In June 2024, the National Statistics Office of Georgia issued its annual publication on the agricultural sector – Agriculture of Georgia 2023. The publication estimates that agriculture, forestry, and fishing comprised 6.9% of the GDP in 2023, which is slightly lower than in previous years, but in line with general trends over the last few years (agricultural GDP being 7-8% of GDP on average). Furthermore, compared to 2022, agricultural GDP declined by 2.9% in real terms. While GDP slightly worsened, the production of most annual crops increased– the greatest increase can be found in the production of haricot beans (a 28% increase compared to 2022), while vegetables, hay of perennial grasses, cereals and hay of annual grasses increased by 11%, 10%, 6%, and 2%, respectively. A decrease is observed in the production of melons (37%), sunflower (7%) and potato (1%).

Regarding the production of permanent crops, citrus rose the most on an annual basis (35%), followed by berries (18%), nuts (5%), and subtropical fruit (5%). At the same time, the production of pome fruit declined by 32%, moreover grapes fell by 23% and stone fruit by 11%. There were no significant changes in livestock production.

In terms of self-sufficiency ratios, starting from 2021 there has been a rise for wheat from 15% to 22% by 2023. Additionally, the self-sufficiency of grapes further increased, by 28 percentage points compared to 2022. The biggest declines can be observed for potatoes and beef – the self-sufficiency ratio for potatoes fell by 14 percentage points, and by 9 percentage points for beef. Notably, most products showed a slight decrease of 2-3 percentage points in self-sufficiency ratios.