Global meat production, per square kilometre in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Global meat production, per square kilometre was 0.3589 tonnes per square kilometre in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.3589 tonnes per square kilometre
Change on year
down 7.1%
World rank
172nd
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.5701 tonnes per square kilometre
in 1998
All-time low
0.1984 tonnes per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Global meat production, per square kilometre in Afghanistan, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2024, global meat production, per square kilometre in Afghanistan stood at 0.3589 tonnes per square kilometre.
That represents a change of down 7.1% on the previous year and down 24.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global meat production, per square kilometre in Afghanistan peaked at 0.5701 tonnes per square kilometre in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.1984 tonnes per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Afghanistan 172nd out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Global meat production, per square kilometre in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1984 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.2027 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1963 | 0.2131 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1964 | 0.2205 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1965 | 0.2303 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1966 | 0.2686 tonnes per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1967 | 0.2825 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1968 | 0.3091 tonnes per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1969 | 0.3101 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 0.29 tonnes per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 1971 | 0.2933 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 0.2621 tonnes per square kilometre | -10.6% |
| 1973 | 0.2838 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1974 | 0.2933 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 0.3035 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1976 | 0.341 tonnes per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 1977 | 0.3511 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 0.3595 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 0.3599 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.3661 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 0.3768 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 0.3811 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 0.3641 tonnes per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1984 | 0.3464 tonnes per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1985 | 0.3203 tonnes per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 1986 | 0.2987 tonnes per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1987 | 0.3134 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1988 | 0.3274 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1989 | 0.3397 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 0.3757 tonnes per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1991 | 0.3788 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.3719 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.3861 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 0.4145 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1995 | 0.4402 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1996 | 0.4787 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1997 | 0.523 tonnes per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1998 | 0.5701 tonnes per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1999 | 0.5627 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.4918 tonnes per square kilometre | -12.6% |
| 2001 | 0.4274 tonnes per square kilometre | -13.1% |
| 2002 | 0.4666 tonnes per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 2003 | 0.4578 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.4952 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 2005 | 0.4885 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.4176 tonnes per square kilometre | -14.5% |
| 2007 | 0.4097 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.4509 tonnes per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2009 | 0.4666 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 0.5031 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2011 | 0.5146 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.5069 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.4939 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.4769 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 0.4642 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 0.4531 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.4802 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4494 tonnes per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2019 | 0.4379 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 0.4485 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.4153 tonnes per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 2022 | 0.3996 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 0.3863 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 0.3589 tonnes per square kilometre | -7.1% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 0.3589 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.6749 tonnes per square kilometre, 53% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 0.3589 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.7 tonnes per square kilometre, 13% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2484 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1984 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3101 tonnes per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3137 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2621 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3599 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3434 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2987 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3811 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4502 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3719 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.5701 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4572 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4097 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4952 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.478 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4379 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.5146 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4017 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3589 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4485 tonnes per square kilometre | 5 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 169 South Sudan 0.3646 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 170 Liberia 0.3602 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 171 Eritrea 0.3595 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 173 Iceland 0.3385 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 174 Antigua and Barbuda 0.3145 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 175 Central African Republic 0.3068 tonnes per square kilometre compare
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 global meat production, per square kilometre in Afghanistan?
- Global meat production, per square kilometre in Afghanistan was 0.3589 tonnes per square kilometre in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest global meat production, per square kilometre recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5701 tonnes per square kilometre in 1998.
- What is the lowest global meat production, per square kilometre recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1984 tonnes per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Afghanistan rank for global meat production, per square kilometre?
- Afghanistan ranks 172nd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is global meat production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Global meat production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Global meat production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Global meat production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Global meat production Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Global meat production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.