Meat of camels, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Meat of camels, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita was 80.57 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Meat of camels, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita in Afghanistan, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for meat of camels, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in Afghanistan is 80.57, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of camels, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in Afghanistan peaked at 493.29 in 1963 and was at its lowest, 80.57, in 2024.
That places Afghanistan 31st out of 36 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Meat of camels, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 367.91 | — |
| 1962 | 403.6 | +9.7% |
| 1963 | 493.29 | +22.2% |
| 1964 | 449.04 | -9.0% |
| 1965 | 405.34 | -9.7% |
| 1966 | 396.24 | -2.2% |
| 1967 | 387.21 | -2.3% |
| 1968 | 378.17 | -2.3% |
| 1969 | 369.23 | -2.4% |
| 1970 | 360.31 | -2.4% |
| 1971 | 354.6 | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 346.04 | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 337.38 | -2.5% |
| 1974 | 328.96 | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 326.42 | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 319.27 | -2.2% |
| 1977 | 312.55 | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 373.58 | +19.5% |
| 1979 | 274.32 | -26.6% |
| 1980 | 276.72 | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 305.27 | +10.3% |
| 1982 | 331.55 | +8.6% |
| 1983 | 341.54 | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 333.24 | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 326.33 | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 207.79 | -36.3% |
| 1987 | 223.26 | +7.4% |
| 1988 | 235.35 | +5.4% |
| 1989 | 242.67 | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 253.28 | +4.4% |
| 1991 | 249.29 | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 229.76 | -7.8% |
| 1993 | 204.17 | -11.1% |
| 1994 | 187.74 | -8.0% |
| 1995 | 178.78 | -4.8% |
| 1996 | 181.3 | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 183.72 | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 185.78 | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 187.5 | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 185.24 | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 167.12 | -9.8% |
| 2002 | 158.57 | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 149.12 | -6.0% |
| 2004 | 158.27 | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 145.85 | -7.8% |
| 2006 | 133.34 | -8.6% |
| 2007 | 137.38 | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 134.41 | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 135.77 | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 131.84 | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 114.36 | -13.3% |
| 2012 | 110.93 | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 104.52 | -5.8% |
| 2014 | 102.4 | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 100.13 | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 97.47 | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 96.26 | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 93.4 | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 90.58 | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 87.42 | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 85.43 | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 84.54 | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 82.83 | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 80.57 | -2.7% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 80.57 is below the median for low income countries, which is 98.85, 82% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 80.57 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 102.42, 79% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat of camels, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita in Afghanistan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | -36.3% | 326.33 | 207.79 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 405.56 | 367.91 | 493.29 | 9 |
| 1970s | 333.34 | 274.32 | 373.58 | 10 |
| 1980s | 282.37 | 207.79 | 341.54 | 10 |
| 1990s | 204.13 | 178.78 | 253.28 | 10 |
| 2000s | 150.51 | 133.34 | 185.24 | 10 |
| 2010s | 104.19 | 90.58 | 131.84 | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.16 | 80.57 | 87.42 | 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 meat of camels, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in Afghanistan?
- Meat of camels, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in Afghanistan was 80.57 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest meat of camels, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 493.29 in 1963.
- What is the lowest meat of camels, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.57 in 2024.
- How does Afghanistan rank for meat of camels, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita?
- Afghanistan ranks 31st out of 36 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat of camels, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.3%. 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 Meat of camels, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita 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.