Potatoes — Production, per capita in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Potatoes — Production, per capita was 0.0213 t per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Potatoes — Production, per capita in Afghanistan, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 0.0213 t per person for potatoes — production, per capita 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 — production, per capita in Afghanistan peaked at 0.0271 t per person in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0.007 t per person, in 2011.
That places Afghanistan 74th 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 — Production, per capita in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | t per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0141 t per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0122 t per person | -13.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0127 t per person | +3.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0131 t per person | +3.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0132 t per person | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0132 t per person | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 0.014 t per person | +5.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0139 t per person | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 0.014 t per person | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0128 t per person | -8.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0144 t per person | +13.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0133 t per person | -7.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0136 t per person | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0146 t per person | +7.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0152 t per person | +4.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0271 t per person | +78.0% |
| 1977 | 0.015 t per person | -44.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0184 t per person | +22.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0188 t per person | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0202 t per person | +7.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0229 t per person | +13.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0248 t per person | +8.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0245 t per person | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0232 t per person | -5.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0217 t per person | -6.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0208 t per person | -4.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0191 t per person | -8.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0189 t per person | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0171 t per person | -9.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0186 t per person | +8.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0182 t per person | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0169 t per person | -7.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0152 t per person | -10.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0141 t per person | -7.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0135 t per person | -3.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0131 t per person | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0127 t per person | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0123 t per person | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0118 t per person | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0117 t per person | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0116 t per person | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0108 t per person | -7.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0154 t per person | +43.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0127 t per person | -17.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0123 t per person | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0118 t per person | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0116 t per person | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0106 t per person | -8.9% |
| 2009 | 0.011 t per person | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0087 t per person | -21.0% |
| 2011 | 0.007 t per person | -19.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0075 t per person | +7.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0096 t per person | +27.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0104 t per person | +8.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0097 t per person | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0123 t per person | +27.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0144 t per person | +16.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0168 t per person | +16.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0243 t per person | +45.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0219 t per person | -10.0% |
| 2021 | 0.022 t per person | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0219 t per person | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0214 t per person | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0213 t per person | -0.7% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 0.0213 t per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0102 t per person, 2.1× the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 0.0213 t per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.017 t per person, 1.3× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Potatoes — Production, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | +78.0% | 0.0152 t per person | 0.0271 t per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0134 t per person | 0.0122 t per person | 0.0141 t per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0163 t per person | 0.0128 t per person | 0.0271 t per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0213 t per person | 0.0171 t per person | 0.0248 t per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0147 t per person | 0.0118 t per person | 0.0186 t per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0119 t per person | 0.0106 t per person | 0.0154 t per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0121 t per person | 0.007 t per person | 0.0243 t per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0217 t per person | 0.0213 t per person | 0.022 t 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 — production, per capita in Afghanistan?
- Potatoes — production, per capita in Afghanistan was 0.0213 t per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — production, per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0271 t per person in 1976.
- What is the lowest potatoes — production, per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.007 t per person in 2011.
- How does Afghanistan rank for potatoes — production, per capita?
- Afghanistan ranks 74th out of 137 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potatoes — production, per capita 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Potatoes — Production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Potatoes — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Potatoes — Production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Potatoes — Production 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 — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.