Wheat — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Wheat — Area harvested, annual growth rate was 13.69 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wheat — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Afghanistan, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wheat — area harvested, annual growth rate in Afghanistan is 13.69 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 55.6% on the previous year and up 246.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — area harvested, annual growth rate in Afghanistan peaked at 42.75 % change on previous year in 2019 and was at its lowest, -23.29 % change on previous year, in 2021.
Afghanistan ranks 19th of 134 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Wheat — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 4.98 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1964 | 0.1709 % change on previous year | — |
| 1965 | 0.0853 % change on previous year | -50.1% |
| 1966 | -0.0426 % change on previous year | -150.0% |
| 1967 | -13.47 % change on previous year | +31513.4% |
| 1968 | 0.2956 % change on previous year | -102.2% |
| 1969 | 1.67 % change on previous year | +465.0% |
| 1970 | 5.12 % change on previous year | +206.6% |
| 1971 | 8 % change on previous year | +56.2% |
| 1972 | 23.28 % change on previous year | +191.1% |
| 1973 | -20.61 % change on previous year | -188.5% |
| 1974 | -0.9739 % change on previous year | -95.3% |
| 1975 | 3.18 % change on previous year | -426.4% |
| 1976 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1977 | -0.2128 % change on previous year | — |
| 1978 | 0.1279 % change on previous year | -160.1% |
| 1979 | -7.92 % change on previous year | -6292.1% |
| 1980 | -6.01 % change on previous year | -24.1% |
| 1981 | -1.57 % change on previous year | -73.8% |
| 1982 | -2.8 % change on previous year | +77.8% |
| 1983 | -5.71 % change on previous year | +103.9% |
| 1984 | -2.84 % change on previous year | -50.3% |
| 1985 | -4.83 % change on previous year | +70.2% |
| 1986 | -4.48 % change on previous year | -7.1% |
| 1987 | 10.56 % change on previous year | -335.6% |
| 1988 | -9.5 % change on previous year | -189.9% |
| 1989 | -0.6173 % change on previous year | -93.5% |
| 1990 | -2.48 % change on previous year | +302.5% |
| 1991 | 7.64 % change on previous year | -407.6% |
| 1992 | -5.33 % change on previous year | -169.7% |
| 1993 | 18.75 % change on previous year | -452.1% |
| 1994 | 5.26 % change on previous year | -71.9% |
| 1995 | -3.63 % change on previous year | -168.9% |
| 1996 | 6.36 % change on previous year | -275.3% |
| 1997 | 3.61 % change on previous year | -43.2% |
| 1998 | 2.92 % change on previous year | -19.1% |
| 1999 | -7.27 % change on previous year | -349.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0987 % change on previous year | -101.4% |
| 2001 | -12.32 % change on previous year | -12587.6% |
| 2002 | -2.08 % change on previous year | -83.1% |
| 2003 | 33.18 % change on previous year | -1695.3% |
| 2004 | -18.62 % change on previous year | -156.1% |
| 2005 | 24.05 % change on previous year | -229.1% |
| 2006 | 4.36 % change on previous year | -81.9% |
| 2007 | 0.9002 % change on previous year | -79.3% |
| 2008 | -13.26 % change on previous year | -1573.1% |
| 2009 | 20.38 % change on previous year | -253.7% |
| 2010 | -8.58 % change on previous year | -142.1% |
| 2011 | -5.18 % change on previous year | -39.6% |
| 2012 | 12.54 % change on previous year | -342.1% |
| 2013 | 1.63 % change on previous year | -87.0% |
| 2014 | 3.95 % change on previous year | +142.5% |
| 2015 | -19.81 % change on previous year | -601.5% |
| 2016 | 8.09 % change on previous year | -140.8% |
| 2017 | -8.51 % change on previous year | -205.3% |
| 2018 | -22.3 % change on previous year | +162.0% |
| 2019 | 42.75 % change on previous year | -291.7% |
| 2020 | 14.31 % change on previous year | -66.5% |
| 2021 | -23.29 % change on previous year | -262.8% |
| 2022 | -9.15 % change on previous year | -60.7% |
| 2023 | 8.8 % change on previous year | -196.2% |
| 2024 | 13.69 % change on previous year | +55.6% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 13.69 % change on previous year is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.18 % change on previous year, 6.3× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wheat — Area harvested, annual growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | -31513.4% | -0.0426 % change on previous year | -13.47 % change on previous year |
| 2001 | -12587.6% | 0.0987 % change on previous year | -12.32 % change on previous year |
| 1979 | -6292.1% | 0.1279 % change on previous year | -7.92 % change on previous year |
| 2003 | +1695.3% | -2.08 % change on previous year | 33.18 % change on previous year |
| 2008 | -1573.1% | 0.9002 % change on previous year | -13.26 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.7891 % change on previous year | -13.47 % change on previous year | 4.98 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 0.9986 % change on previous year | -20.61 % change on previous year | 23.28 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | -2.78 % change on previous year | -9.5 % change on previous year | 10.56 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.58 % change on previous year | -7.27 % change on previous year | 18.75 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.67 % change on previous year | -18.62 % change on previous year | 33.18 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4572 % change on previous year | -22.3 % change on previous year | 42.75 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8729 % change on previous year | -23.29 % change on previous year | 14.31 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 16 Chad 14.62 % change on previous year compare
- 17 New Zealand 14.54 % change on previous year compare
- 18 Argentina 13.74 % change on previous year compare
- 20 Uruguay 13.52 % change on previous year compare
- 21 Belarus 11.07 % change on previous year compare
- 22 Zimbabwe 10.39 % change on previous year compare
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 wheat — area harvested, annual growth rate in Afghanistan?
- Wheat — area harvested, annual growth rate in Afghanistan was 13.69 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wheat — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 42.75 % change on previous year in 2019.
- What is the lowest wheat — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was -23.29 % change on previous year in 2021.
- How does Afghanistan rank for wheat — area harvested, annual growth rate?
- Afghanistan ranks 19th out of 134 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wheat — area harvested, annual growth rate rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 246.7%. 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 Wheat — Area harvested, 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 Wheat — Area harvested. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Wheat — Area harvested 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 Wheat — Area harvested. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.