Corn yields in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Corn yields was 1.93 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Corn yields in Afghanistan, 1961–2024
Source: 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
Afghanistan recorded 1.93 tonnes per hectare for corn yields in 2024.
The figure is down 32.6% on the previous year and down 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, corn yields in Afghanistan peaked at 2.98 tonnes per hectare in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.84 tonnes per hectare, in 2003.
Afghanistan ranks 119th of 170 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 | 1.49 tonnes per hectare | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | 1.72 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.57 tonnes per hectare | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | 1.66 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.68 tonnes per hectare | 1.66 tonnes per hectare | 1.7 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.62 tonnes per hectare | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | 1.76 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.98 tonnes per hectare | 0.84 tonnes per hectare | 2.98 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.91 tonnes per hectare | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | 2.49 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.17 tonnes per hectare | 1.9 tonnes per hectare | 2.86 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 116 Malawi 2 tonnes per hectare compare
- 118 Antigua and Barbuda 1.96 tonnes per hectare compare
- 120 Dominican Republic 1.92 tonnes per hectare compare
- 121 Cuba 1.91 tonnes per hectare compare
- 122 Costa Rica 1.9 tonnes per hectare compare
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 yields in Afghanistan?
- Corn yields in Afghanistan was 1.93 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to 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 yields recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.98 tonnes per hectare in 2002.
- What is the lowest corn yields recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.84 tonnes per hectare in 2003.
- How does Afghanistan rank for corn yields?
- Afghanistan ranks 119th out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is corn yields rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from 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 yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average corn yields measured in tonnes per hectare.