Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0016 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Afghanistan, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Afghanistan is 0.0016 ha per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 6.1% on the previous year and up 104.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Afghanistan peaked at 0.0016 ha per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0007 ha per person, in 2002.
That places Afghanistan 60th out of 137 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0016 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0016 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0016 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0015 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0015 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0015 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0014 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0014 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0014 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0013 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0013 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0013 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0012 ha per person | -3.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0013 ha per person | +7.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0013 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0015 ha per person | +13.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0014 ha per person | -6.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0013 ha per person | -6.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0013 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0014 ha per person | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0015 ha per person | +9.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0016 ha per person | +8.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0016 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0016 ha per person | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0015 ha per person | -4.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0013 ha per person | -14.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0012 ha per person | -6.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0012 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0011 ha per person | -7.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0011 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0011 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.001 ha per person | -7.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0009 ha per person | -10.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0008 ha per person | -6.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0008 ha per person | -4.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0008 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0008 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0007 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0007 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0007 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0007 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0007 ha per person | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0009 ha per person | +41.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0007 ha per person | -21.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0008 ha per person | +13.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0008 ha per person | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0008 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0008 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0008 ha per person | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0007 ha per person | -7.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0007 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0007 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0007 ha per person | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0008 ha per person | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0007 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 0.001 ha per person | +39.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0009 ha per person | -12.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0009 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0015 ha per person | +71.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0014 ha per person | -8.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0014 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0014 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0015 ha per person | +6.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0016 ha per person | +6.1% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 0.0016 ha per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0011 ha per person, 1.4× the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 0.0016 ha per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0007 ha per person, 2.2× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita 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 | +71.0% | 0.0009 ha per person | 0.0015 ha per person |
| 2003 | +41.1% | 0.0007 ha per person | 0.0009 ha per person |
| 2016 | +39.1% | 0.0007 ha per person | 0.001 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0015 ha per person | 0.0014 ha per person | 0.0016 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0013 ha per person | 0.0012 ha per person | 0.0015 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0014 ha per person | 0.0011 ha per person | 0.0016 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0009 ha per person | 0.0007 ha per person | 0.0011 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0008 ha per person | 0.0007 ha per person | 0.0009 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0009 ha per person | 0.0007 ha per person | 0.0015 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0014 ha per person | 0.0014 ha per person | 0.0016 ha per person | 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 potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Afghanistan?
- Potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Afghanistan was 0.0016 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — area harvested, per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0016 ha per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest potatoes — area harvested, per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0007 ha per person in 2002.
- How does Afghanistan rank for potatoes — area harvested, per capita?
- Afghanistan ranks 60th out of 137 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potatoes — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 104.7%. 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 Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Potatoes — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Potatoes — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Potatoes — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Potatoes — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.