Pulses, Total — Area harvested, per capita in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Pulses, Total — Area harvested, per capita was 0.002 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pulses, Total — Area harvested, per capita in Afghanistan, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, pulses, total — area harvested, per capita in Afghanistan stood at 0.002 ha per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and down 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pulses, total — area harvested, per capita in Afghanistan peaked at 0.0042 ha per person in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0015 ha per person, in 2017.
That places Afghanistan 98th out of 152 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.
Pulses, Total — Area harvested, per capita in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0022 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0022 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0023 ha per person | +4.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0023 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0024 ha per person | +4.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0025 ha per person | +3.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0017 ha per person | -31.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0025 ha per person | +46.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0025 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0025 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0022 ha per person | -9.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0025 ha per person | +12.6% |
| 1973 | 0.003 ha per person | +17.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0026 ha per person | -10.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0026 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0027 ha per person | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0028 ha per person | +3.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0027 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0027 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0032 ha per person | +14.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0038 ha per person | +19.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0034 ha per person | -9.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0036 ha per person | +4.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0035 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0038 ha per person | +9.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0035 ha per person | -9.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0034 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.003 ha per person | -11.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0029 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0028 ha per person | -5.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0029 ha per person | +5.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0028 ha per person | -5.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0028 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0028 ha per person | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 0.003 ha per person | +5.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0037 ha per person | +24.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0027 ha per person | -26.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0025 ha per person | -10.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0022 ha per person | -8.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0023 ha per person | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0023 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0022 ha per person | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0017 ha per person | -19.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0017 ha per person | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0019 ha per person | +14.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0015 ha per person | -18.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0015 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0019 ha per person | +22.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0019 ha per person | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0025 ha per person | +31.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0028 ha per person | +8.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0028 ha per person | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0023 ha per person | -17.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0024 ha per person | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0042 ha per person | +74.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0032 ha per person | -24.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0015 ha per person | -54.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0017 ha per person | +13.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0018 ha per person | +6.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0015 ha per person | -16.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0017 ha per person | +16.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0019 ha per person | +7.8% |
| 2023 | 0.002 ha per person | +5.0% |
| 2024 | 0.002 ha per person | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0023 ha per person | 0.0017 ha per person | 0.0025 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0026 ha per person | 0.0022 ha per person | 0.003 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0034 ha per person | 0.0029 ha per person | 0.0038 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0028 ha per person | 0.0022 ha per person | 0.0037 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0019 ha per person | 0.0015 ha per person | 0.0023 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0025 ha per person | 0.0015 ha per person | 0.0042 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0018 ha per person | 0.0015 ha per person | 0.002 ha per person | 5 |
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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 pulses, total — area harvested, per capita in Afghanistan?
- Pulses, total — area harvested, per capita in Afghanistan was 0.002 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest pulses, total — area harvested, per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0042 ha per person in 2015.
- What is the lowest pulses, total — area harvested, per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0015 ha per person in 2017.
- How does Afghanistan rank for pulses, total — area harvested, per capita?
- Afghanistan ranks 98th out of 152 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pulses, total — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.1%. 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 Pulses, Total — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Pulses, Total — 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.
Pulses, Total — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Pulses, Total — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Pulses, Total — 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.