Cereals excluding rice — Production in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Cereals excluding rice — Production was 4.77 million t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cereals excluding rice — Production in Afghanistan, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 4.77 million t for cereals excluding rice — production in 2023.
That represents a change of up 13.4% on the previous year and down 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals excluding rice — production in Afghanistan peaked at 6.21 million t in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.68 million t, in 2000.
That places Afghanistan 50th out of 174 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cereals excluding rice — Production in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.38 million t | — |
| 1962 | 3.38 million t | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 3.06 million t | -9.4% |
| 1964 | 3.35 million t | +9.6% |
| 1965 | 3.40 million t | +1.6% |
| 1966 | 3.15 million t | -7.4% |
| 1967 | 3.43 million t | +8.8% |
| 1968 | 3.51 million t | +2.4% |
| 1969 | 3.63 million t | +3.3% |
| 1970 | 3.15 million t | -13.4% |
| 1971 | 2.97 million t | -5.6% |
| 1972 | 3.55 million t | +19.6% |
| 1973 | 3.85 million t | +8.5% |
| 1974 | 3.93 million t | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 4.05 million t | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 4.18 million t | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 3.75 million t | -10.3% |
| 1978 | 3.95 million t | +5.5% |
| 1979 | 3.77 million t | -4.5% |
| 1980 | 3.66 million t | -3.1% |
| 1981 | 3.50 million t | -4.2% |
| 1982 | 3.36 million t | -4.1% |
| 1983 | 3.24 million t | -3.5% |
| 1984 | 3.08 million t | -4.8% |
| 1985 | 2.92 million t | -5.2% |
| 1986 | 2.75 million t | -6.1% |
| 1987 | 3.07 million t | +11.7% |
| 1988 | 2.65 million t | -13.6% |
| 1989 | 2.51 million t | -5.3% |
| 1990 | 2.37 million t | -5.6% |
| 1991 | 2.39 million t | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 2.17 million t | -9.1% |
| 1993 | 2.68 million t | +23.6% |
| 1994 | 2.80 million t | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 2.85 million t | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 2.90 million t | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 3.28 million t | +13.1% |
| 1998 | 3.43 million t | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 2.98 million t | -13.1% |
| 2000 | 1.68 million t | -43.6% |
| 2001 | 1.87 million t | +11.1% |
| 2002 | 3.35 million t | +79.5% |
| 2003 | 3.95 million t | +17.9% |
| 2004 | 3.10 million t | -21.5% |
| 2005 | 4.94 million t | +59.5% |
| 2006 | 4.10 million t | -17.0% |
| 2007 | 5.23 million t | +27.7% |
| 2008 | 3.34 million t | -36.2% |
| 2009 | 5.87 million t | +75.8% |
| 2010 | 5.29 million t | -10.0% |
| 2011 | 4.01 million t | -24.1% |
| 2012 | 5.88 million t | +46.6% |
| 2013 | 6.01 million t | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 6.21 million t | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 5.40 million t | -13.1% |
| 2016 | 5.18 million t | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 4.55 million t | -12.0% |
| 2018 | 3.78 million t | -17.0% |
| 2019 | 5.20 million t | +37.6% |
| 2020 | 5.59 million t | +7.4% |
| 2021 | 4.35 million t | -22.2% |
| 2022 | 4.21 million t | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 4.77 million t | +13.4% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 4.77 million t is above the median for low income countries, which is 1.05 million t, 4.5× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 4.77 million t is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 220,154 t, 21.7× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals excluding rice — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +79.5% | 1.87 million t | 3.35 million t |
| 2009 | +75.8% | 3.34 million t | 5.87 million t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.37 million t | 3.06 million t | 3.63 million t | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.71 million t | 2.97 million t | 4.18 million t | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.08 million t | 2.51 million t | 3.66 million t | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.79 million t | 2.17 million t | 3.43 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.74 million t | 1.68 million t | 5.87 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.15 million t | 3.78 million t | 6.21 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.73 million t | 4.21 million t | 5.59 million t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More climate change data for Afghanistan
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 79.22 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 23,854 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 5,965 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 17,889 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 22.51 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 638.89 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 2,345 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,090 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,255 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 4.11 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereals excluding rice — production in Afghanistan?
- Cereals excluding rice — production in Afghanistan was 4.77 million t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cereals excluding rice — production recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 6.21 million t in 2014.
- What is the lowest cereals excluding rice — production recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.68 million t in 2000.
- How does Afghanistan rank for cereals excluding rice — production?
- Afghanistan ranks 50th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals excluding rice — production rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.5%. 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 Cereals excluding rice — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions intensities contains analytical data on the intensity of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by agricultural commodity. This indicator is defined as greenhouse gas emissions per kg of product. Data are available for a set of agricultural commodities (e.g. rice and other cereals, meat, milk, eggs), by country, with global coverage.