Anise, badian, coriander, cumin, caraway, fennel and juniper berries in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Anise, badian, coriander, cumin, caraway, fennel and juniper berries was 25,400 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Anise, badian, coriander, cumin, caraway, fennel and juniper berries in Afghanistan, 1986–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 25,400 ha for anise, badian, coriander, cumin, caraway, fennel and juniper berries in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, anise, badian, coriander, cumin, caraway, fennel and juniper berries in Afghanistan peaked at 30,000 ha in 2014 and was at its lowest, 300 ha, in 1988.
That places Afghanistan 7th out of 40 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Anise, badian, coriander, cumin, caraway, fennel and juniper berries in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 700 ha | — |
| 1987 | 700 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 300 ha | -57.1% |
| 1989 | 1,100 ha | +266.7% |
| 1990 | 1,300 ha | +18.2% |
| 1991 | 1,882 ha | +44.8% |
| 1992 | 700 ha | -62.8% |
| 1993 | 2,270 ha | +224.3% |
| 1994 | 2,871 ha | +26.5% |
| 1995 | 3,000 ha | +4.5% |
| 1996 | 7,000 ha | +133.3% |
| 1997 | 4,000 ha | -42.9% |
| 1998 | 12,000 ha | +200.0% |
| 1999 | 11,311 ha | -5.7% |
| 2000 | 4,000 ha | -64.6% |
| 2001 | 1,600 ha | -60.0% |
| 2002 | 3,300 ha | +106.2% |
| 2003 | 6,800 ha | +106.1% |
| 2004 | 15,000 ha | +120.6% |
| 2005 | 16,000 ha | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 17,432 ha | +8.9% |
| 2007 | 28,000 ha | +60.6% |
| 2008 | 15,000 ha | -46.4% |
| 2009 | 17,748 ha | +18.3% |
| 2010 | 17,000 ha | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 19,500 ha | +14.7% |
| 2012 | 18,500 ha | -5.1% |
| 2013 | 18,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 30,000 ha | +62.2% |
| 2015 | 25,000 ha | -16.7% |
| 2016 | 24,500 ha | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 26,160 ha | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 25,220 ha | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 25,293 ha | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 25,558 ha | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 25,357 ha | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 25,403 ha | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 25,439 ha | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 25,400 ha | -0.2% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 25,400 ha is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 19,459 ha, 1.3× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Anise, badian, coriander, cumin, caraway, fennel and juniper berries in Afghanistan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +266.7% | 300 ha | 1,100 ha |
| 1993 | +224.3% | 700 ha | 2,270 ha |
| 1998 | +200.0% | 4,000 ha | 12,000 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 700 ha | 300 ha | 1,100 ha | 4 |
| 1990s | 4,633 ha | 700 ha | 12,000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 12,488 ha | 1,600 ha | 28,000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 22,967 ha | 17,000 ha | 30,000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 25,431 ha | 25,357 ha | 25,558 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More agriculture & rural data for Afghanistan
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 2.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.3429 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 142.96 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0018 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7406 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 34.3% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 34.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 21.0% (2019)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.8% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is anise, badian, coriander, cumin, caraway, fennel and juniper berries in Afghanistan?
- Anise, badian, coriander, cumin, caraway, fennel and juniper berries in Afghanistan was 25,400 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest anise, badian, coriander, cumin, caraway, fennel and juniper berries recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 30,000 ha in 2014.
- What is the lowest anise, badian, coriander, cumin, caraway, fennel and juniper berries recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 300 ha in 1988.
- How does Afghanistan rank for anise, badian, coriander, cumin, caraway, fennel and juniper berries?
- Afghanistan ranks 7th out of 40 countries with data for 2024.
- Is anise, badian, coriander, cumin, caraway, fennel and juniper berries rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Anise, badian, coriander, cumin, caraway, fennel and juniper berries, raw — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.