Afghanistan vs India: Millet yields

Afghanistan
1.46 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
India
1.43 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
27th
India rank
29th

Millet yields over time

  • Afghanistan
  • India
0123196119922024

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 1.46 tonnes per hectare against 1.43 tonnes per hectare in India, a difference of 0.03 tonnes per hectare.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 27th and India ranks 29th of 88 countries.

Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan India Difference Ahead
1960s 0.8381 tonnes per hectare 0.418 tonnes per hectare 0.4202 tonnes per hectare Afghanistan
1970s 0.8421 tonnes per hectare 0.5106 tonnes per hectare 0.3316 tonnes per hectare Afghanistan
1980s 0.8634 tonnes per hectare 0.5654 tonnes per hectare 0.298 tonnes per hectare Afghanistan
1990s 0.8239 tonnes per hectare 0.729 tonnes per hectare 0.0949 tonnes per hectare Afghanistan
2000s 1.14 tonnes per hectare 0.8931 tonnes per hectare 0.2471 tonnes per hectare Afghanistan
2010s 2.4 tonnes per hectare 1.22 tonnes per hectare 1.18 tonnes per hectare Afghanistan
2020s 1.49 tonnes per hectare 1.42 tonnes per hectare 0.0667 tonnes per hectare Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher millet yields, Afghanistan or India?
Afghanistan, at 1.46 tonnes per hectare against 1.43 tonnes per hectare in India as of 2024.
What is the difference in millet yields between Afghanistan and India?
0.03 tonnes per hectare, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and India?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and India rank globally for millet yields?
Afghanistan ranks 27th and India ranks 29th of 88 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Millet yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Millet yields
Unit
tonnes per hectare
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
89 places, 4,540 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.