Food — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Food — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) was 120.43 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Food — Gross Production Index Number in Afghanistan, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food — gross production index number in Afghanistan is 120.43, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food — gross production index number in Afghanistan peaked at 120.43 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 41, in 1961.
Afghanistan ranks 53rd of 185 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.
Food — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 41 | — |
| 1962 | 41.34 | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 41.16 | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 44.6 | +8.4% |
| 1965 | 46.7 | +4.7% |
| 1966 | 48.42 | +3.7% |
| 1967 | 53.06 | +9.6% |
| 1968 | 55.39 | +4.4% |
| 1969 | 56.07 | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 51.34 | -8.4% |
| 1971 | 48.16 | -6.2% |
| 1972 | 51.38 | +6.7% |
| 1973 | 55.23 | +7.5% |
| 1974 | 56.89 | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 58.51 | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 63.13 | +7.9% |
| 1977 | 56.67 | -10.2% |
| 1978 | 60.93 | +7.5% |
| 1979 | 60.2 | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 60.54 | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 60.41 | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 59.82 | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 58.27 | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 55.89 | -4.1% |
| 1985 | 52.14 | -6.7% |
| 1986 | 47.74 | -8.4% |
| 1987 | 49.45 | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 48.87 | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 48.64 | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 52.36 | +7.6% |
| 1991 | 60.09 | +14.8% |
| 1992 | 58.24 | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 61.48 | +5.6% |
| 1994 | 64.99 | +5.7% |
| 1995 | 67.87 | +4.4% |
| 1996 | 71.42 | +5.2% |
| 1997 | 76.45 | +7.0% |
| 1998 | 80.61 | +5.4% |
| 1999 | 79.69 | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 67.78 | -14.9% |
| 2001 | 61.59 | -9.1% |
| 2002 | 74.72 | +21.3% |
| 2003 | 76.77 | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 74.75 | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 83.54 | +11.8% |
| 2006 | 77.31 | -7.5% |
| 2007 | 84.65 | +9.5% |
| 2008 | 79.59 | -6.0% |
| 2009 | 92.24 | +15.9% |
| 2010 | 91.68 | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 87.4 | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 97.18 | +11.2% |
| 2013 | 94.63 | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 101.99 | +7.8% |
| 2015 | 95.97 | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 102.04 | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 99.84 | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 96.19 | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 108.61 | +12.9% |
| 2020 | 112.73 | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 113.83 | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 110.03 | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 116.44 | +5.8% |
| 2024 | 120.43 | +3.4% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 120.43 is below the median for low income countries, which is 121.5, 99% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 120.43 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 120.43, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 47.53 | 41 | 56.07 | 9 |
| 1970s | 56.24 | 48.16 | 63.13 | 10 |
| 1980s | 54.18 | 47.74 | 60.54 | 10 |
| 1990s | 67.32 | 52.36 | 80.61 | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.29 | 61.59 | 92.24 | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.55 | 87.4 | 108.61 | 10 |
| 2020s | 114.69 | 110.03 | 120.43 | 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 food — gross production index number in Afghanistan?
- Food — gross production index number in Afghanistan was 120.43 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food — gross production index number recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 120.43 in 2024.
- What is the lowest food — gross production index number recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 41 in 1961.
- How does Afghanistan rank for food — gross production index number?
- Afghanistan ranks 53rd out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is food — gross production index number rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.1%. 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 Food — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.