Sheep and Goat Meat — Production, per square kilometre in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Sheep and Goat Meat — Production, per square kilometre was 0.2227 t per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.2227 t per square kilometre
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
46th
of 163 countries
All-time high
0.2945 t per square kilometre
in 1999
All-time low
0.111 t per square kilometre
in 1962
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Sheep and Goat Meat — Production, per square kilometre in Afghanistan, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep and goat meat — production, per square kilometre in Afghanistan stood at 0.2227 t per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goat meat — production, per square kilometre in Afghanistan peaked at 0.2945 t per square kilometre in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.111 t per square kilometre, in 1962.
Afghanistan ranks 46th of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep and Goat Meat — Production, per square kilometre in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1123 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.111 t per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1963 | 0.1158 t per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1964 | 0.1223 t per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1965 | 0.1294 t per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1966 | 0.1375 t per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1967 | 0.1538 t per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 1968 | 0.1707 t per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 1969 | 0.163 t per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1970 | 0.1628 t per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 0.1645 t per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 0.1349 t per square kilometre | -18.0% |
| 1973 | 0.1526 t per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 1974 | 0.1634 t per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1975 | 0.174 t per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1976 | 0.2093 t per square kilometre | +20.3% |
| 1977 | 0.2104 t per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.2166 t per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 0.2116 t per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1980 | 0.2238 t per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1981 | 0.2338 t per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1982 | 0.2365 t per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.2215 t per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 1984 | 0.205 t per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 1985 | 0.1809 t per square kilometre | -11.7% |
| 1986 | 0.1636 t per square kilometre | -9.6% |
| 1987 | 0.1744 t per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1988 | 0.1853 t per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1989 | 0.1962 t per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1990 | 0.207 t per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1991 | 0.2105 t per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.2039 t per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 0.2018 t per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.2058 t per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.2048 t per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.222 t per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1997 | 0.2447 t per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 1998 | 0.2669 t per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1999 | 0.2945 t per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 2000 | 0.2602 t per square kilometre | -11.7% |
| 2001 | 0.224 t per square kilometre | -13.9% |
| 2002 | 0.1821 t per square kilometre | -18.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1866 t per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.2008 t per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2005 | 0.2047 t per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.1831 t per square kilometre | -10.6% |
| 2007 | 0.1546 t per square kilometre | -15.5% |
| 2008 | 0.197 t per square kilometre | +27.4% |
| 2009 | 0.2106 t per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2010 | 0.241 t per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 2011 | 0.2461 t per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.238 t per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 0.2303 t per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.2363 t per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.2379 t per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.2332 t per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2425 t per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2393 t per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.2411 t per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.2397 t per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.2333 t per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 0.2283 t per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.2227 t per square kilometre | -2.5% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 0.2227 t per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.1374 t per square kilometre, 1.6× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 0.2227 t per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.4417 t per square kilometre, 50% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1351 t per square kilometre | 0.111 t per square kilometre | 0.1707 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.18 t per square kilometre | 0.1349 t per square kilometre | 0.2166 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2021 t per square kilometre | 0.1636 t per square kilometre | 0.2365 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2262 t per square kilometre | 0.2018 t per square kilometre | 0.2945 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2004 t per square kilometre | 0.1546 t per square kilometre | 0.2602 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2386 t per square kilometre | 0.2303 t per square kilometre | 0.2461 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.231 t per square kilometre | 0.2227 t per square kilometre | 0.2397 t per square kilometre | 4 |
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 sheep and goat meat — production, per square kilometre in Afghanistan?
- Sheep and goat meat — production, per square kilometre in Afghanistan was 0.2227 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goat meat — production, per square kilometre recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2945 t per square kilometre in 1999.
- What is the lowest sheep and goat meat — production, per square kilometre recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.111 t per square kilometre in 1962.
- How does Afghanistan rank for sheep and goat meat — production, per square kilometre?
- Afghanistan ranks 46th out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goat meat — production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sheep and Goat Meat — Production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep and Goat Meat — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sheep and Goat Meat — Production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Sheep and Goat Meat — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.