Corn: Yield gap in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Corn: Yield gap was 8.47 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▬ Flat
Corn: Yield gap in Afghanistan, 2000–2024
Source: Mueller et al. (2012); USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, corn: yield gap in Afghanistan stood at 8.47 tonnes per hectare.
The figure is up 12.4% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, corn: yield gap in Afghanistan peaked at 9.56 tonnes per hectare in 2003 and was at its lowest, 7.42 tonnes per hectare, in 2002.
Afghanistan ranks 1st of 115 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.42 tonnes per hectare | 7.42 tonnes per hectare | 9.56 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.49 tonnes per hectare | 7.91 tonnes per hectare | 9.1 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.23 tonnes per hectare | 7.54 tonnes per hectare | 8.5 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 corn: yield gap in Afghanistan?
- Corn: yield gap in Afghanistan was 8.47 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Mueller et al. (2012); USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest corn: yield gap recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 9.56 tonnes per hectare in 2003.
- What is the lowest corn: yield gap recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.42 tonnes per hectare in 2002.
- How does Afghanistan rank for corn: yield gap?
- Afghanistan ranks 1st out of 115 countries with data for 2024.
- Is corn: yield gap rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Mueller et al. (2012); USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Corn: Yield gap. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield gaps are the difference between attainable yields and actual yields, measured in tonnes per hectare. Negative values have been replaced by zero, meaning that the attainable yield has been reached.