Cereal production in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Cereal production was 6.22 million tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal production in Afghanistan, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 6.22 million tonnes for cereal production in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.0% on the previous year and down 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal production in Afghanistan peaked at 7.01 million tonnes in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.94 million tonnes, in 2000.
Afghanistan ranks 46th of 185 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.73 million tonnes | 3.38 million tonnes | 4.04 million tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.12 million tonnes | 3.32 million tonnes | 4.62 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.42 million tonnes | 2.83 million tonnes | 4.07 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.13 million tonnes | 2.47 million tonnes | 3.88 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.20 million tonnes | 1.94 million tonnes | 6.51 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.79 million tonnes | 4.30 million tonnes | 7.01 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.53 million tonnes | 4.80 million tonnes | 6.24 million tonnes | 5 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More agriculture & rural data for Afghanistan
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.10 billion current US$ (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 34.3% (2024)
- Rural population 32.47 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 2.4% (2025)
- Rural population 74.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.8% (2019)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 21.0% (2019)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 34.3% (2024)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 34.3% (2024)
- Land under cereal production 2.64 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal production in Afghanistan?
- Cereal production in Afghanistan was 6.22 million tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal production recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 7.01 million tonnes in 2014.
- What is the lowest cereal production recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.94 million tonnes in 2000.
- How does Afghanistan rank for cereal production?
- Afghanistan ranks 46th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal production rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.4%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cereals include wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains.