Indexes
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June
2025
30
June
2025
In June 2025, the National Statistics Office of Georgia released its annual publication on the agricultural sector, Agriculture of Georgia 2024. According to the report, agriculture, forestry, and fishing accounted for 6.2% of GDP in 2024 – slightly below previous years, yet consistent with the general trend of recent years, during which the sector’s share averaged 7–8%. In real terms, agricultural GDP grew by 4.4% compared to 2023. While the production of most annual crops declined slightly in 2024, notable increases were recorded for potatoes and cereals, rising by 24% and 19% respectively compared to 2023. Production of haricot beans also increased marginally by 1%. Conversely, decreases were observed in the production of vegetables (8%), hay of annual grasses (6%), melons (4%), hay of perennial grasses (3%), and sunflower (1%).
With respect to permanent crops, pome fruit recorded the largest annual increase (47%), followed closely by grapes (45%). Production also rose for berries (29%), stone fruit (21%), and nuts (15%). In contrast, declines were observed in the production of citrus (23%) and subtropical fruit (8%). In the livestock sector, meat production increased by 13%, egg production by 3%, while milk production decreased by 2%.
In terms of self-sufficiency ratios, wheat increased from 15% in 2020 to 22% during 2021–2024. The self-sufficiency ratio for potatoes also rose, by 20 percentage points compared to 2023, while maize increased by 9 percentage points. The largest decline was recorded for grapes, where the ratio fell by 64 percentage points; however, it still exceeds 100% and remains the highest among all products.