Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita was 2.36 kg per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita in Afghanistan, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kg per hectare.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 2.36 kg per hectare for cereal yield vs. gdp per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield vs. gdp per capita in Afghanistan peaked at 2.36 kg per hectare in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.8063 kg per hectare, in 2000.
Afghanistan ranks 112th of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | kg per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.12 kg per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 1.08 kg per hectare | -3.2% |
| 1963 | 0.9858 kg per hectare | -8.6% |
| 1964 | 1.08 kg per hectare | +9.8% |
| 1965 | 1.1 kg per hectare | +1.5% |
| 1966 | 1.01 kg per hectare | -7.9% |
| 1967 | 1.22 kg per hectare | +21.0% |
| 1968 | 1.29 kg per hectare | +5.1% |
| 1969 | 1.31 kg per hectare | +1.8% |
| 1970 | 1.11 kg per hectare | -15.7% |
| 1971 | 0.9762 kg per hectare | -11.7% |
| 1972 | 1.01 kg per hectare | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 1.28 kg per hectare | +27.1% |
| 1974 | 1.3 kg per hectare | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 1.32 kg per hectare | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 1.36 kg per hectare | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 1.22 kg per hectare | -10.2% |
| 1978 | 1.29 kg per hectare | +5.5% |
| 1979 | 1.32 kg per hectare | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 1.35 kg per hectare | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 1.34 kg per hectare | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 1.33 kg per hectare | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 1.36 kg per hectare | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 1.33 kg per hectare | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 1.33 kg per hectare | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 1.31 kg per hectare | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 1.36 kg per hectare | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 1.29 kg per hectare | -5.4% |
| 1989 | 1.24 kg per hectare | -3.7% |
| 1990 | 1.2 kg per hectare | -3.0% |
| 1991 | 1.16 kg per hectare | -3.3% |
| 1992 | 1.1 kg per hectare | -5.4% |
| 1993 | 1.13 kg per hectare | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 1.14 kg per hectare | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 1.21 kg per hectare | +6.5% |
| 1996 | 1.2 kg per hectare | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 1.35 kg per hectare | +12.0% |
| 1998 | 1.39 kg per hectare | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 1.29 kg per hectare | -7.4% |
| 2000 | 0.8063 kg per hectare | -37.3% |
| 2001 | 1.01 kg per hectare | +24.9% |
| 2002 | 1.67 kg per hectare | +65.9% |
| 2003 | 1.46 kg per hectare | -12.7% |
| 2004 | 1.33 kg per hectare | -8.4% |
| 2005 | 1.79 kg per hectare | +34.1% |
| 2006 | 1.55 kg per hectare | -13.3% |
| 2007 | 1.92 kg per hectare | +23.4% |
| 2008 | 1.46 kg per hectare | -24.0% |
| 2009 | 2.04 kg per hectare | +40.2% |
| 2010 | 2.01 kg per hectare | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 1.66 kg per hectare | -17.5% |
| 2012 | 2.09 kg per hectare | +26.2% |
| 2013 | 2.13 kg per hectare | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 2.1 kg per hectare | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 2.21 kg per hectare | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 2.04 kg per hectare | -7.4% |
| 2017 | 2.09 kg per hectare | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 2.25 kg per hectare | +7.7% |
| 2019 | 2.18 kg per hectare | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 2.05 kg per hectare | -6.1% |
| 2021 | 2.1 kg per hectare | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 2.19 kg per hectare | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 2.3 kg per hectare | +5.0% |
| 2024 | 2.36 kg per hectare | +2.4% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 2.36 kg per hectare is above the median for low income countries, which is 1.16 kg per hectare, 2.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 2.36 kg per hectare is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.44 kg per hectare, 97% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +65.9% | 1.01 kg per hectare | 1.67 kg per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.13 kg per hectare | 0.9858 kg per hectare | 1.31 kg per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.22 kg per hectare | 0.9762 kg per hectare | 1.36 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.32 kg per hectare | 1.24 kg per hectare | 1.36 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.22 kg per hectare | 1.1 kg per hectare | 1.39 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.5 kg per hectare | 0.8063 kg per hectare | 2.04 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.08 kg per hectare | 1.66 kg per hectare | 2.25 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.2 kg per hectare | 2.05 kg per hectare | 2.36 kg per hectare | 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 cereal yield vs. gdp per capita in Afghanistan?
- Cereal yield vs. gdp per capita in Afghanistan was 2.36 kg per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yield vs. gdp per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.36 kg per hectare in 2024.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs. gdp per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8063 kg per hectare in 2000.
- How does Afghanistan rank for cereal yield vs. gdp per capita?
- Afghanistan ranks 112th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yield vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. 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 (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average cereal yield, measured in tonnes per hectare versus gross domestic product (GDP) per capita. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.