Pulses, Total β€” Area harvested in Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of

Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of: Pulses, Total β€” Area harvested was 86,000 ha in 2024. β–² Rising

Latest (2024)
86,000 ha
Change on year
up 6.1%
World rank
71st
of 169 countries
All-time high
143,555 ha
in 2015
All-time low
18,000 ha
in 1967
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Pulses, Total β€” Area harvested in Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.

Analysis

In 2024, pulses, total β€” area harvested in Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of stood at 86,000 ha.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.1% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pulses, total β€” area harvested in Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of peaked at 143,555 ha in 2015 and was at its lowest, 18,000 ha, in 1967.

Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of ranks 71st of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 23,111 ha 18,000 ha 27,000 ha 9
1970s 33,250 ha 26,000 ha 37,500 ha 10
1980s 39,400 ha 35,000 ha 45,000 ha 10
1990s 45,332 ha 33,465 ha 65,982 ha 10
2000s 44,499 ha 39,000 ha 53,000 ha 10
2010s 82,890 ha 52,243 ha 143,555 ha 10
2020s 73,975 ha 58,098 ha 86,000 ha 5

Countries ranked near Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of

  1. 68 Somalia 91,330 ha compare
  2. 69 Egypt 90,592 ha compare
  3. 70 Italy 89,150 ha compare
  4. 72 Yemen, Republic of 81,680 ha compare
  5. 73 Dominican Republic 79,149 ha compare
  6. 74 Latvia 78,900 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is pulses, total β€” area harvested in Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of?
Pulses, total β€” area harvested in Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of was 86,000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest pulses, total β€” area harvested recorded in Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of?
The highest recorded value was 143,555 ha in 2015.
What is the lowest pulses, total β€” area harvested recorded in Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of?
The lowest recorded value was 18,000 ha in 1967.
How does Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of rank for pulses, total β€” area harvested?
Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of ranks 71st out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
Is pulses, total β€” area harvested rising or falling in Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Pulses, Total β€” Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Pulses, Total β€” Area harvested
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
215 places, 12,296 data points, 1961–2024
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.