Rice — Area harvested in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Rice — Area harvested was 129,200 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Rice — Area harvested in Afghanistan, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, rice — area harvested in Afghanistan stood at 129,200 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 41.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice — area harvested in Afghanistan peaked at 222,000 ha in 1966 and was at its lowest, 109,452 ha, in 2017.
That places Afghanistan 44th out of 133 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.
Rice — Area harvested in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 210,000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 210,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 210,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 220,000 ha | +4.8% |
| 1965 | 220,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 222,000 ha | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 206,000 ha | -7.2% |
| 1968 | 206,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 206,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 202,000 ha | -1.9% |
| 1971 | 200,000 ha | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 210,000 ha | +5.0% |
| 1973 | 210,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 210,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 210,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 210,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 210,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 210,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 206,000 ha | -1.9% |
| 1980 | 191,000 ha | -7.3% |
| 1981 | 174,000 ha | -8.9% |
| 1982 | 165,500 ha | -4.9% |
| 1983 | 155,000 ha | -6.3% |
| 1984 | 149,000 ha | -3.9% |
| 1985 | 141,000 ha | -5.4% |
| 1986 | 150,000 ha | +6.4% |
| 1987 | 162,000 ha | +8.0% |
| 1988 | 180,000 ha | +11.1% |
| 1989 | 170,000 ha | -5.6% |
| 1990 | 175,000 ha | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 173,000 ha | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 175,000 ha | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 175,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 180,000 ha | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 170,000 ha | -5.6% |
| 1996 | 175,000 ha | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 180,000 ha | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 180,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 140,000 ha | -22.2% |
| 2000 | 130,000 ha | -7.1% |
| 2001 | 121,000 ha | -6.9% |
| 2002 | 135,000 ha | +11.6% |
| 2003 | 145,000 ha | +7.4% |
| 2004 | 195,000 ha | +34.5% |
| 2005 | 160,000 ha | -17.9% |
| 2006 | 160,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 170,000 ha | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 190,000 ha | +11.8% |
| 2009 | 200,000 ha | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 208,000 ha | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 210,000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 205,000 ha | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 205,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 220,000 ha | +7.3% |
| 2015 | 164,000 ha | -25.5% |
| 2016 | 119,000 ha | -27.4% |
| 2017 | 109,452 ha | -8.0% |
| 2018 | 117,539 ha | +7.4% |
| 2019 | 127,530 ha | +8.5% |
| 2020 | 147,555 ha | +15.7% |
| 2021 | 141,222 ha | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 128,000 ha | -9.4% |
| 2023 | 129,000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 129,200 ha | +0.2% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 129,200 ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 114,310 ha, 1.1× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 129,200 ha is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 26,648 ha, 4.8× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 212,222 ha | 206,000 ha | 222,000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 207,800 ha | 200,000 ha | 210,000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 163,750 ha | 141,000 ha | 191,000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 172,300 ha | 140,000 ha | 180,000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 160,600 ha | 121,000 ha | 200,000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 168,552 ha | 109,452 ha | 220,000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 134,995 ha | 128,000 ha | 147,555 ha | 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 rice — area harvested in Afghanistan?
- Rice — area harvested in Afghanistan was 129,200 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest rice — area harvested recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 222,000 ha in 1966.
- What is the lowest rice — area harvested recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 109,452 ha in 2017.
- How does Afghanistan rank for rice — area harvested?
- Afghanistan ranks 44th out of 133 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rice — area harvested rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.3%. 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 Rice — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.