Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita was 0.0618 hectares per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Afghanistan, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 0.0618 hectares per person for land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in 2024.
The figure is up 9.2% on the previous year and down 39.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Afghanistan peaked at 0.3642 hectares per person in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.052 hectares per person, in 2018.
Afghanistan ranks 86th of 181 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3596 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.3642 hectares per person | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 0.3568 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1964 | 0.3512 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1965 | 0.3432 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1966 | 0.3357 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1967 | 0.2974 hectares per person | -11.4% |
| 1968 | 0.2827 hectares per person | -4.9% |
| 1969 | 0.2797 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1970 | 0.2815 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 0.2939 hectares per person | +4.4% |
| 1972 | 0.331 hectares per person | +12.6% |
| 1973 | 0.2745 hectares per person | -17.1% |
| 1974 | 0.268 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1975 | 0.2665 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.2599 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1977 | 0.254 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1978 | 0.2492 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 0.2331 hectares per person | -6.5% |
| 1980 | 0.2292 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 0.2437 hectares per person | +6.3% |
| 1982 | 0.2547 hectares per person | +4.5% |
| 1983 | 0.2426 hectares per person | -4.7% |
| 1984 | 0.2289 hectares per person | -5.6% |
| 1985 | 0.213 hectares per person | -6.9% |
| 1986 | 0.2055 hectares per person | -3.5% |
| 1987 | 0.2192 hectares per person | +6.7% |
| 1988 | 0.2023 hectares per person | -7.7% |
| 1989 | 0.1929 hectares per person | -4.7% |
| 1990 | 0.187 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1991 | 0.1916 hectares per person | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 0.1694 hectares per person | -11.6% |
| 1993 | 0.1761 hectares per person | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 0.1697 hectares per person | -3.7% |
| 1995 | 0.1564 hectares per person | -7.8% |
| 1996 | 0.1515 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 0.148 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 0.1457 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.1274 hectares per person | -12.6% |
| 2000 | 0.1195 hectares per person | -6.2% |
| 2001 | 0.1032 hectares per person | -13.6% |
| 2002 | 0.1047 hectares per person | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.1322 hectares per person | +26.3% |
| 2004 | 0.1132 hectares per person | -14.4% |
| 2005 | 0.1242 hectares per person | +9.7% |
| 2006 | 0.1176 hectares per person | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1166 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.1025 hectares per person | -12.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1162 hectares per person | +13.4% |
| 2010 | 0.1047 hectares per person | -9.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0961 hectares per person | -8.2% |
| 2012 | 0.1028 hectares per person | +7.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1007 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.102 hectares per person | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0805 hectares per person | -21.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0805 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0678 hectares per person | -15.8% |
| 2018 | 0.052 hectares per person | -23.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0698 hectares per person | +34.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0779 hectares per person | +11.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0592 hectares per person | -24.0% |
| 2022 | 0.054 hectares per person | -8.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0566 hectares per person | +4.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0618 hectares per person | +9.2% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 0.0618 hectares per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0914 hectares per person, 68% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 0.0618 hectares per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0117 hectares per person, 5.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3301 hectares per person | 0.2797 hectares per person | 0.3642 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2712 hectares per person | 0.2331 hectares per person | 0.331 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2232 hectares per person | 0.1929 hectares per person | 0.2547 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1623 hectares per person | 0.1274 hectares per person | 0.1916 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.115 hectares per person | 0.1025 hectares per person | 0.1322 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0857 hectares per person | 0.052 hectares per person | 0.1047 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0619 hectares per person | 0.054 hectares per person | 0.0779 hectares per person | 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 land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Afghanistan?
- Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Afghanistan was 0.0618 hectares per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land under cereal production (hectares), per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3642 hectares per person in 1962.
- What is the lowest land under cereal production (hectares), per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.052 hectares per person in 2018.
- How does Afghanistan rank for land under cereal production (hectares), per capita?
- Afghanistan ranks 86th out of 181 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land under cereal production (hectares), per capita rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land under cereal production (hectares) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land under cereal production (hectares) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land under cereal production FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Land under cereal production (hectares) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.