Cereal yield in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Cereal yield was 2,359 kg per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal yield in Afghanistan, 1961–2024
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in kg per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, cereal yield in Afghanistan stood at 2,359 kg per hectare. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield in Afghanistan peaked at 2,359 kg per hectare in 2024 and was at its lowest, 806.3 kg per hectare, in 2000.
Afghanistan ranks 112th of 181 countries on this measure, 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 | 1,133 kg per hectare | 985.8 kg per hectare | 1,310 kg per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,219 kg per hectare | 976.2 kg per hectare | 1,362 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,324 kg per hectare | 1,238 kg per hectare | 1,360 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,217 kg per hectare | 1,098 kg per hectare | 1,388 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,503 kg per hectare | 806.3 kg per hectare | 2,041 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,077 kg per hectare | 1,660 kg per hectare | 2,253 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,201 kg per hectare | 2,051 kg per hectare | 2,359 kg per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More agriculture & rural data for Afghanistan
- Agricultural raw materials exports 21.0% (2019)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.8% (2019)
- Rural population 74.1% (2025)
- Rural population growth 2.4% (2025)
- Rural population 32.47 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 34.3% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.10 billion current US$ (2024)
- Land under cereal production 2.64 million hectares (2024)
- Cereal production 6.22 million metric tons (2024)
- Fertilizer consumption 6.6 kilograms per hectare of arable land (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield in Afghanistan?
- Cereal yield in Afghanistan was 2,359 kg per hectare in 2024, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest cereal yield recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 2,359 kg per hectare in 2024.
- What is the lowest cereal yield recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 806.3 kg per hectare in 2000.
- How does Afghanistan rank for cereal yield?
- Afghanistan ranks 112th out of 181 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yield rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Cereal yield (kg per hectare). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cereal yield, measured as kilograms per hectare of harvested land, includes wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains. Production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded. The FAO allocates production data to the calendar year in which the bulk of the harvest took place. Most of a crop harvested near the end of a year will be used in the following year.