Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per capita in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0618 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per capita in Afghanistan, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita in Afghanistan stood at 0.0618 ha per person.
That represents a change of up 9.2% on the previous year and down 39.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita in Afghanistan peaked at 0.3642 ha per person in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.052 ha per person, in 2018.
That places Afghanistan 73rd out of 159 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per capita in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3596 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.3642 ha per person | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 0.3568 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1964 | 0.3512 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1965 | 0.3432 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1966 | 0.3357 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1967 | 0.2974 ha per person | -11.4% |
| 1968 | 0.2827 ha per person | -4.9% |
| 1969 | 0.2797 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1970 | 0.2815 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 0.2939 ha per person | +4.4% |
| 1972 | 0.331 ha per person | +12.6% |
| 1973 | 0.2745 ha per person | -17.1% |
| 1974 | 0.268 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1975 | 0.2665 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.2599 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1977 | 0.254 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1978 | 0.2492 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 0.2331 ha per person | -6.5% |
| 1980 | 0.2292 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 0.2437 ha per person | +6.3% |
| 1982 | 0.2547 ha per person | +4.5% |
| 1983 | 0.2426 ha per person | -4.7% |
| 1984 | 0.2289 ha per person | -5.6% |
| 1985 | 0.213 ha per person | -6.9% |
| 1986 | 0.2055 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 1987 | 0.2192 ha per person | +6.7% |
| 1988 | 0.2023 ha per person | -7.7% |
| 1989 | 0.1929 ha per person | -4.7% |
| 1990 | 0.187 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1991 | 0.1916 ha per person | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 0.1694 ha per person | -11.6% |
| 1993 | 0.1761 ha per person | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 0.1697 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 1995 | 0.1564 ha per person | -7.8% |
| 1996 | 0.1515 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 0.148 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 0.1457 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.1274 ha per person | -12.6% |
| 2000 | 0.1195 ha per person | -6.2% |
| 2001 | 0.1032 ha per person | -13.6% |
| 2002 | 0.1047 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.1322 ha per person | +26.3% |
| 2004 | 0.1132 ha per person | -14.4% |
| 2005 | 0.1242 ha per person | +9.7% |
| 2006 | 0.1176 ha per person | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1166 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.1025 ha per person | -12.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1162 ha per person | +13.4% |
| 2010 | 0.1047 ha per person | -9.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0961 ha per person | -8.2% |
| 2012 | 0.1028 ha per person | +7.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1007 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.102 ha per person | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0805 ha per person | -21.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0805 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0678 ha per person | -15.8% |
| 2018 | 0.052 ha per person | -23.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0698 ha per person | +34.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0779 ha per person | +11.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0592 ha per person | -24.0% |
| 2022 | 0.054 ha per person | -8.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0566 ha per person | +4.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0618 ha per person | +9.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3301 ha per person | 0.2797 ha per person | 0.3642 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2712 ha per person | 0.2331 ha per person | 0.331 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2232 ha per person | 0.1929 ha per person | 0.2547 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1623 ha per person | 0.1274 ha per person | 0.1916 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.115 ha per person | 0.1025 ha per person | 0.1322 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0857 ha per person | 0.052 ha per person | 0.1047 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0619 ha per person | 0.054 ha per person | 0.0779 ha per person | 5 |
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- 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 cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita in Afghanistan?
- Cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita in Afghanistan was 0.0618 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3642 ha per person in 1962.
- What is the lowest cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.052 ha per person in 2018.
- How does Afghanistan rank for cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita?
- Afghanistan ranks 73rd out of 159 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals, primary — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals, primary — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cereals, primary — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Cereals, primary — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.