Agricultural investments and capital stock. Global and regional trends (2012–2022)

FAOSTAT capital stock domain reports on aggregate physical investment flows and capital stock in agriculture, forestry and fishing for 195 countries and territories from 1995 to 2022. Variables contained in the database are the gross fixed capital formation (GFCF), the net (or wealth) capital stock (NCS) and the consumption of fixed capital (CFC), measured according to the methodological and computational concepts of the System of National Accounts (SNA) 2008.

Main findings:

• The global net capital stock in agriculture, forestry and fishing recorded USD 6.5 trillion in 2022, steadily increasing from USD 4.8 trillion in 2012.
• The global gross fixed capital formation in agriculture, forestry and fishing grew from USD 476 billion in 2012 to USD 597 billion in 2022 (in constant 2015 prices), at an average annual rate of 2.3 percent.
• From 2020 to 2022, the global gross fixed capital formation in agriculture, forestry and fishing increased in all regions at an average annual rate of 2.9 percent, with the highest growth rate in Oceania (5.7 percent) and Europe (5.2 percent) and the lowest in Asia (1.9 percent).
• Compared to the previous decade, the Americas and Asia show the highest increase in the agricultural investment ratio, reaching 19.8 percent and 14.1 percent respectively, indicating a rising trend in the capitalization of the agricultural sector.