Cereal yields in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Cereal yields was 2.36 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.36 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
113th
of 186 countries
All-time high
2.36 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
All-time low
0.8063 tonnes per hectare
in 2000
Years of data
64
1961–2024
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 186 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.
Cereal yields in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | -3.2% |
| 1963 | 0.9858 tonnes per hectare | -8.6% |
| 1964 | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | +9.8% |
| 1965 | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 1966 | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | -7.9% |
| 1967 | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | +21.0% |
| 1968 | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | +5.1% |
| 1969 | 1.31 tonnes per hectare | +1.8% |
| 1970 | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | -15.7% |
| 1971 | 0.9762 tonnes per hectare | -11.7% |
| 1972 | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | +27.1% |
| 1974 | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | -10.2% |
| 1978 | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | +5.5% |
| 1979 | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 1.31 tonnes per hectare | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | -5.4% |
| 1989 | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | -3.7% |
| 1990 | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | -3.0% |
| 1991 | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | -3.3% |
| 1992 | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | -5.4% |
| 1993 | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | +6.5% |
| 1996 | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | +12.0% |
| 1998 | 1.39 tonnes per hectare | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | -7.4% |
| 2000 | 0.8063 tonnes per hectare | -37.3% |
| 2001 | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | +24.9% |
| 2002 | 1.67 tonnes per hectare | +65.9% |
| 2003 | 1.46 tonnes per hectare | -12.7% |
| 2004 | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | -8.4% |
| 2005 | 1.79 tonnes per hectare | +34.1% |
| 2006 | 1.55 tonnes per hectare | -13.3% |
| 2007 | 1.92 tonnes per hectare | +23.4% |
| 2008 | 1.46 tonnes per hectare | -24.0% |
| 2009 | 2.04 tonnes per hectare | +40.2% |
| 2010 | 2.01 tonnes per hectare | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 1.66 tonnes per hectare | -17.5% |
| 2012 | 2.09 tonnes per hectare | +26.2% |
| 2013 | 2.13 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 2.1 tonnes per hectare | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 2.21 tonnes per hectare | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 2.04 tonnes per hectare | -7.4% |
| 2017 | 2.09 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 2.25 tonnes per hectare | +7.7% |
| 2019 | 2.18 tonnes per hectare | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 2.05 tonnes per hectare | -6.1% |
| 2021 | 2.1 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 2.19 tonnes per hectare | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 2.3 tonnes per hectare | +5.0% |
| 2024 | 2.36 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 2.36 tonnes per hectare is above the median for low income countries, which is 1.16 tonnes per hectare, 2.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 2.36 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.64 tonnes per hectare, 90% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereal yields 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 tonnes per hectare | 1.67 tonnes per hectare |
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 (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 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 186 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.