Potato yields in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Potato yields was 13.64 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
13.64 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 6.4%
World rank
118th
of 159 countries
All-time high
19 tonnes per hectare
in 2018
All-time low
7.67 tonnes per hectare
in 1962
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Potato yields in Afghanistan, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, potato yields in Afghanistan stood at 13.64 tonnes per hectare.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.4% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potato yields in Afghanistan peaked at 19 tonnes per hectare in 2018 and was at its lowest, 7.67 tonnes per hectare, in 1962.
That places Afghanistan 118th out of 159 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Potato yields in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 8.67 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 7.67 tonnes per hectare | -11.5% |
| 1963 | 8.13 tonnes per hectare | +6.1% |
| 1964 | 8.6 tonnes per hectare | +5.7% |
| 1965 | 8.8 tonnes per hectare | +2.3% |
| 1966 | 9.07 tonnes per hectare | +3.0% |
| 1967 | 9.8 tonnes per hectare | +8.1% |
| 1968 | 10 tonnes per hectare | +2.0% |
| 1969 | 10.2 tonnes per hectare | +2.0% |
| 1970 | 9.54 tonnes per hectare | -6.5% |
| 1971 | 11.13 tonnes per hectare | +16.7% |
| 1972 | 10.39 tonnes per hectare | -6.6% |
| 1973 | 11 tonnes per hectare | +5.8% |
| 1974 | 10.96 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 11.44 tonnes per hectare | +4.4% |
| 1976 | 17.88 tonnes per hectare | +56.3% |
| 1977 | 10.53 tonnes per hectare | -41.1% |
| 1978 | 13.74 tonnes per hectare | +30.5% |
| 1979 | 14.36 tonnes per hectare | +4.5% |
| 1980 | 14.86 tonnes per hectare | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 15.42 tonnes per hectare | +3.8% |
| 1982 | 15.51 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 15.76 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 14.44 tonnes per hectare | -8.4% |
| 1985 | 14.09 tonnes per hectare | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 15.87 tonnes per hectare | +12.6% |
| 1987 | 15.5 tonnes per hectare | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 15.57 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 15.26 tonnes per hectare | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 16.84 tonnes per hectare | +10.3% |
| 1991 | 16.64 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 16.67 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 16.69 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 16.59 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 16.62 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 16.64 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 16.79 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 16.79 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 16.79 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 16.79 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 16.79 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 16.43 tonnes per hectare | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 16.67 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 17.65 tonnes per hectare | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 15 tonnes per hectare | -15.0% |
| 2006 | 15 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 15.04 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 14 tonnes per hectare | -6.9% |
| 2009 | 14 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 12 tonnes per hectare | -14.3% |
| 2011 | 10 tonnes per hectare | -16.7% |
| 2012 | 10.95 tonnes per hectare | +9.5% |
| 2013 | 13.2 tonnes per hectare | +20.5% |
| 2014 | 13.61 tonnes per hectare | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 13.09 tonnes per hectare | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 11.99 tonnes per hectare | -8.4% |
| 2017 | 15.98 tonnes per hectare | +33.3% |
| 2018 | 19 tonnes per hectare | +18.9% |
| 2019 | 16.14 tonnes per hectare | -15.1% |
| 2020 | 15.94 tonnes per hectare | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 15.79 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 15.88 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 14.57 tonnes per hectare | -8.2% |
| 2024 | 13.64 tonnes per hectare | -6.4% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 13.64 tonnes per hectare is above the median for low income countries, which is 10.02 tonnes per hectare, 1.4× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 13.64 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 28.68 tonnes per hectare, 48% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Potato yields 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | +56.3% | 11.44 tonnes per hectare | 17.88 tonnes per hectare |
| 1977 | -41.1% | 17.88 tonnes per hectare | 10.53 tonnes per hectare |
| 2017 | +33.3% | 11.99 tonnes per hectare | 15.98 tonnes per hectare |
| 1978 | +30.5% | 10.53 tonnes per hectare | 13.74 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.99 tonnes per hectare | 7.67 tonnes per hectare | 10.2 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 12.1 tonnes per hectare | 9.54 tonnes per hectare | 17.88 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.23 tonnes per hectare | 14.09 tonnes per hectare | 15.87 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.71 tonnes per hectare | 16.59 tonnes per hectare | 16.84 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.74 tonnes per hectare | 14 tonnes per hectare | 17.65 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.6 tonnes per hectare | 10 tonnes per hectare | 19 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.16 tonnes per hectare | 13.64 tonnes per hectare | 15.94 tonnes per hectare | 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 potato yields in Afghanistan?
- Potato yields in Afghanistan was 13.64 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest potato yields recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 19 tonnes per hectare in 2018.
- What is the lowest potato yields recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.67 tonnes per hectare in 1962.
- How does Afghanistan rank for potato yields?
- Afghanistan ranks 118th out of 159 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potato yields rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Potato yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.