Citrus Fruit, Total — Production in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Citrus Fruit, Total — Production was 24,118 t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Citrus Fruit, Total — Production in Afghanistan, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, citrus fruit, total — production in Afghanistan stood at 24,118 t.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 142.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, citrus fruit, total — production in Afghanistan peaked at 37,175 t in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4,000 t, in 2010.
That places Afghanistan 83rd out of 156 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.
Citrus Fruit, Total — Production in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 15,000 t | — |
| 1962 | 15,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 15,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 18,400 t | +22.7% |
| 1965 | 20,400 t | +10.9% |
| 1966 | 22,800 t | +11.8% |
| 1967 | 27,600 t | +21.1% |
| 1968 | 27,900 t | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 28,200 t | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 27,300 t | -3.2% |
| 1971 | 21,500 t | -21.2% |
| 1972 | 26,500 t | +23.3% |
| 1973 | 27,600 t | +4.2% |
| 1974 | 27,800 t | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 28,000 t | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 26,200 t | -6.4% |
| 1977 | 15,500 t | -40.8% |
| 1978 | 22,700 t | +46.5% |
| 1979 | 21,600 t | -4.8% |
| 1980 | 22,300 t | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 22,200 t | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 21,300 t | -4.1% |
| 1983 | 20,800 t | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 20,000 t | -3.8% |
| 1985 | 19,100 t | -4.5% |
| 1986 | 19,400 t | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 16,600 t | -14.4% |
| 1988 | 16,800 t | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 17,000 t | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 16,967 t | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 15,798 t | -6.9% |
| 1992 | 17,300 t | +9.5% |
| 1993 | 17,268 t | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 17,326 t | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 17,381 t | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 17,434 t | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 17,483 t | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 17,530 t | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 17,823 t | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 17,795 t | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 17,760 t | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 17,721 t | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 21,065 t | +18.9% |
| 2004 | 16,932 t | -19.6% |
| 2005 | 15,200 t | -10.2% |
| 2006 | 10,284 t | -32.3% |
| 2007 | 8,709 t | -15.3% |
| 2008 | 8,100 t | -7.0% |
| 2009 | 6,000 t | -25.9% |
| 2010 | 4,000 t | -33.3% |
| 2011 | 8,000 t | +100.0% |
| 2012 | 8,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 9,320 t | +16.5% |
| 2014 | 9,930 t | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 8,028 t | -19.2% |
| 2016 | 22,049 t | +174.6% |
| 2017 | 20,677 t | -6.2% |
| 2018 | 21,892 t | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 36,766 t | +67.9% |
| 2020 | 6,776 t | -81.6% |
| 2021 | 37,175 t | +448.6% |
| 2022 | 32,895 t | -11.5% |
| 2023 | 24,230 t | -26.3% |
| 2024 | 24,118 t | -0.5% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 24,118 t is below the median for low income countries, which is 57,319 t, 42% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 24,118 t is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 138,925 t, 17% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Citrus Fruit, Total — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +448.6% | 6,776 t | 37,175 t |
| 2016 | +174.6% | 8,028 t | 22,049 t |
| 2011 | +100.0% | 4,000 t | 8,000 t |
| 2020 | -81.6% | 36,766 t | 6,776 t |
| 2019 | +67.9% | 21,892 t | 36,766 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21,144 t | 15,000 t | 28,200 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 24,470 t | 15,500 t | 28,000 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 19,550 t | 16,600 t | 22,300 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 17,231 t | 15,798 t | 17,823 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 13,957 t | 6,000 t | 21,065 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 14,866 t | 4,000 t | 36,766 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 25,039 t | 6,776 t | 37,175 t | 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 citrus fruit, total — production in Afghanistan?
- Citrus fruit, total — production in Afghanistan was 24,118 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest citrus fruit, total — production recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 37,175 t in 2021.
- What is the lowest citrus fruit, total — production recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,000 t in 2010.
- How does Afghanistan rank for citrus fruit, total — production?
- Afghanistan ranks 83rd out of 156 countries with data for 2024.
- Is citrus fruit, total — production rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 142.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Citrus Fruit, Total — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.