Change of cereal yield vs land used in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Change of cereal yield vs land used was 2.36 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Change of cereal yield vs land used in Afghanistan, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 2.36 for change of cereal yield vs land used in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change of cereal yield vs land used in Afghanistan peaked at 2.36 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.8063, 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.
Change of cereal yield vs land used in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.12 | — |
| 1962 | 1.08 | -3.2% |
| 1963 | 0.9858 | -8.6% |
| 1964 | 1.08 | +9.8% |
| 1965 | 1.1 | +1.5% |
| 1966 | 1.01 | -7.9% |
| 1967 | 1.22 | +21.0% |
| 1968 | 1.29 | +5.1% |
| 1969 | 1.31 | +1.8% |
| 1970 | 1.11 | -15.7% |
| 1971 | 0.9762 | -11.7% |
| 1972 | 1.01 | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 1.28 | +27.1% |
| 1974 | 1.3 | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 1.32 | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 1.36 | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 1.22 | -10.2% |
| 1978 | 1.29 | +5.5% |
| 1979 | 1.32 | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 1.35 | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 1.34 | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 1.33 | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 1.36 | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 1.33 | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 1.33 | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 1.31 | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 1.36 | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 1.29 | -5.4% |
| 1989 | 1.24 | -3.7% |
| 1990 | 1.2 | -3.0% |
| 1991 | 1.16 | -3.3% |
| 1992 | 1.1 | -5.4% |
| 1993 | 1.13 | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 1.14 | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 1.21 | +6.5% |
| 1996 | 1.2 | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 1.35 | +12.0% |
| 1998 | 1.39 | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 1.29 | -7.4% |
| 2000 | 0.8063 | -37.3% |
| 2001 | 1.01 | +24.9% |
| 2002 | 1.67 | +65.9% |
| 2003 | 1.46 | -12.7% |
| 2004 | 1.33 | -8.4% |
| 2005 | 1.79 | +34.1% |
| 2006 | 1.55 | -13.3% |
| 2007 | 1.92 | +23.4% |
| 2008 | 1.46 | -24.0% |
| 2009 | 2.04 | +40.2% |
| 2010 | 2.01 | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 1.66 | -17.5% |
| 2012 | 2.09 | +26.2% |
| 2013 | 2.13 | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 2.1 | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 2.21 | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 2.04 | -7.4% |
| 2017 | 2.09 | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 2.25 | +7.7% |
| 2019 | 2.18 | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 2.05 | -6.1% |
| 2021 | 2.1 | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 2.19 | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 2.3 | +5.0% |
| 2024 | 2.36 | +2.4% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 2.36 is above the median for low income countries, which is 1.16, 2.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 2.36 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.64, 90% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change of cereal yield vs land used 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 | 1.67 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.13 | 0.9858 | 1.31 | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.22 | 0.9762 | 1.36 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.32 | 1.24 | 1.36 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.22 | 1.1 | 1.39 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.5 | 0.8063 | 2.04 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.08 | 1.66 | 2.25 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.2 | 2.05 | 2.36 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
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 of cereal yield vs land used in Afghanistan?
- Change of cereal yield vs land used in Afghanistan was 2.36 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change of cereal yield vs land used recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.36 in 2024.
- What is the lowest change of cereal yield vs land used recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8063 in 2000.
- How does Afghanistan rank for change of cereal yield vs land used?
- Afghanistan ranks 113th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change of cereal yield vs land used 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Change of cereal yield vs land used. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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