Potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 197.26 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Afghanistan, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Afghanistan is 197.26, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 105.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Afghanistan peaked at 251.07 in 1976 and was at its lowest, 64.7, in 2011.
Afghanistan ranks 10th of 143 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 130.68 | — |
| 1962 | 113.27 | -13.3% |
| 1963 | 117.66 | +3.9% |
| 1964 | 121.75 | +3.5% |
| 1965 | 121.83 | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 122.7 | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 129.6 | +5.6% |
| 1968 | 129.16 | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 129.47 | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 118.14 | -8.8% |
| 1971 | 133.72 | +13.2% |
| 1972 | 123.46 | -7.7% |
| 1973 | 125.71 | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 135.2 | +7.5% |
| 1975 | 141.04 | +4.3% |
| 1976 | 251.07 | +78.0% |
| 1977 | 138.86 | -44.7% |
| 1978 | 170.13 | +22.5% |
| 1979 | 174.32 | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 187.09 | +7.3% |
| 1981 | 211.83 | +13.2% |
| 1982 | 230.06 | +8.6% |
| 1983 | 227.37 | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 215.21 | -5.3% |
| 1985 | 201.03 | -6.6% |
| 1986 | 193.04 | -4.0% |
| 1987 | 176.5 | -8.6% |
| 1988 | 175.23 | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 158.35 | -9.6% |
| 1990 | 172.25 | +8.8% |
| 1991 | 168.77 | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 156.95 | -7.0% |
| 1993 | 140.71 | -10.3% |
| 1994 | 130.53 | -7.2% |
| 1995 | 125.38 | -3.9% |
| 1996 | 121.5 | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 117.97 | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 113.61 | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 109.45 | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 108.13 | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 107.31 | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 99.65 | -7.1% |
| 2003 | 142.61 | +43.1% |
| 2004 | 117.94 | -17.3% |
| 2005 | 113.86 | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 109.3 | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 107.53 | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 97.93 | -8.9% |
| 2009 | 101.98 | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 80.56 | -21.0% |
| 2011 | 64.7 | -19.7% |
| 2012 | 69.71 | +7.7% |
| 2013 | 88.75 | +27.3% |
| 2014 | 96.11 | +8.3% |
| 2015 | 89.67 | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 114.22 | +27.4% |
| 2017 | 133.19 | +16.6% |
| 2018 | 155.21 | +16.5% |
| 2019 | 225.38 | +45.2% |
| 2020 | 202.8 | -10.0% |
| 2021 | 203.63 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 202.93 | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 198.64 | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 197.26 | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 124.01 | 113.27 | 130.68 | 9 |
| 1970s | 151.16 | 118.14 | 251.07 | 10 |
| 1980s | 197.57 | 158.35 | 230.06 | 10 |
| 1990s | 135.71 | 109.45 | 172.25 | 10 |
| 2000s | 110.62 | 97.93 | 142.61 | 10 |
| 2010s | 111.75 | 64.7 | 225.38 | 10 |
| 2020s | 201.05 | 197.26 | 203.63 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 7 Turkmenistan 203.69 compare
- 8 Pakistan 201.38 compare
- 9 Uganda 197.69 compare
- 10 Democratic Republic of the Congo 81.29 compare
- 11 Niger 190.71 compare
- 11 Timor-Leste 79.63 compare
- 12 Mozambique 182.67 compare
- 13 New Caledonia 182.27 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 potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Afghanistan?
- Potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Afghanistan was 197.26 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest potatoes — gross per capita production index number recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 251.07 in 1976.
- What is the lowest potatoes — gross per capita production index number recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.7 in 2011.
- How does Afghanistan rank for potatoes — gross per capita production index number?
- Afghanistan ranks 10th out of 143 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potatoes — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 105.2%. 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 Potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.