Vegetables Primary — Area harvested in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Vegetables Primary — Area harvested was 117,666 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Vegetables Primary — Area harvested in Afghanistan, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 117,666 ha for vegetables primary — area harvested in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vegetables primary — area harvested in Afghanistan peaked at 159,315 ha in 2016 and was at its lowest, 42,600 ha, in 1989.
Afghanistan ranks 72nd of 251 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Vegetables Primary — Area harvested in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 68,700 ha | — |
| 1962 | 68,700 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 68,700 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 73,700 ha | +7.3% |
| 1965 | 79,700 ha | +8.1% |
| 1966 | 78,500 ha | -1.5% |
| 1967 | 70,400 ha | -10.3% |
| 1968 | 62,200 ha | -11.6% |
| 1969 | 62,800 ha | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 62,600 ha | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 62,200 ha | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 63,000 ha | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 62,200 ha | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 63,900 ha | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 61,200 ha | -4.2% |
| 1976 | 98,400 ha | +60.8% |
| 1977 | 61,600 ha | -37.4% |
| 1978 | 61,600 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 60,400 ha | -1.9% |
| 1980 | 57,900 ha | -4.1% |
| 1981 | 56,600 ha | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 58,200 ha | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 56,300 ha | -3.3% |
| 1984 | 53,500 ha | -5.0% |
| 1985 | 52,100 ha | -2.6% |
| 1986 | 46,100 ha | -11.5% |
| 1987 | 46,300 ha | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 45,900 ha | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 42,600 ha | -7.2% |
| 1990 | 44,300 ha | +4.0% |
| 1991 | 84,910 ha | +91.7% |
| 1992 | 84,464 ha | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 85,596 ha | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 86,703 ha | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 87,787 ha | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 88,844 ha | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 89,876 ha | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 90,879 ha | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 91,854 ha | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 89,300 ha | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 87,964 ha | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 87,426 ha | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 85,714 ha | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 80,953 ha | -5.6% |
| 2005 | 115,968 ha | +43.3% |
| 2006 | 95,372 ha | -17.8% |
| 2007 | 93,742 ha | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 92,461 ha | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 95,328 ha | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 90,885 ha | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 74,006 ha | -18.6% |
| 2012 | 79,938 ha | +8.0% |
| 2013 | 78,821 ha | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 99,962 ha | +26.8% |
| 2015 | 103,546 ha | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 159,315 ha | +53.9% |
| 2017 | 95,976 ha | -39.8% |
| 2018 | 92,004 ha | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 59,904 ha | -34.9% |
| 2020 | 85,002 ha | +41.9% |
| 2021 | 114,544 ha | +34.8% |
| 2022 | 116,265 ha | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 116,255 ha | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 117,666 ha | +1.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Vegetables Primary — Area harvested 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +91.7% | 44,300 ha | 84,910 ha |
| 1976 | +60.8% | 61,200 ha | 98,400 ha |
| 2016 | +53.9% | 103,546 ha | 159,315 ha |
| 2005 | +43.3% | 80,953 ha | 115,968 ha |
| 2020 | +41.9% | 59,904 ha | 85,002 ha |
| 2017 | -39.8% | 159,315 ha | 95,976 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 70,378 ha | 62,200 ha | 79,700 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 65,710 ha | 60,400 ha | 98,400 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 51,550 ha | 42,600 ha | 58,200 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 83,521 ha | 44,300 ha | 91,854 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 92,423 ha | 80,953 ha | 115,968 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 93,436 ha | 59,904 ha | 159,315 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 109,946 ha | 85,002 ha | 117,666 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 69 Central African Republic 119,552 ha compare
- 70 Benin 119,442 ha compare
- 71 Tunisia 117,743 ha compare
- 72 Afghanistan 117,666 ha compare
- 74 Cuba 115,552 ha compare
- 75 Australia and New Zealand 114,853 ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for Afghanistan
- Fruit Primary — Production 3.91 million t (2024)
- Raw milk of cattle — Production 1.93 million t (2024)
- Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals 3.69 million An (2024)
- Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 33,865 1000 An (2024)
- Meat, Poultry — Production 28,689 t (2024)
- Meat, Poultry — Yield/Carcass Weight 847 g/An (2024)
- Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Production 42,178 t (2024)
- Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested 91,205 ha (2024)
- Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Yield 462.5 kg/ha (2024)
- Raw milk of cattle — Yield/Carcass Weight 523 kg/An (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vegetables primary — area harvested in Afghanistan?
- Vegetables primary — area harvested in Afghanistan was 117,666 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest vegetables primary — area harvested recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 159,315 ha in 2016.
- What is the lowest vegetables primary — area harvested recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 42,600 ha in 1989.
- How does Afghanistan rank for vegetables primary — area harvested?
- Afghanistan ranks 72nd out of 251 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vegetables primary — area harvested rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.7%. 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, published as part of Vegetables Primary — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset provides annual statistics on crop and livestock production across countries and territories. For crops, data are provided on area harvested, production quantities and yields. For livestock, data are provided on animal stocks, numbers of producing and slaughtered animals, and the production of meat, milk, eggs and other livestock products. The dataset also includes information on production quantities for selected processed products, such as vegetable oils, sugar, fibres, beer, wine and major dairy products.