Chicken meat production in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Chicken meat production was 28,689 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
28,689
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
121st
of 199 countries
All-time high
32,320
in 2005
All-time low
5,600
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Chicken meat production in Afghanistan, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chicken meat production in Afghanistan is 28,689, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chicken meat production in Afghanistan peaked at 32,320 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 5,600, in 1961.
Afghanistan ranks 121st of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Chicken meat production in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5,600 | — |
| 1962 | 6,000 | +7.1% |
| 1963 | 6,160 | +2.7% |
| 1964 | 6,400 | +3.9% |
| 1965 | 6,800 | +6.2% |
| 1966 | 7,200 | +5.9% |
| 1967 | 7,600 | +5.6% |
| 1968 | 8,000 | +5.3% |
| 1969 | 9,600 | +20.0% |
| 1970 | 9,600 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 9,600 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 9,600 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 10,000 | +4.2% |
| 1974 | 10,000 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 10,400 | +4.0% |
| 1976 | 10,400 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 10,800 | +3.8% |
| 1978 | 11,200 | +3.7% |
| 1979 | 12,000 | +7.1% |
| 1980 | 12,000 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 12,400 | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 12,400 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 12,560 | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 12,800 | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 12,960 | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 13,120 | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 12,960 | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 12,800 | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 12,560 | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 12,400 | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 12,160 | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 12,000 | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 11,840 | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 11,600 | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 12,320 | +6.2% |
| 1996 | 13,040 | +5.8% |
| 1997 | 14,000 | +7.4% |
| 1998 | 15,040 | +7.4% |
| 1999 | 14,000 | -6.9% |
| 2000 | 13,200 | -5.7% |
| 2001 | 13,120 | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 24,000 | +82.9% |
| 2003 | 28,400 | +18.3% |
| 2004 | 30,800 | +8.5% |
| 2005 | 32,320 | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 24,400 | -24.5% |
| 2007 | 17,600 | -27.9% |
| 2008 | 20,800 | +18.2% |
| 2009 | 20,000 | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 28,000 | +40.0% |
| 2011 | 25,600 | -8.6% |
| 2012 | 24,800 | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 26,400 | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 24,809 | -6.0% |
| 2015 | 24,559 | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 24,298 | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 27,638 | +13.7% |
| 2018 | 29,316 | +6.1% |
| 2019 | 27,680 | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 27,284 | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 28,383 | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 28,111 | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 28,400 | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 28,689 | +1.0% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 28,689 is above the median for low income countries, which is 22,522, 1.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 28,689 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 165,760, 17% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chicken meat production 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 | +82.9% | 13,120 | 24,000 |
| 2010 | +40.0% | 20,000 | 28,000 |
| 2007 | -27.9% | 24,400 | 17,600 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7,040 | 5,600 | 9,600 | 9 |
| 1970s | 10,360 | 9,600 | 12,000 | 10 |
| 1980s | 12,656 | 12,000 | 13,120 | 10 |
| 1990s | 12,840 | 11,600 | 15,040 | 10 |
| 2000s | 22,464 | 13,120 | 32,320 | 10 |
| 2010s | 26,310 | 24,298 | 29,316 | 10 |
| 2020s | 28,173 | 27,284 | 28,689 | 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 chicken meat production in Afghanistan?
- Chicken meat production in Afghanistan was 28,689 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest chicken meat production recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 32,320 in 2005.
- What is the lowest chicken meat production recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,600 in 1961.
- How does Afghanistan rank for chicken meat production?
- Afghanistan ranks 121st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is chicken meat production rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.6%. 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 Chicken meat production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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