Wheat — Production in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Wheat — Production was 5.20 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Wheat — Production in Afghanistan, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, wheat — production in Afghanistan stood at 5.20 million t.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.5% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — production in Afghanistan peaked at 5.37 million t in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.47 million t, in 2000.
That places Afghanistan 37th out of 159 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Wheat — Production in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.28 million t | — |
| 1962 | 2.28 million t | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 1.95 million t | -14.6% |
| 1964 | 2.23 million t | +14.5% |
| 1965 | 2.28 million t | +2.3% |
| 1966 | 2.03 million t | -10.9% |
| 1967 | 2.28 million t | +12.1% |
| 1968 | 2.35 million t | +3.2% |
| 1969 | 2.45 million t | +4.2% |
| 1970 | 2.08 million t | -15.2% |
| 1971 | 1.92 million t | -8.0% |
| 1972 | 2.45 million t | +27.9% |
| 1973 | 2.70 million t | +10.2% |
| 1974 | 2.75 million t | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 2.85 million t | +3.6% |
| 1976 | 2.94 million t | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 2.65 million t | -9.7% |
| 1978 | 2.81 million t | +6.1% |
| 1979 | 2.66 million t | -5.3% |
| 1980 | 2.55 million t | -4.2% |
| 1981 | 2.47 million t | -3.1% |
| 1982 | 2.39 million t | -3.2% |
| 1983 | 2.31 million t | -3.6% |
| 1984 | 2.19 million t | -4.9% |
| 1985 | 2.08 million t | -5.2% |
| 1986 | 1.93 million t | -7.5% |
| 1987 | 2.30 million t | +19.5% |
| 1988 | 1.90 million t | -17.4% |
| 1989 | 1.80 million t | -5.3% |
| 1990 | 1.65 million t | -8.3% |
| 1991 | 1.73 million t | +4.6% |
| 1992 | 1.65 million t | -4.4% |
| 1993 | 1.94 million t | +17.6% |
| 1994 | 2.05 million t | +5.7% |
| 1995 | 2.10 million t | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 2.30 million t | +9.5% |
| 1997 | 2.71 million t | +17.9% |
| 1998 | 2.83 million t | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 2.50 million t | -11.8% |
| 2000 | 1.47 million t | -41.2% |
| 2001 | 1.60 million t | +8.7% |
| 2002 | 2.69 million t | +68.2% |
| 2003 | 3.48 million t | +29.6% |
| 2004 | 2.39 million t | -31.3% |
| 2005 | 4.27 million t | +78.5% |
| 2006 | 3.36 million t | -21.2% |
| 2007 | 4.48 million t | +33.3% |
| 2008 | 2.62 million t | -41.5% |
| 2009 | 5.06 million t | +93.1% |
| 2010 | 4.53 million t | -10.5% |
| 2011 | 3.39 million t | -25.2% |
| 2012 | 5.05 million t | +49.1% |
| 2013 | 5.17 million t | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 5.37 million t | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 4.67 million t | -13.0% |
| 2016 | 4.56 million t | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 4.28 million t | -6.0% |
| 2018 | 3.61 million t | -15.6% |
| 2019 | 4.89 million t | +35.3% |
| 2020 | 5.18 million t | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 4.02 million t | -22.5% |
| 2022 | 3.80 million t | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 4.35 million t | +14.4% |
| 2024 | 5.20 million t | +19.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wheat — Production 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +93.1% | 2.62 million t | 5.06 million t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.24 million t | 1.95 million t | 2.45 million t | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.58 million t | 1.92 million t | 2.94 million t | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.19 million t | 1.80 million t | 2.55 million t | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.15 million t | 1.65 million t | 2.83 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.14 million t | 1.47 million t | 5.06 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.55 million t | 3.39 million t | 5.37 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.51 million t | 3.80 million t | 5.20 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 35 Hungary 5.27 million t compare
- 36 Iraq 5.23 million t compare
- 37 Afghanistan 5.20 million t compare
- 39 Czechoslovakia 5.11 million t compare
- 40 Czechia 4.63 million t compare
More agriculture & rural data for Afghanistan
- Meat, Poultry — Yield/Carcass Weight 847 g/An (2024)
- Raw milk of cattle — Production 1.93 million t (2024)
- Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals 3.69 million An (2024)
- Meat, Total — Production 234,092 t (2024)
- Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 33,865 1000 An (2024)
- Meat, Poultry — Production 28,689 t (2024)
- Fruit Primary — Area harvested 350,722 ha (2024)
- Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Yield 462.5 kg/ha (2024)
- Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Production 42,178 t (2024)
- Raw milk of cattle — Yield/Carcass Weight 523 kg/An (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wheat — production in Afghanistan?
- Wheat — production in Afghanistan was 5.20 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wheat — production recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 5.37 million t in 2014.
- What is the lowest wheat — production recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.47 million t in 2000.
- How does Afghanistan rank for wheat — production?
- Afghanistan ranks 37th out of 159 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wheat — production 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Wheat — Production. 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.