Cereal yields in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Cereal yields was 2.36 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal yields 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 per hectare.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 2.36 tonnes per hectare for cereal yields 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 yields in Afghanistan peaked at 2.36 tonnes per hectare in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.8063 tonnes per hectare, in 2000.
That places Afghanistan 113th out of 185 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | 0.9858 tonnes per hectare | 1.31 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | 0.9762 tonnes per hectare | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | 1.39 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | 0.8063 tonnes per hectare | 2.04 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.08 tonnes per hectare | 1.66 tonnes per hectare | 2.25 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.2 tonnes per hectare | 2.05 tonnes per hectare | 2.36 tonnes per hectare | 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 yields in Afghanistan?
- Cereal yields in Afghanistan was 2.36 tonnes per hectare 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 yields recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.36 tonnes per hectare in 2024.
- What is the lowest cereal yields recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8063 tonnes per hectare in 2000.
- How does Afghanistan rank for cereal yields?
- Afghanistan ranks 113th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yields 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per hectare.