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Historical Values
Year Value
1990 most important sector, accounting for 25% of GDP and over 50% of exports; sugar and rice are key crops; development potential exists for fishing and forestry; not self-sufficient in food, especially wheat, vegetable oils, and animal products
1991 most important sector, accounting for 27% of GDP and about 50% of exports; sugar and rice are key crops; development potential exists for fishing and forestry; not self-sufficient in food, especially wheat, vegetable oils, and animal products
1992 most important sector, accounting for 24% of GDP and about half of exports; sugar and rice are key crops; development potential exists for fishing and forestry; not self-sufficient in food, especially wheat, vegetable oils, and animal products
1993 most important sector, accounting for 25% of GDP and about half of exports; sugar and rice are key crops; development potential exists for fishing and forestry; not self-sufficient in food, especially wheat, vegetable oils, and animal products
1994 most important sector, accounting for 25% of GDP and about half of exports; sugar and rice are key crops; development potential exists for fishing and forestry; not self-sufficient in food, especially wheat, vegetable oils, and animal products
1995 most important sector, accounting for 25% of GDP and about half of exports; sugar and rice are key crops; development potential exists for fishing and forestry; not self-sufficient in food, especially wheat, vegetable oils, and animal products
1996 sugar, rice, wheat, vegetable oils; beef, pork, poultry, dairy products; development potential exists for fishing and forestry
1997 sugar, rice, wheat, vegetable oils; beef, pork, poultry, dairy products; development potential exists for fishing and forestry
1998 sugar, rice, wheat, vegetable oils; beef, pork, poultry, dairy products; development potential exists for fishing and forestry
1999 sugar, rice, wheat, vegetable oils; beef, pork, poultry, dairy products; forest and fishery potential not exploited
2000 sugar, rice, wheat, vegetable oils; beef, pork, poultry, dairy products; forest and fishery potential not exploited
2001 sugar, rice, wheat, vegetable oils; beef, pork, poultry, dairy products; forest and fishery potential not exploited
2002 sugar, rice, wheat, vegetable oils; beef, pork, poultry, dairy products; fish (shrimp)
2003 sugar, rice, wheat, vegetable oils; beef, pork, poultry, dairy products; fish (shrimp)
2004 sugar, rice, wheat, vegetable oils; beef, pork, poultry, dairy products; fish (shrimp)
2005 sugarcane, rice, wheat, vegetable oils; beef, pork, poultry, dairy products; fish, shrimp
2006 sugarcane, rice, wheat, vegetable oils; beef, pork, poultry, dairy products; fish, shrimp
2007 sugarcane, rice, shrimp, fish, vegetable oils; beef, pork, poultry, dairy products
2008 sugarcane, rice, shrimp, fish, vegetable oils; beef, pork, poultry, dairy products
2009 sugarcane, rice, shrimp, fish, edible oils; beef, pork, poultry
2010 sugarcane, rice, edible oils; shrimp, fish, beef, pork, poultry
2011 sugarcane, rice, edible oils; shrimp, fish, beef, pork, poultry
2012 sugarcane, rice, edible oils; beef, pork, poultry; shrimp, fish
2013 sugarcane, rice, edible oils; beef, pork, poultry; shrimp, fish
2014 sugarcane, rice, edible oils; beef, pork, poultry; shrimp, fish
2015 sugarcane, rice, edible oils; beef, pork, poultry; shrimp, fish
2016 sugarcane, rice, edible oils; beef, pork, poultry; shrimp, fish
2017 sugarcane, rice, edible oils; beef, pork, poultry; shrimp, fish
2018 sugarcane, rice, edible oils; beef, pork, poultry; shrimp, fish
2019 sugarcane, rice, edible oils; beef, pork, poultry; shrimp, fish
2020 sugarcane, rice, edible oils; beef, pork, poultry; shrimp, fish
2021 rice, sugar cane, coconuts, pumpkins, squash, gourds, milk, eggplants, green chillies/peppers, poultry
2022 rice, sugar cane, coconuts, pumpkins, squash, gourds, milk, eggplants, green chillies/peppers, poultry
2023 rice, sugar cane, coconuts, pumpkins, squash, gourds, milk, eggplants, green chillies/peppers, poultry
2024 sugarcane, rice, plantains, papayas, cassava, pumpkins/squash, chicken, milk, eggplants, ginger (2022) note: top ten agricultural products based on tonnage
2025 rice, sugarcane, plantains, cassava, papayas, pumpkins/squash, chicken, milk, ginger, eggplants (2023) note: top ten agricultural products based on tonnage