Sugar cane yields in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Sugar cane yields was 27.38 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sugar cane yields in Afghanistan, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, sugar cane yields in Afghanistan stood at 27.38 tonnes per hectare.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and up 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar cane yields in Afghanistan peaked at 40 tonnes per hectare in 2009 and was at its lowest, 12.9 tonnes per hectare, in 1974.
That places Afghanistan 90th out of 110 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25.78 tonnes per hectare | 24 tonnes per hectare | 28.5 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 17.07 tonnes per hectare | 12.9 tonnes per hectare | 22 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 19.57 tonnes per hectare | 18.92 tonnes per hectare | 20.67 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 19 tonnes per hectare | 18.97 tonnes per hectare | 19 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.41 tonnes per hectare | 18.18 tonnes per hectare | 40 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.96 tonnes per hectare | 13.03 tonnes per hectare | 30 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.39 tonnes per hectare | 26.15 tonnes per hectare | 34.25 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 87 Cuba 33.48 tonnes per hectare compare
- 88 Madagascar 31.32 tonnes per hectare compare
- 89 Argentina 28.32 tonnes per hectare compare
- 91 Guinea-Bissau 26.72 tonnes per hectare compare
- 92 Papua New Guinea 25.06 tonnes per hectare compare
More agriculture & rural data for Afghanistan
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.10 billion current US$ (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 34.3% (2024)
- Rural population 32.47 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 2.4% (2025)
- Rural population 74.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.8% (2019)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 21.0% (2019)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 34.3% (2024)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 34.3% (2024)
- Land under cereal production 2.64 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sugar cane yields in Afghanistan?
- Sugar cane yields in Afghanistan was 27.38 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sugar cane yields recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 40 tonnes per hectare in 2009.
- What is the lowest sugar cane yields recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.9 tonnes per hectare in 1974.
- How does Afghanistan rank for sugar cane yields?
- Afghanistan ranks 90th out of 110 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sugar cane yields rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sugar cane yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.