Sheep fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Sheep fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square was 9.84 An per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in Afghanistan, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in Afghanistan stood at 9.84 An per square kilometre.
The figure is down 4.3% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in Afghanistan peaked at 13.8 An per square kilometre in 1999 and was at its lowest, 6.3 An per square kilometre, in 2007.
That places Afghanistan 39th out of 160 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | An per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6.65 An per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 6.68 An per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 7.16 An per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1964 | 7.68 An per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1965 | 7.94 An per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1966 | 8.23 An per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1967 | 8.74 An per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1968 | 9.97 An per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 1969 | 9.38 An per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 1970 | 9.66 An per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1971 | 9.51 An per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 8.22 An per square kilometre | -13.5% |
| 1973 | 8.68 An per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1974 | 9.41 An per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1975 | 9.61 An per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 11.96 An per square kilometre | +24.4% |
| 1977 | 11.88 An per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 12.27 An per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 11.88 An per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1980 | 12.27 An per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 12.73 An per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1982 | 12.85 An per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 11.98 An per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 1984 | 11.02 An per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 1985 | 10.06 An per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 1986 | 9.1 An per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 1987 | 9.58 An per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1988 | 10.06 An per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1989 | 10.54 An per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1990 | 11.02 An per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1991 | 11.04 An per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 10.43 An per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1993 | 10.12 An per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 10.12 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 9.81 An per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 10.89 An per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 1997 | 11.81 An per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1998 | 12.57 An per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1999 | 13.8 An per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 2000 | 11.65 An per square kilometre | -15.6% |
| 2001 | 10.89 An per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 2002 | 6.9 An per square kilometre | -36.6% |
| 2003 | 7.05 An per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 7.82 An per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 2005 | 8.43 An per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2006 | 7.21 An per square kilometre | -14.5% |
| 2007 | 6.3 An per square kilometre | -12.6% |
| 2008 | 8.33 An per square kilometre | +32.1% |
| 2009 | 9.55 An per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 2010 | 10.89 An per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 2011 | 11.07 An per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 10.64 An per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 10.16 An per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 10.49 An per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 10.31 An per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 10.33 An per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 10.8 An per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 10.48 An per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 10.73 An per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 10.36 An per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 10.43 An per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 10.27 An per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 9.84 An per square kilometre | -4.2% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 9.84 An per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 2.37 An per square kilometre, 4.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 9.84 An per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 17.46 An per square kilometre, 56% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.05 An per square kilometre | 6.65 An per square kilometre | 9.97 An per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 10.31 An per square kilometre | 8.22 An per square kilometre | 12.27 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.02 An per square kilometre | 9.1 An per square kilometre | 12.85 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.16 An per square kilometre | 9.81 An per square kilometre | 13.8 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.41 An per square kilometre | 6.3 An per square kilometre | 11.65 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.59 An per square kilometre | 10.16 An per square kilometre | 11.07 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.22 An per square kilometre | 9.84 An per square kilometre | 10.43 An 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 fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in Afghanistan?
- Sheep fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in Afghanistan was 9.84 An per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered, per square recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 13.8 An per square kilometre in 1999.
- What is the lowest sheep fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered, per square recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.3 An per square kilometre in 2007.
- How does Afghanistan rank for sheep fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered, per square?
- Afghanistan ranks 39th out of 160 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered, per square rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. 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 fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 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 fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sheep fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 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 fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 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.