Barley — Yield in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Barley — Yield was 1,429 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Barley — Yield in Afghanistan, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2024, barley — yield in Afghanistan stood at 1,429 kg/ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.0% on the previous year and down 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barley — yield in Afghanistan peaked at 2,061 kg/ha in 2010 and was at its lowest, 596.8 kg/ha, in 2000.
Afghanistan ranks 85th of 104 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Barley — Yield in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,080 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 1,080 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 1,080 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 1,086 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 1,086 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 1,071 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 1967 | 1,130 kg/ha | +5.4% |
| 1968 | 1,139 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 1,151 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 1,175 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 1,127 kg/ha | -4.1% |
| 1972 | 1,094 kg/ha | -2.9% |
| 1973 | 1,125 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 1,117 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 1,200 kg/ha | +7.4% |
| 1976 | 1,290 kg/ha | +7.5% |
| 1977 | 967.7 kg/ha | -25.0% |
| 1978 | 1,048 kg/ha | +8.3% |
| 1979 | 1,046 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 1,049 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 1,079 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 1,074 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 1,099 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 1,086 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 1,086 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1,084 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 1,084 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1,108 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 1,095 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 1,054 kg/ha | -3.8% |
| 1991 | 1,064 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 800 kg/ha | -24.8% |
| 1993 | 1,000 kg/ha | +25.0% |
| 1994 | 920 kg/ha | -8.0% |
| 1995 | 888.9 kg/ha | -3.4% |
| 1996 | 1,000 kg/ha | +12.5% |
| 1997 | 1,250 kg/ha | +25.0% |
| 1998 | 1,200 kg/ha | -4.0% |
| 1999 | 1,200 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 596.8 kg/ha | -50.3% |
| 2001 | 1,000 kg/ha | +67.6% |
| 2002 | 1,462 kg/ha | +46.2% |
| 2003 | 888.9 kg/ha | -39.2% |
| 2004 | 920.6 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 1,404 kg/ha | +52.5% |
| 2006 | 1,542 kg/ha | +9.8% |
| 2007 | 1,568 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 1,411 kg/ha | -10.0% |
| 2009 | 1,820 kg/ha | +29.0% |
| 2010 | 2,061 kg/ha | +13.2% |
| 2011 | 1,610 kg/ha | -21.9% |
| 2012 | 1,800 kg/ha | +11.8% |
| 2013 | 1,849 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 1,521 kg/ha | -17.7% |
| 2015 | 1,429 kg/ha | -6.1% |
| 2016 | 1,377 kg/ha | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 1,393 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 674.8 kg/ha | -51.6% |
| 2019 | 1,470 kg/ha | +117.8% |
| 2020 | 1,484 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 1,616 kg/ha | +8.9% |
| 2022 | 1,528 kg/ha | -5.5% |
| 2023 | 1,374 kg/ha | -10.1% |
| 2024 | 1,429 kg/ha | +4.0% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 1,429 kg/ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 1,429 kg/ha, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 1,429 kg/ha is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1,381 kg/ha, 1.0× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Barley — Yield 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +117.8% | 674.8 kg/ha | 1,470 kg/ha |
| 2001 | +67.6% | 596.8 kg/ha | 1,000 kg/ha |
| 2005 | +52.5% | 920.6 kg/ha | 1,404 kg/ha |
| 2018 | -51.6% | 1,393 kg/ha | 674.8 kg/ha |
| 2000 | -50.3% | 1,200 kg/ha | 596.8 kg/ha |
| 2002 | +46.2% | 1,000 kg/ha | 1,462 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,100 kg/ha | 1,071 kg/ha | 1,151 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,119 kg/ha | 967.7 kg/ha | 1,290 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,084 kg/ha | 1,049 kg/ha | 1,108 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,038 kg/ha | 800 kg/ha | 1,250 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,261 kg/ha | 596.8 kg/ha | 1,820 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,519 kg/ha | 674.8 kg/ha | 2,061 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,486 kg/ha | 1,374 kg/ha | 1,616 kg/ha | 5 |
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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 barley — yield in Afghanistan?
- Barley — yield in Afghanistan was 1,429 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest barley — yield recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 2,061 kg/ha in 2010.
- What is the lowest barley — yield recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 596.8 kg/ha in 2000.
- How does Afghanistan rank for barley — yield?
- Afghanistan ranks 85th out of 104 countries with data for 2024.
- Is barley — yield rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Barley — Yield. 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.