Eggs Primary — Laying in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Eggs Primary — Laying was 10,361 1000 An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Eggs Primary — Laying in Afghanistan, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 An.
Analysis
The most recent figure for eggs primary — laying in Afghanistan is 10,361 1000 An, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, eggs primary — laying in Afghanistan peaked at 12,200 1000 An in 2005 and was at its lowest, 4,000 1000 An, in 1961.
That places Afghanistan 68th out of 190 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.
Eggs Primary — Laying in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | 1000 An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4,000 1000 An | — |
| 1962 | 4,400 1000 An | +10.0% |
| 1963 | 4,600 1000 An | +4.5% |
| 1964 | 4,800 1000 An | +4.3% |
| 1965 | 5,200 1000 An | +8.3% |
| 1966 | 5,500 1000 An | +5.8% |
| 1967 | 6,290 1000 An | +14.4% |
| 1968 | 5,568 1000 An | -11.5% |
| 1969 | 6,000 1000 An | +7.8% |
| 1970 | 5,500 1000 An | -8.3% |
| 1971 | 5,000 1000 An | -9.1% |
| 1972 | 5,000 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 5,100 1000 An | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 5,100 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 5,200 1000 An | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 5,200 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 5,300 1000 An | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 5,300 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 5,400 1000 An | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 5,400 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 5,500 1000 An | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 5,500 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 5,500 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 5,500 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 5,500 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 5,500 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 5,500 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 5,500 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 5,500 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 5,610 1000 An | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 5,525 1000 An | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 5,440 1000 An | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 5,355 1000 An | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 5,550 1000 An | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 5,600 1000 An | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 6,800 1000 An | +21.4% |
| 1997 | 6,900 1000 An | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 6,600 1000 An | -4.3% |
| 1999 | 6,300 1000 An | -4.5% |
| 2000 | 5,800 1000 An | -7.9% |
| 2001 | 5,900 1000 An | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 10,300 1000 An | +74.6% |
| 2003 | 10,500 1000 An | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 11,000 1000 An | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 12,200 1000 An | +10.9% |
| 2006 | 9,200 1000 An | -24.6% |
| 2007 | 8,200 1000 An | -10.9% |
| 2008 | 9,100 1000 An | +11.0% |
| 2009 | 8,700 1000 An | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 8,200 1000 An | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 9,600 1000 An | +17.1% |
| 2012 | 9,500 1000 An | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 9,500 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 9,500 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 9,336 1000 An | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 9,361 1000 An | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 10,688 1000 An | +14.2% |
| 2018 | 9,800 1000 An | -8.3% |
| 2019 | 9,823 1000 An | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 10,015 1000 An | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 10,306 1000 An | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 10,208 1000 An | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 10,284 1000 An | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 10,361 1000 An | +0.7% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 10,361 1000 An is above the median for low income countries, which is 3,890 1000 An, 2.7× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 10,361 1000 An is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 9,730 1000 An, 1.1× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Eggs Primary — Laying 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 | +74.6% | 5,900 1000 An | 10,300 1000 An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5,151 1000 An | 4,000 1000 An | 6,290 1000 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 5,210 1000 An | 5,000 1000 An | 5,500 1000 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,490 1000 An | 5,400 1000 An | 5,500 1000 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,968 1000 An | 5,355 1000 An | 6,900 1000 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,090 1000 An | 5,800 1000 An | 12,200 1000 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,531 1000 An | 8,200 1000 An | 10,688 1000 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,235 1000 An | 10,015 1000 An | 10,361 1000 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More agriculture & rural data for Afghanistan
- 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 eggs primary — laying in Afghanistan?
- Eggs primary — laying in Afghanistan was 10,361 1000 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest eggs primary — laying recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 12,200 1000 An in 2005.
- What is the lowest eggs primary — laying recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,000 1000 An in 1961.
- How does Afghanistan rank for eggs primary — laying?
- Afghanistan ranks 68th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is eggs primary — laying rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Eggs Primary — Laying. 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.