Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population … annual in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population … annual was 12.33 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population, annual in Afghanistan, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2024, change in cereal production, yield, land use and population, annual in Afghanistan stood at 12.33 % change on previous year.
That represents a change of up 72.5% on the previous year and up 142.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in cereal production, yield, land use and population, annual in Afghanistan peaked at 38.29 % change on previous year in 2019 and was at its lowest, -22.19 % change on previous year, in 2021.
That places Afghanistan 19th out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population … annual in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 3.38 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 0.0292 % change on previous year | -99.1% |
| 1964 | 0.5837 % change on previous year | +1899.4% |
| 1965 | -0.058 % change on previous year | -109.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0581 % change on previous year | -200.1% |
| 1967 | -9.34 % change on previous year | -16190.6% |
| 1968 | -2.66 % change on previous year | -71.6% |
| 1969 | 1.32 % change on previous year | -149.5% |
| 1970 | 3.13 % change on previous year | +138.1% |
| 1971 | 6.99 % change on previous year | +123.1% |
| 1972 | 15.39 % change on previous year | +120.2% |
| 1973 | -14.94 % change on previous year | -197.1% |
| 1974 | 0.1498 % change on previous year | -101.0% |
| 1975 | 1.86 % change on previous year | +1138.1% |
| 1976 | -0.2938 % change on previous year | -115.8% |
| 1977 | -0.1768 % change on previous year | -39.8% |
| 1978 | 0.1181 % change on previous year | -166.8% |
| 1979 | -6.15 % change on previous year | -5306.3% |
| 1980 | -5.18 % change on previous year | -15.7% |
| 1981 | -3.63 % change on previous year | -30.0% |
| 1982 | -3.76 % change on previous year | +3.8% |
| 1983 | -5.38 % change on previous year | +42.8% |
| 1984 | -3.28 % change on previous year | -38.9% |
| 1985 | -4.98 % change on previous year | +51.5% |
| 1986 | -3.59 % change on previous year | -27.8% |
| 1987 | 6.35 % change on previous year | -276.6% |
| 1988 | -6.61 % change on previous year | -204.1% |
| 1989 | -1.76 % change on previous year | -73.4% |
| 1990 | -1.62 % change on previous year | -8.1% |
| 1991 | 4.09 % change on previous year | -352.9% |
| 1992 | -4.05 % change on previous year | -199.2% |
| 1993 | 16.97 % change on previous year | -518.7% |
| 1994 | 4.75 % change on previous year | -72.0% |
| 1995 | -3.18 % change on previous year | -166.8% |
| 1996 | 0.8324 % change on previous year | -126.2% |
| 1997 | 1.44 % change on previous year | +72.9% |
| 1998 | 2.26 % change on previous year | +57.0% |
| 1999 | -9.28 % change on previous year | -510.9% |
| 2000 | -5.01 % change on previous year | -46.0% |
| 2001 | -12.97 % change on previous year | +158.9% |
| 2002 | 6.88 % change on previous year | -153.0% |
| 2003 | 34.26 % change on previous year | +398.2% |
| 2004 | -11.24 % change on previous year | -132.8% |
| 2005 | 13.61 % change on previous year | -221.1% |
| 2006 | -1.35 % change on previous year | -109.9% |
| 2007 | 1.07 % change on previous year | -179.1% |
| 2008 | -10.16 % change on previous year | -1049.2% |
| 2009 | 17.61 % change on previous year | -273.3% |
| 2010 | -7.21 % change on previous year | -140.9% |
| 2011 | -4.79 % change on previous year | -33.5% |
| 2012 | 11.45 % change on previous year | -338.9% |
| 2013 | 1.27 % change on previous year | -88.9% |
| 2014 | 5.08 % change on previous year | +300.3% |
| 2015 | -18.56 % change on previous year | -465.0% |
| 2016 | 2.56 % change on previous year | -113.8% |
| 2017 | -13.4 % change on previous year | -624.5% |
| 2018 | -21.03 % change on previous year | +56.9% |
| 2019 | 38.29 % change on previous year | -282.1% |
| 2020 | 15.2 % change on previous year | -60.3% |
| 2021 | -22.19 % change on previous year | -246.0% |
| 2022 | -7.54 % change on previous year | -66.0% |
| 2023 | 7.15 % change on previous year | -194.8% |
| 2024 | 12.33 % change on previous year | +72.5% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 12.33 % change on previous year is above the median for low income countries, which is 1.75 % change on previous year, 7.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 12.33 % change on previous year is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.4413 % change on previous year, 27.9× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population … annual 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | -16190.6% | 0.0581 % change on previous year | -9.34 % change on previous year |
| 1979 | -5306.3% | 0.1181 % change on previous year | -6.15 % change on previous year |
| 1964 | +1899.4% | 0.0292 % change on previous year | 0.5837 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.8364 % change on previous year | -9.34 % change on previous year | 3.38 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 0.6068 % change on previous year | -14.94 % change on previous year | 15.39 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | -3.18 % change on previous year | -6.61 % change on previous year | 6.35 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.22 % change on previous year | -9.28 % change on previous year | 16.97 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.27 % change on previous year | -12.97 % change on previous year | 34.26 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.6338 % change on previous year | -21.03 % change on previous year | 38.29 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9898 % change on previous year | -22.19 % change on previous year | 15.2 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 16 Bosnia and Herzegovina 13.19 % change on previous year compare
- 17 Oman 13.06 % change on previous year compare
- 18 Cote d'Ivoire 12.86 % change on previous year compare
- 20 Guinea-Bissau 10.85 % change on previous year compare
- 21 Taiwan 10.09 % change on previous year compare
- 22 Sierra Leone 9.93 % change on previous year compare
More agriculture & rural data for Afghanistan
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.1522 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0005 hectares per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1847 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.2358 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0022 hectares per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.8814 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change in cereal production, yield, land use and population, annual in Afghanistan?
- Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population, annual in Afghanistan was 12.33 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest change in cereal production, yield, land use and population, annual recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 38.29 % change on previous year in 2019.
- What is the lowest change in cereal production, yield, land use and population, annual recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was -22.19 % change on previous year in 2021.
- How does Afghanistan rank for change in cereal production, yield, land use and population, annual?
- Afghanistan ranks 19th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change in cereal production, yield, land use and population, annual rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 142.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Index of cereal production yield and land use Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.