Wheat — Yield in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Wheat — Yield was 2,261 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Wheat — Yield in Afghanistan, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wheat — yield in Afghanistan is 2,261 kg/ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 5.1% on the previous year and up 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — yield in Afghanistan peaked at 2,261 kg/ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 724 kg/ha, in 2000.
That places Afghanistan 106th out of 159 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Wheat — Yield in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,022 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 973.5 kg/ha | -4.7% |
| 1963 | 831.7 kg/ha | -14.6% |
| 1964 | 951 kg/ha | +14.3% |
| 1965 | 972.3 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 1966 | 866.6 kg/ha | -10.9% |
| 1967 | 1,123 kg/ha | +29.6% |
| 1968 | 1,156 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 1969 | 1,186 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 1970 | 956.3 kg/ha | -19.3% |
| 1971 | 814.9 kg/ha | -14.8% |
| 1972 | 845.7 kg/ha | +3.8% |
| 1973 | 1,174 kg/ha | +38.8% |
| 1974 | 1,207 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 1,213 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 1,249 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 1,131 kg/ha | -9.5% |
| 1978 | 1,198 kg/ha | +5.9% |
| 1979 | 1,232 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 1,255 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 1,235 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 1,230 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 1,258 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 1,232 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 1,228 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 1,189 kg/ha | -3.2% |
| 1987 | 1,285 kg/ha | +8.1% |
| 1988 | 1,173 kg/ha | -8.7% |
| 1989 | 1,118 kg/ha | -4.7% |
| 1990 | 1,051 kg/ha | -6.0% |
| 1991 | 1,021 kg/ha | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 1,031 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 1,021 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 1,025 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 1,090 kg/ha | +6.3% |
| 1996 | 1,122 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 1,276 kg/ha | +13.8% |
| 1998 | 1,296 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 1,233 kg/ha | -4.9% |
| 2000 | 724 kg/ha | -41.3% |
| 2001 | 897.7 kg/ha | +24.0% |
| 2002 | 1,542 kg/ha | +71.8% |
| 2003 | 1,500 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 1,266 kg/ha | -15.6% |
| 2005 | 1,822 kg/ha | +43.9% |
| 2006 | 1,376 kg/ha | -24.5% |
| 2007 | 1,818 kg/ha | +32.1% |
| 2008 | 1,226 kg/ha | -32.6% |
| 2009 | 1,967 kg/ha | +60.4% |
| 2010 | 1,925 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 1,518 kg/ha | -21.2% |
| 2012 | 2,010 kg/ha | +32.4% |
| 2013 | 2,025 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 2,024 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 2,196 kg/ha | +8.5% |
| 2016 | 1,980 kg/ha | -9.8% |
| 2017 | 2,034 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 2,210 kg/ha | +8.6% |
| 2019 | 2,095 kg/ha | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 1,943 kg/ha | -7.2% |
| 2021 | 1,963 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 2,045 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 2,151 kg/ha | +5.1% |
| 2024 | 2,261 kg/ha | +5.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wheat — Yield 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +71.8% | 897.7 kg/ha | 1,542 kg/ha |
| 2009 | +60.4% | 1,226 kg/ha | 1,967 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,009 kg/ha | 831.7 kg/ha | 1,186 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,102 kg/ha | 814.9 kg/ha | 1,249 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,220 kg/ha | 1,118 kg/ha | 1,285 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,117 kg/ha | 1,021 kg/ha | 1,296 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,414 kg/ha | 724 kg/ha | 1,967 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,002 kg/ha | 1,518 kg/ha | 2,210 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,073 kg/ha | 1,943 kg/ha | 2,261 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 104 Ecuador 2,396 kg/ha compare
- 105 Qatar 2,369 kg/ha compare
- 106 Afghanistan 2,261 kg/ha compare
- 108 Jordan 2,204 kg/ha compare
- 109 Mauritania 2,197 kg/ha compare
- 109 Mauritania 2,197 kg/ha 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 — yield in Afghanistan?
- Wheat — yield in Afghanistan was 2,261 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wheat — yield recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 2,261 kg/ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest wheat — yield recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 724 kg/ha in 2000.
- How does Afghanistan rank for wheat — yield?
- Afghanistan ranks 106th out of 159 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wheat — yield rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. 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 Wheat — Yield. 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.