Maize (corn) — Gross Production Index Number in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Maize (corn) — Gross Production Index Number was 82.66 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Maize (corn) — Gross Production Index Number in Afghanistan, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for maize (corn) — gross production index number in Afghanistan is 82.66, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 28.4% on the previous year and down 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — gross production index number in Afghanistan peaked at 254.33 in 1976 and was at its lowest, 33.91, in 2018.
Afghanistan ranks 115th of 147 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Maize (corn) — Gross Production Index Number in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 222.54 | — |
| 1962 | 222.54 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 226.67 | +1.9% |
| 1964 | 228.9 | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 228.9 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 228.9 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 244.16 | +6.7% |
| 1968 | 245.75 | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 249.56 | +1.6% |
| 1970 | 212.05 | -15.0% |
| 1971 | 213 | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 228.9 | +7.5% |
| 1973 | 241.62 | +5.6% |
| 1974 | 244.8 | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 247.97 | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 254.33 | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 241.62 | -5.0% |
| 1978 | 247.97 | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 241.62 | -2.6% |
| 1980 | 239.07 | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 222.86 | -6.8% |
| 1982 | 210.78 | -5.4% |
| 1983 | 203.15 | -3.6% |
| 1984 | 193.29 | -4.9% |
| 1985 | 183.44 | -5.1% |
| 1986 | 180.26 | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 163.41 | -9.3% |
| 1988 | 157.05 | -3.9% |
| 1989 | 145.61 | -7.3% |
| 1990 | 152.6 | +4.8% |
| 1991 | 133.52 | -12.5% |
| 1992 | 95.37 | -28.6% |
| 1993 | 149.42 | +56.7% |
| 1994 | 158.96 | +6.4% |
| 1995 | 168.5 | +6.0% |
| 1996 | 114.45 | -32.1% |
| 1997 | 95.37 | -16.7% |
| 1998 | 104.91 | +10.0% |
| 1999 | 76.3 | -27.3% |
| 2000 | 36.56 | -52.1% |
| 2001 | 50.87 | +39.1% |
| 2002 | 94.74 | +86.2% |
| 2003 | 66.76 | -29.5% |
| 2004 | 127.17 | +90.5% |
| 2005 | 100.14 | -21.3% |
| 2006 | 114.13 | +14.0% |
| 2007 | 114.45 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 114.45 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 95.37 | -16.7% |
| 2010 | 95.69 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 95.41 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 98.55 | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 99.19 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 100.46 | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 100.46 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.08 | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 55.29 | -44.2% |
| 2018 | 33.91 | -38.7% |
| 2019 | 58.71 | +73.1% |
| 2020 | 86.4 | +47.2% |
| 2021 | 84.03 | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 98.87 | +17.7% |
| 2023 | 115.4 | +16.7% |
| 2024 | 82.66 | -28.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 233.1 | 222.54 | 249.56 | 9 |
| 1970s | 237.39 | 212.05 | 254.33 | 10 |
| 1980s | 189.89 | 145.61 | 239.07 | 10 |
| 1990s | 124.94 | 76.3 | 168.5 | 10 |
| 2000s | 91.46 | 36.56 | 127.17 | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.67 | 33.91 | 100.46 | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.47 | 82.66 | 115.4 | 5 |
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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)
- Agriculture share gdp 34.29 (2024)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 34.29 (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 21.0% (2019)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.8% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maize (corn) — gross production index number in Afghanistan?
- Maize (corn) — gross production index number in Afghanistan was 82.66 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest maize (corn) — gross production index number recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 254.33 in 1976.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — gross production index number recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.91 in 2018.
- How does Afghanistan rank for maize (corn) — gross production index number?
- Afghanistan ranks 115th out of 147 countries with data for 2024.
- Is maize (corn) — gross production index number rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Maize (corn) — 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.