 0.8% | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | -17.1% |
| 2005 | 0.8% | +31.7% |
| 2006 | 0.7% | -20.5% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | -21.2% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | -5.8% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | -10.2% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | +11.4% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | -16.3% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | -7.3% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | +7.7% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | +21.4% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | +31.4% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | -31.3% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | -15.2% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | -10.3% |
| 2024 | 0.3% | -8.6% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 0.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9%, 35% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 1.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.7% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture share of government expenditure in United States?
- Agriculture share of government expenditure in United States was 0.3% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest agriculture share of government expenditure recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2001.
- What is the lowest agriculture share of government expenditure recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2024.
- How does United States rank for agriculture share of government expenditure?
- United States ranks 195th out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture share of government expenditure rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Agriculture share of Government Expenditure (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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