Meat, Total — Production, per capita in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Meat, Total — Production, per capita was 0.0055 t per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Meat, Total — Production, per capita in Afghanistan, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.
Analysis
In 2024, meat, total — production, per capita in Afghanistan stood at 0.0055 t per person. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 9.7% on the previous year and down 42.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat, total — production, per capita in Afghanistan peaked at 0.0226 t per person in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.0055 t per person, in 2024.
Afghanistan ranks 159th of 171 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Meat, Total — Production, per capita in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | t per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.014 t per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0141 t per person | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0145 t per person | +2.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0147 t per person | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 0.015 t per person | +2.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0171 t per person | +14.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0175 t per person | +2.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0187 t per person | +6.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0184 t per person | -2.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0168 t per person | -8.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0165 t per person | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0144 t per person | -12.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0152 t per person | +5.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0153 t per person | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0155 t per person | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 0.017 t per person | +9.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0172 t per person | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0172 t per person | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0172 t per person | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0181 t per person | +5.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0206 t per person | +13.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0226 t per person | +9.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0218 t per person | -3.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0202 t per person | -7.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0183 t per person | -9.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0171 t per person | -6.7% |
| 1987 | 0.018 t per person | +5.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0185 t per person | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0187 t per person | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0203 t per person | +9.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0202 t per person | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0183 t per person | -9.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0169 t per person | -7.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0166 t per person | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0168 t per person | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0176 t per person | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0185 t per person | +5.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0194 t per person | +5.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0185 t per person | -4.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0159 t per person | -13.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0137 t per person | -13.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0142 t per person | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0131 t per person | -7.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0137 t per person | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0131 t per person | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0107 t per person | -17.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0103 t per person | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0111 t per person | +7.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0111 t per person | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0116 t per person | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0114 t per person | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0108 t per person | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0102 t per person | -5.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0095 t per person | -6.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0089 t per person | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0085 t per person | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0088 t per person | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 0.008 t per person | -9.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0075 t per person | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0075 t per person | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0068 t per person | -9.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0064 t per person | -5.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0061 t per person | -5.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0055 t per person | -9.7% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 0.0055 t per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0094 t per person, 58% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 0.0055 t per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0233 t per person, 24% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.016 t per person | 0.014 t per person | 0.0187 t per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0162 t per person | 0.0144 t per person | 0.0172 t per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0194 t per person | 0.0171 t per person | 0.0226 t per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0183 t per person | 0.0166 t per person | 0.0203 t per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0127 t per person | 0.0103 t per person | 0.0159 t per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0095 t per person | 0.0075 t per person | 0.0116 t per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0064 t per person | 0.0055 t per person | 0.0075 t per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 156 Liberia 0.0062 t per person compare
- 157 Bhutan 0.0058 t per person compare
- 158 Sierra Leone 0.0056 t per person compare
- 160 Madagascar 0.0051 t per person compare
- 161 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.005 t per person compare
- 162 Bangladesh 0.0045 t per person compare
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, total — production, per capita in Afghanistan?
- Meat, total — production, per capita in Afghanistan was 0.0055 t per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest meat, total — production, per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0226 t per person in 1982.
- What is the lowest meat, total — production, per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0055 t per person in 2024.
- How does Afghanistan rank for meat, total — production, per capita?
- Afghanistan ranks 159th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat, total — production, per capita rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.1%. 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 Meat, Total — Production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Meat, Total — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Meat, Total — Production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Meat, Total — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Meat, Total — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.