Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield, annual growth rate (Yield annual) in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield, annual growth rate (Yield annual) was -6.41 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield, annual growth rate in Afghanistan, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for roots and tubers, total — yield, annual growth rate in Afghanistan is -6.41 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 21.8% on the previous year and down 306.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots and tubers, total — yield, annual growth rate in Afghanistan peaked at 56.27 % change on previous year in 1976 and was at its lowest, -41.12 % change on previous year, in 1977.
Afghanistan ranks 180th of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield, annual growth rate (Yield annual) in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | -11.54 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 6.09 % change on previous year | -152.7% |
| 1964 | 5.74 % change on previous year | -5.7% |
| 1965 | 2.33 % change on previous year | -59.5% |
| 1966 | 3.03 % change on previous year | +30.3% |
| 1967 | 8.09 % change on previous year | +166.9% |
| 1968 | 2.04 % change on previous year | -74.8% |
| 1969 | 1.99 % change on previous year | -2.6% |
| 1970 | -6.49 % change on previous year | -426.8% |
| 1971 | 16.75 % change on previous year | -357.9% |
| 1972 | -6.63 % change on previous year | -139.6% |
| 1973 | 5.82 % change on previous year | -187.8% |
| 1974 | -0.3282 % change on previous year | -105.6% |
| 1975 | 4.35 % change on previous year | -1426.5% |
| 1976 | 56.27 % change on previous year | +1192.5% |
| 1977 | -41.12 % change on previous year | -173.1% |
| 1978 | 30.5 % change on previous year | -174.2% |
| 1979 | 4.52 % change on previous year | -85.2% |
| 1980 | 3.5 % change on previous year | -22.6% |
| 1981 | 3.79 % change on previous year | +8.3% |
| 1982 | 0.5686 % change on previous year | -85.0% |
| 1983 | 1.63 % change on previous year | +187.2% |
| 1984 | -8.38 % change on previous year | -612.9% |
| 1985 | -2.45 % change on previous year | -70.8% |
| 1986 | 12.6 % change on previous year | -615.0% |
| 1987 | -2.31 % change on previous year | -118.3% |
| 1988 | 0.4606 % change on previous year | -119.9% |
| 1989 | -1.98 % change on previous year | -529.7% |
| 1990 | 10.34 % change on previous year | -622.6% |
| 1991 | -1.19 % change on previous year | -111.5% |
| 1992 | 0.1496 % change on previous year | -112.6% |
| 1993 | 0.147 % change on previous year | -1.8% |
| 1994 | -0.5811 % change on previous year | -495.3% |
| 1995 | 0.1476 % change on previous year | -125.4% |
| 1996 | 0.1456 % change on previous year | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.858 % change on previous year | +489.2% |
| 1998 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1999 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2000 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2001 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2002 | -2.13 % change on previous year | — |
| 2003 | 1.45 % change on previous year | -168.1% |
| 2004 | 5.88 % change on previous year | +305.9% |
| 2005 | -15 % change on previous year | -355.0% |
| 2006 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2667 % change on previous year | — |
| 2008 | -6.91 % change on previous year | -2693.1% |
| 2009 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2010 | -14.29 % change on previous year | — |
| 2011 | -16.67 % change on previous year | +16.7% |
| 2012 | 9.52 % change on previous year | -157.1% |
| 2013 | 20.48 % change on previous year | +115.1% |
| 2014 | 3.1 % change on previous year | -84.9% |
| 2015 | -3.79 % change on previous year | -222.0% |
| 2016 | -8.43 % change on previous year | +122.7% |
| 2017 | 33.31 % change on previous year | -495.1% |
| 2018 | 18.92 % change on previous year | -43.2% |
| 2019 | -15.06 % change on previous year | -179.6% |
| 2020 | -1.27 % change on previous year | -91.6% |
| 2021 | -0.9475 % change on previous year | -25.2% |
| 2022 | 0.5644 % change on previous year | -159.6% |
| 2023 | -8.2 % change on previous year | -1552.2% |
| 2024 | -6.41 % change on previous year | -21.8% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's -6.41 % change on previous year is below the median for low income countries, which is -0.8556 % change on previous year, 7.5× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's -6.41 % change on previous year is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.1445 % change on previous year. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield, annual growth rate (Yield annual) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | -2693.1% | 0.2667 % change on previous year | -6.91 % change on previous year |
| 2023 | -1552.2% | 0.5644 % change on previous year | -8.2 % change on previous year |
| 1975 | +1426.5% | -0.3282 % change on previous year | 4.35 % change on previous year |
| 1976 | +1192.5% | 4.35 % change on previous year | 56.27 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.22 % change on previous year | -11.54 % change on previous year | 8.09 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 6.36 % change on previous year | -41.12 % change on previous year | 56.27 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7445 % change on previous year | -8.38 % change on previous year | 12.6 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 1 % change on previous year | -1.19 % change on previous year | 10.34 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.64 % change on previous year | -15 % change on previous year | 5.88 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.71 % change on previous year | -16.67 % change on previous year | 33.31 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -3.25 % change on previous year | -8.2 % change on previous year | 0.5644 % change on previous year | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Afghanistan
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.1522 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0005 hectares per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1847 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.2358 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0022 hectares per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.8814 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is roots and tubers, total — yield, annual growth rate in Afghanistan?
- Roots and tubers, total — yield, annual growth rate in Afghanistan was -6.41 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest roots and tubers, total — yield, annual growth rate recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 56.27 % change on previous year in 1976.
- What is the lowest roots and tubers, total — yield, annual growth rate recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was -41.12 % change on previous year in 1977.
- How does Afghanistan rank for roots and tubers, total — yield, annual growth rate?
- Afghanistan ranks 180th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is roots and tubers, total — yield, annual growth rate rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 306.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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
The year-on-year percentage change in Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.