Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested, per in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested, per was 0.0521 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested, per in Afghanistan, 1991–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 0.0521 ha per square kilometre for onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — area harvested, per in 2023.
That represents a change of up 11.6% on the previous year and up 102.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — area harvested, per in Afghanistan peaked at 0.0649 ha per square kilometre in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.0162 ha per square kilometre, in 2018.
That places Afghanistan 37th out of 124 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested, per in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.0649 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1992 | 0.0636 ha per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0622 ha per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0609 ha per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0595 ha per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 0.058 ha per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0565 ha per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.055 ha per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0534 ha per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0518 ha per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0502 ha per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0484 ha per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0467 ha per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0449 ha per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0432 ha per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0414 ha per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0395 ha per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0375 ha per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0355 ha per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0333 ha per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0311 ha per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0289 ha per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0258 ha per square kilometre | -10.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0219 ha per square kilometre | -15.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0219 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0204 ha per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0272 ha per square kilometre | +32.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0162 ha per square kilometre | -40.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0281 ha per square kilometre | +73.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0297 ha per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2021 | 0.046 ha per square kilometre | +55.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0467 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0521 ha per square kilometre | +11.6% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 0.0521 ha per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0358 ha per square kilometre, 1.5× the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 0.0521 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0389 ha per square kilometre, 1.3× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested, per 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +73.9% | 0.0162 ha per square kilometre | 0.0281 ha per square kilometre |
| 2021 | +55.2% | 0.0297 ha per square kilometre | 0.046 ha per square kilometre |
| 2018 | -40.5% | 0.0272 ha per square kilometre | 0.0162 ha per square kilometre |
| 2017 | +32.9% | 0.0204 ha per square kilometre | 0.0272 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0593 ha per square kilometre | 0.0534 ha per square kilometre | 0.0649 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.0439 ha per square kilometre | 0.0355 ha per square kilometre | 0.0518 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0255 ha per square kilometre | 0.0162 ha per square kilometre | 0.0333 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0436 ha per square kilometre | 0.0297 ha per square kilometre | 0.0521 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
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 onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — area harvested, per in Afghanistan?
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — area harvested, per in Afghanistan was 0.0521 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — area harvested, per recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0649 ha per square kilometre in 1991.
- What is the lowest onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — area harvested, per recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0162 ha per square kilometre in 2018.
- How does Afghanistan rank for onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — area harvested, per?
- Afghanistan ranks 37th out of 124 countries with data for 2023.
- Is onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — area harvested, per rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 102.1%. 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 Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.