Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested was 177,405 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested in Afghanistan, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested in Afghanistan is 177,405 ha, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.9% on the previous year and up 207.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested in Afghanistan peaked at 235,000 ha in 1976 and was at its lowest, 51,370 ha, in 2012.
Afghanistan ranks 84th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 165,792 ha | — |
| 1962 | 179,956 ha | +8.5% |
| 1963 | 210,308 ha | +16.9% |
| 1964 | 210,308 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 169,839 ha | -19.2% |
| 1966 | 136,900 ha | -19.4% |
| 1967 | 141,700 ha | +3.5% |
| 1968 | 142,400 ha | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 143,900 ha | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 143,200 ha | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 144,000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 142,600 ha | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 171,200 ha | +20.1% |
| 1974 | 233,700 ha | +36.5% |
| 1975 | 219,000 ha | -6.3% |
| 1976 | 235,000 ha | +7.3% |
| 1977 | 235,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 219,023 ha | -6.8% |
| 1979 | 199,500 ha | -8.9% |
| 1980 | 159,800 ha | -19.9% |
| 1981 | 188,100 ha | +17.7% |
| 1982 | 180,850 ha | -3.9% |
| 1983 | 179,300 ha | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 177,985 ha | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 183,485 ha | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 176,385 ha | -3.9% |
| 1987 | 143,500 ha | -18.6% |
| 1988 | 145,000 ha | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 151,400 ha | +4.4% |
| 1990 | 121,020 ha | -20.1% |
| 1991 | 147,400 ha | +21.8% |
| 1992 | 143,943 ha | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 147,998 ha | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 140,697 ha | -4.9% |
| 1995 | 136,890 ha | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 134,553 ha | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 133,379 ha | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 129,996 ha | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 125,833 ha | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 114,396 ha | -9.1% |
| 2001 | 112,444 ha | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 110,355 ha | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 99,806 ha | -9.6% |
| 2004 | 94,875 ha | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 108,517 ha | +14.4% |
| 2006 | 89,720 ha | -17.3% |
| 2007 | 89,300 ha | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 88,460 ha | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 83,950 ha | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 84,158 ha | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 54,313 ha | -35.5% |
| 2012 | 51,370 ha | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 54,907 ha | +6.9% |
| 2014 | 57,623 ha | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 63,425 ha | +10.1% |
| 2016 | 69,949 ha | +10.3% |
| 2017 | 78,419 ha | +12.1% |
| 2018 | 93,041 ha | +18.6% |
| 2019 | 163,653 ha | +75.9% |
| 2020 | 156,673 ha | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 119,548 ha | -23.7% |
| 2022 | 141,193 ha | +18.1% |
| 2023 | 155,811 ha | +10.4% |
| 2024 | 177,405 ha | +13.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 166,789 ha | 136,900 ha | 210,308 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 194,222 ha | 142,600 ha | 235,000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 168,580 ha | 143,500 ha | 188,100 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 136,171 ha | 121,020 ha | 147,998 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 99,182 ha | 83,950 ha | 114,396 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 77,086 ha | 51,370 ha | 163,653 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 150,126 ha | 119,548 ha | 177,405 ha | 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)
- 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 oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested in Afghanistan?
- Oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested in Afghanistan was 177,405 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 235,000 ha in 1976.
- What is the lowest oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 51,370 ha in 2012.
- How does Afghanistan rank for oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested?
- Afghanistan ranks 84th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 207.9%. 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 Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.