Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production, per square kilometre in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production, per square kilometre was 0.1022 t per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.1022 t per square kilometre
Change on year
down 7.3%
World rank
134th
of 167 countries
All-time high
0.2622 t per square kilometre
in 1998
All-time low
0.0659 t per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production, per square kilometre in Afghanistan, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, beef and buffalo meat, primary — production, per square kilometre in Afghanistan stood at 0.1022 t per square kilometre.
That represents a change of down 7.3% on the previous year and down 50.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beef and buffalo meat, primary — production, per square kilometre in Afghanistan peaked at 0.2622 t per square kilometre in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.0659 t per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Afghanistan 134th out of 167 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production, per square kilometre in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0659 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0702 t per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0724 t per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0736 t per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0747 t per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1966 | 0.1043 t per square kilometre | +39.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0997 t per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1968 | 0.1089 t per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1969 | 0.115 t per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0951 t per square kilometre | -17.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0951 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0935 t per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0966 t per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0951 t per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0935 t per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0955 t per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 0.1012 t per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1978 | 0.1027 t per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 0.1089 t per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1980 | 0.1027 t per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1981 | 0.1043 t per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 0.1058 t per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 0.1043 t per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.1043 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.1043 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.1043 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.1073 t per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 0.1089 t per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 0.1089 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.1325 t per square kilometre | +21.7% |
| 1991 | 0.1325 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1325 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.149 t per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1994 | 0.1739 t per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1995 | 0.1993 t per square kilometre | +14.6% |
| 1996 | 0.2192 t per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1997 | 0.2392 t per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1998 | 0.2622 t per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1999 | 0.2284 t per square kilometre | -12.9% |
| 2000 | 0.1932 t per square kilometre | -15.4% |
| 2001 | 0.1656 t per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 2002 | 0.23 t per square kilometre | +38.9% |
| 2003 | 0.21 t per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 2004 | 0.2289 t per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2163 t per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2006 | 0.1798 t per square kilometre | -16.9% |
| 2007 | 0.21 t per square kilometre | +16.8% |
| 2008 | 0.2039 t per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 0.207 t per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.2008 t per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2116 t per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 0.2131 t per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.2054 t per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 0.1848 t per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1709 t per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 2016 | 0.1649 t per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 0.1775 t per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2018 | 0.1474 t per square kilometre | -17.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1365 t per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1491 t per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2021 | 0.1207 t per square kilometre | -19.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1103 t per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 2023 | 0.1022 t per square kilometre | -7.3% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 0.1022 t per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.1999 t per square kilometre, 51% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 0.1022 t per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2954 t per square kilometre, 35% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0872 t per square kilometre | 0.0659 t per square kilometre | 0.115 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0977 t per square kilometre | 0.0935 t per square kilometre | 0.1089 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1055 t per square kilometre | 0.1027 t per square kilometre | 0.1089 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1869 t per square kilometre | 0.1325 t per square kilometre | 0.2622 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2045 t per square kilometre | 0.1656 t per square kilometre | 0.23 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1813 t per square kilometre | 0.1365 t per square kilometre | 0.2131 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1206 t per square kilometre | 0.1022 t per square kilometre | 0.1491 t per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 131 Botswana 0.1213 t per square kilometre compare
- 132 Malaysia 0.1177 t per square kilometre compare
- 133 Kuwait 0.1097 t per square kilometre compare
- 135 Iraq 0.0948 t per square kilometre compare
- 136 Mongolia 0.0944 t per square kilometre compare
- 137 Antigua and Barbuda 0.09 t per square kilometre 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 square kilometre in Afghanistan?
- Beef and buffalo meat, primary — production, per square kilometre in Afghanistan was 0.1022 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest beef and buffalo meat, primary — production, per square kilometre recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2622 t per square kilometre in 1998.
- What is the lowest beef and buffalo meat, primary — production, per square kilometre recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0659 t per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Afghanistan rank for beef and buffalo meat, primary — production, per square kilometre?
- Afghanistan ranks 134th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is beef and buffalo meat, primary — production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.