Figs — Area harvested in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Figs — Area harvested was 11,274 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Figs — Area harvested in Afghanistan, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, figs — area harvested in Afghanistan stood at 11,274 ha. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 14.7% on the previous year and up 639.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, figs — area harvested in Afghanistan peaked at 11,274 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 811 ha, in 2016.
That places Afghanistan 6th out of 68 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.
Figs — Area harvested in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3,200 ha | — |
| 1962 | 3,200 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 3,200 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 3,380 ha | +5.6% |
| 1965 | 3,570 ha | +5.6% |
| 1966 | 3,940 ha | +10.4% |
| 1967 | 4,400 ha | +11.7% |
| 1968 | 4,300 ha | -2.3% |
| 1969 | 4,370 ha | +1.6% |
| 1970 | 4,400 ha | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 4,400 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 4,520 ha | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 4,610 ha | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 4,690 ha | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 4,700 ha | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 4,700 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 4,710 ha | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 4,680 ha | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 4,520 ha | -3.4% |
| 1980 | 4,530 ha | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 4,430 ha | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 4,260 ha | -3.8% |
| 1983 | 4,090 ha | -4.0% |
| 1984 | 3,930 ha | -3.9% |
| 1985 | 3,820 ha | -2.8% |
| 1986 | 3,720 ha | -2.6% |
| 1987 | 3,200 ha | -14.0% |
| 1988 | 3,350 ha | +4.7% |
| 1989 | 3,360 ha | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 3,396 ha | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 4,961 ha | +46.1% |
| 1992 | 3,680 ha | -25.8% |
| 1993 | 3,300 ha | -10.3% |
| 1994 | 3,183 ha | -3.5% |
| 1995 | 3,340 ha | +4.9% |
| 1996 | 3,369 ha | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 3,600 ha | +6.9% |
| 1998 | 6,000 ha | +66.7% |
| 1999 | 3,044 ha | -49.3% |
| 2000 | 2,000 ha | -34.3% |
| 2001 | 2,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2,253 ha | +12.7% |
| 2005 | 2,541 ha | +12.8% |
| 2006 | 2,702 ha | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 2,702 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2,700 ha | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 1,924 ha | -28.7% |
| 2010 | 1,924 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2,056 ha | +6.9% |
| 2012 | 2,056 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2,056 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1,525 ha | -25.8% |
| 2015 | 1,525 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 811 ha | -46.8% |
| 2017 | 1,623 ha | +100.1% |
| 2018 | 1,644 ha | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 3,529 ha | +114.7% |
| 2020 | 3,219 ha | -8.8% |
| 2021 | 10,077 ha | +213.0% |
| 2022 | 9,787 ha | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 9,833 ha | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 11,274 ha | +14.7% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 11,274 ha is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 651 ha, 17.3× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Figs — Area harvested 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 | +213.0% | 3,219 ha | 10,077 ha |
| 2019 | +114.7% | 1,644 ha | 3,529 ha |
| 2017 | +100.1% | 811 ha | 1,623 ha |
| 1998 | +66.7% | 3,600 ha | 6,000 ha |
| 1999 | -49.3% | 6,000 ha | 3,044 ha |
| 2016 | -46.8% | 1,525 ha | 811 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,729 ha | 3,200 ha | 4,400 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 4,593 ha | 4,400 ha | 4,710 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,869 ha | 3,200 ha | 4,530 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,787 ha | 3,044 ha | 6,000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,282 ha | 1,924 ha | 2,702 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,875 ha | 811 ha | 3,529 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,838 ha | 3,219 ha | 11,274 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 3 Egypt 31,688 ha compare
- 3 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 12,312 ha compare
- 4 Tunisia 16,612 ha compare
- 5 Spain 16,180 ha compare
- 5 Syrian Arab Republic 9,273 ha compare
- 6 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 130 ha compare
- 7 India 5,904 ha compare
- 8 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0 ha compare
- 8 Yugoslav SFR 4,000 ha compare
- 9 Portugal 3,780 ha compare
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 figs — area harvested in Afghanistan?
- Figs — area harvested in Afghanistan was 11,274 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest figs — area harvested recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 11,274 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest figs — area harvested recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 811 ha in 2016.
- How does Afghanistan rank for figs — area harvested?
- Afghanistan ranks 6th out of 68 countries with data for 2024.
- Is figs — area harvested rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 639.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Figs — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.