Rice — Area harvested, per capita in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Rice — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0031 ha per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Rice — Area harvested, per capita in Afghanistan, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rice — area harvested, per capita in Afghanistan is 0.0031 ha per person, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 52.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice — area harvested, per capita in Afghanistan peaked at 0.0228 ha per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0031 ha per person, in 2017.
That places Afghanistan 54th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Rice — Area harvested, per capita in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0228 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0223 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0219 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0224 ha per person | +2.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0219 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0216 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0196 ha per person | -9.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0192 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0187 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0179 ha per person | -4.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0173 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0177 ha per person | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0173 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0168 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0164 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0161 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0157 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0154 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0151 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0145 ha per person | -3.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0146 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0151 ha per person | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0142 ha per person | -5.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0133 ha per person | -6.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0123 ha per person | -7.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0131 ha per person | +6.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0142 ha per person | +8.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0156 ha per person | +9.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0143 ha per person | -8.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0145 ha per person | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0141 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0132 ha per person | -6.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0117 ha per person | -11.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0111 ha per person | -5.4% |
| 1995 | 0.01 ha per person | -10.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0099 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0098 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0094 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 0.007 ha per person | -25.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0065 ha per person | -8.3% |
| 2001 | 0.006 ha per person | -7.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0063 ha per person | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0064 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0083 ha per person | +29.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0066 ha per person | -20.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0063 ha per person | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0066 ha per person | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0072 ha per person | +9.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0073 ha per person | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0074 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0072 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0067 ha per person | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0065 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0067 ha per person | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0048 ha per person | -27.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0034 ha per person | -29.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0031 ha per person | -10.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0032 ha per person | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0034 ha per person | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0038 ha per person | +12.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0035 ha per person | -6.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0032 ha per person | -10.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0031 ha per person | -1.3% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 0.0031 ha per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0082 ha per person, 38% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 0.0031 ha per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0001 ha per person, 23.6× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0212 ha per person | 0.0187 ha per person | 0.0228 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0166 ha per person | 0.0151 ha per person | 0.0179 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0141 ha per person | 0.0123 ha per person | 0.0156 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0111 ha per person | 0.007 ha per person | 0.0145 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0067 ha per person | 0.006 ha per person | 0.0083 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0052 ha per person | 0.0031 ha per person | 0.0074 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0034 ha per person | 0.0031 ha per person | 0.0038 ha per person | 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 rice — area harvested, per capita in Afghanistan?
- Rice — area harvested, per capita in Afghanistan was 0.0031 ha per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rice — area harvested, per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0228 ha per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest rice — area harvested, per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0031 ha per person in 2017.
- How does Afghanistan rank for rice — area harvested, per capita?
- Afghanistan ranks 54th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is rice — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rice — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rice — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Rice — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Rice — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Rice — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.