Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Production, per in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Production, per was 0.8985 t per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Production, per in Afghanistan, 1991–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — production, per in Afghanistan stood at 0.8985 t per square kilometre.
The figure is up 8.3% on the previous year and up 154.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — production, per in Afghanistan peaked at 1.26 t per square kilometre in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.2172 t per square kilometre, in 2016.
Afghanistan ranks 48th of 124 countries on this measure, 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) — Production, per in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1.26 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1992 | 1.21 t per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 1.17 t per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1994 | 1.13 t per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1995 | 1.09 t per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 1.05 t per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1997 | 1.01 t per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 0.9683 t per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1999 | 0.9272 t per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2000 | 0.8861 t per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2001 | 0.8449 t per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2002 | 0.8038 t per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 0.7627 t per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2004 | 0.7216 t per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 0.6805 t per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2006 | 0.6394 t per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2007 | 0.5983 t per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2008 | 0.5572 t per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 2009 | 0.516 t per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 2010 | 0.4749 t per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 2011 | 0.4338 t per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 2012 | 0.4105 t per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 0.353 t per square kilometre | -14.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3033 t per square kilometre | -14.1% |
| 2015 | 0.3033 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2172 t per square kilometre | -28.4% |
| 2017 | 0.325 t per square kilometre | +49.7% |
| 2018 | 0.2495 t per square kilometre | -23.2% |
| 2019 | 0.5408 t per square kilometre | +116.7% |
| 2020 | 0.4998 t per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 2021 | 0.8172 t per square kilometre | +63.5% |
| 2022 | 0.8295 t per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.8985 t per square kilometre | +8.3% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 0.8985 t per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.4422 t per square kilometre, 2.0× the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 0.8985 t per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.22 t per square kilometre, 74% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Production, 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 | +116.7% | 0.2495 t per square kilometre | 0.5408 t per square kilometre |
| 2021 | +63.5% | 0.4998 t per square kilometre | 0.8172 t per square kilometre |
| 2017 | +49.7% | 0.2172 t per square kilometre | 0.325 t per square kilometre |
| 2016 | -28.4% | 0.3033 t per square kilometre | 0.2172 t per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.09 t per square kilometre | 0.9272 t per square kilometre | 1.26 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.701 t per square kilometre | 0.516 t per square kilometre | 0.8861 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3612 t per square kilometre | 0.2172 t per square kilometre | 0.5408 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7612 t per square kilometre | 0.4998 t per square kilometre | 0.8985 t per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 45 Switzerland 0.9816 t per square kilometre compare
- 46 Mexico 0.9265 t per square kilometre compare
- 47 Costa Rica 0.9164 t per square kilometre compare
- 49 Sri Lanka 0.88 t per square kilometre compare
- 50 Sudan 0.8712 t per square kilometre compare
- 51 Philippines 0.8468 t per square kilometre 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 onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — production, per in Afghanistan?
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — production, per in Afghanistan was 0.8985 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — production, per recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.26 t per square kilometre in 1991.
- What is the lowest onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — production, per recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2172 t per square kilometre in 2016.
- How does Afghanistan rank for onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — production, per?
- Afghanistan ranks 48th out of 124 countries with data for 2023.
- Is onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — production, per rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 154.5%. 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) — Production, 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) — Production 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) — Production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Production 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) — Production 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.