Crop yields in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Crop yields was 2.26 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Crop yields in Afghanistan, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 2.26 tonnes per hectare for crop yields in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 5.1% on the previous year and up 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crop yields in Afghanistan peaked at 2.26 tonnes per hectare in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.724 tonnes per hectare, in 2000.
Afghanistan ranks 86th of 125 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | 0.8317 tonnes per hectare | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | 0.8149 tonnes per hectare | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.41 tonnes per hectare | 0.724 tonnes per hectare | 1.97 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 2 tonnes per hectare | 1.52 tonnes per hectare | 2.21 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.07 tonnes per hectare | 1.94 tonnes per hectare | 2.26 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More agriculture & rural data for Afghanistan
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.10 billion current US$ (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 34.3% (2024)
- Rural population 32.47 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 2.4% (2025)
- Rural population 74.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.8% (2019)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 21.0% (2019)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 34.3% (2024)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 34.3% (2024)
- Land under cereal production 2.64 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is crop yields in Afghanistan?
- Crop yields in Afghanistan was 2.26 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest crop yields recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.26 tonnes per hectare in 2024.
- What is the lowest crop yields recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.724 tonnes per hectare in 2000.
- How does Afghanistan rank for crop yields?
- Afghanistan ranks 86th out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is crop yields rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Crop yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.