Wheat — Area harvested, per capita in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Wheat — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0539 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Wheat — Area harvested, per capita in Afghanistan, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, wheat — area harvested, per capita in Afghanistan stood at 0.0539 ha per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.5% on the previous year and down 33.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — area harvested, per capita in Afghanistan peaked at 0.2489 ha per person in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.0445 ha per person, in 2018.
That places Afghanistan 24th out of 110 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Wheat — Area harvested, per capita in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.242 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.2489 ha per person | +2.9% |
| 1963 | 0.2437 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1964 | 0.2389 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1965 | 0.2339 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1966 | 0.2285 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1967 | 0.1932 ha per person | -15.4% |
| 1968 | 0.1893 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1969 | 0.1879 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 0.1927 ha per person | +2.6% |
| 1971 | 0.2032 ha per person | +5.4% |
| 1972 | 0.2444 ha per person | +20.3% |
| 1973 | 0.1892 ha per person | -22.6% |
| 1974 | 0.1827 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 1975 | 0.184 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 0.1799 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1977 | 0.1758 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1978 | 0.1725 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 0.1583 ha per person | -8.2% |
| 1980 | 0.1543 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1981 | 0.1675 ha per person | +8.6% |
| 1982 | 0.1769 ha per person | +5.6% |
| 1983 | 0.1679 ha per person | -5.1% |
| 1984 | 0.1592 ha per person | -5.2% |
| 1985 | 0.1483 ha per person | -6.8% |
| 1986 | 0.1418 ha per person | -4.4% |
| 1987 | 0.1572 ha per person | +10.9% |
| 1988 | 0.1406 ha per person | -10.6% |
| 1989 | 0.1356 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 1990 | 0.1303 ha per person | -3.9% |
| 1991 | 0.1381 ha per person | +5.9% |
| 1992 | 0.1205 ha per person | -12.7% |
| 1993 | 0.1271 ha per person | +5.5% |
| 1994 | 0.1231 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 1995 | 0.1129 ha per person | -8.2% |
| 1996 | 0.1154 ha per person | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 0.1151 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.1141 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.1019 ha per person | -10.7% |
| 2000 | 0.1008 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0877 ha per person | -13.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0815 ha per person | -7.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1021 ha per person | +25.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0801 ha per person | -21.5% |
| 2005 | 0.096 ha per person | +19.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0961 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0952 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0808 ha per person | -15.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0938 ha per person | +16.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0832 ha per person | -11.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0761 ha per person | -8.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0822 ha per person | +8.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0807 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0809 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0629 ha per person | -22.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0663 ha per person | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 0.059 ha per person | -11.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0445 ha per person | -24.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0617 ha per person | +38.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0683 ha per person | +10.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0512 ha per person | -25.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0458 ha per person | -10.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0488 ha per person | +6.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0539 ha per person | +10.5% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 0.0539 ha per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0006 ha per person, 96.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 0.0539 ha per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0054 ha per person, 10.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2229 ha per person | 0.1879 ha per person | 0.2489 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1883 ha per person | 0.1583 ha per person | 0.2444 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1549 ha per person | 0.1356 ha per person | 0.1769 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1199 ha per person | 0.1019 ha per person | 0.1381 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0914 ha per person | 0.0801 ha per person | 0.1021 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0697 ha per person | 0.0445 ha per person | 0.0832 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0536 ha per person | 0.0458 ha per person | 0.0683 ha per person | 5 |
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 wheat — area harvested, per capita in Afghanistan?
- Wheat — area harvested, per capita in Afghanistan was 0.0539 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wheat — area harvested, per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2489 ha per person in 1962.
- What is the lowest wheat — area harvested, per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0445 ha per person in 2018.
- How does Afghanistan rank for wheat — area harvested, per capita?
- Afghanistan ranks 24th out of 110 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wheat — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Wheat — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wheat — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Wheat — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Wheat — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Wheat — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.