Yields of important staple crops in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Yields of important staple crops was 2.26 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Yields of important staple crops in Afghanistan, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 2.26 for yields of important staple crops 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, yields of important staple crops in Afghanistan peaked at 2.26 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.724, in 2000.
That places Afghanistan 86th out of 126 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.01 | 0.8317 | 1.19 | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.1 | 0.8149 | 1.25 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.22 | 1.12 | 1.28 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.12 | 1.02 | 1.3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.41 | 0.724 | 1.97 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2 | 1.52 | 2.21 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.07 | 1.94 | 2.26 | 5 |
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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)
- Agriculture share gdp 34.29 (2024)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 34.29 (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 21.0% (2019)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.8% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yields of important staple crops in Afghanistan?
- Yields of important staple crops in Afghanistan was 2.26 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest yields of important staple crops recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.26 in 2024.
- What is the lowest yields of important staple crops recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.724 in 2000.
- How does Afghanistan rank for yields of important staple crops?
- Afghanistan ranks 86th out of 126 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yields of important staple crops 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Yields of important staple crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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