Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production, per capita in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production, per capita was 0.0014 t per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production, per capita in Afghanistan, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for beef and buffalo meat, primary — production, per capita in Afghanistan is 0.0014 t per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.5% on the previous year and down 60.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beef and buffalo meat, primary — production, per capita in Afghanistan peaked at 0.0089 t per person in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.0014 t per person, in 2024.
Afghanistan ranks 132nd of 167 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production, per capita in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | t per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0047 t per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0049 t per person | +4.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0049 t per person | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0049 t per person | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0049 t per person | -0.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0066 t per person | +36.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0062 t per person | -6.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0066 t per person | +6.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0068 t per person | +3.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0055 t per person | -19.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0054 t per person | -2.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0051 t per person | -4.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0052 t per person | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.005 t per person | -4.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0048 t per person | -4.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0048 t per person | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0049 t per person | +3.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0049 t per person | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0052 t per person | +5.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0051 t per person | -2.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0057 t per person | +12.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0063 t per person | +10.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0062 t per person | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0061 t per person | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 0.006 t per person | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 0.006 t per person | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0061 t per person | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0062 t per person | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.006 t per person | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0072 t per person | +20.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0071 t per person | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0065 t per person | -7.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0065 t per person | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.007 t per person | +7.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0076 t per person | +9.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0081 t per person | +5.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0085 t per person | +5.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0089 t per person | +5.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0075 t per person | -16.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0063 t per person | -16.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0053 t per person | -14.9% |
| 2002 | 0.007 t per person | +31.8% |
| 2003 | 0.006 t per person | -14.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0063 t per person | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0058 t per person | -8.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0046 t per person | -20.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0053 t per person | +14.6% |
| 2008 | 0.005 t per person | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0049 t per person | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0046 t per person | -5.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0047 t per person | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0045 t per person | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0042 t per person | -6.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0037 t per person | -13.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0033 t per person | -10.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0031 t per person | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0032 t per person | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0026 t per person | -19.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0024 t per person | -10.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0025 t per person | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 0.002 t per person | -21.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0018 t per person | -9.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0016 t per person | -9.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0014 t per person | -10.5% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 0.0014 t per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0029 t per person, 49% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 0.0014 t per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0027 t per person, 54% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0056 t per person | 0.0047 t per person | 0.0068 t per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0051 t per person | 0.0048 t per person | 0.0055 t per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.006 t per person | 0.0051 t per person | 0.0063 t per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0075 t per person | 0.0065 t per person | 0.0089 t per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0057 t per person | 0.0046 t per person | 0.007 t per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0036 t per person | 0.0024 t per person | 0.0047 t per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0019 t per person | 0.0014 t per person | 0.0025 t per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 129 Grenada 0.0016 t per person compare
- 130 Philippines 0.0016 t per person compare
- 131 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0015 t per person compare
- 133 Comoros 0.0014 t per person compare
- 134 Faroe Islands 0.0014 t per person compare
- 135 Nigeria 0.0014 t per person compare
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 beef and buffalo meat, primary — production, per capita in Afghanistan?
- Beef and buffalo meat, primary — production, per capita in Afghanistan was 0.0014 t per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest beef and buffalo meat, primary — production, per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0089 t per person in 1998.
- What is the lowest beef and buffalo meat, primary — production, per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0014 t per person in 2024.
- How does Afghanistan rank for beef and buffalo meat, primary — production, per capita?
- Afghanistan ranks 132nd out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
- Is beef and buffalo meat, primary — production, per capita rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.