Rice — Area harvested, per capita in Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Rice — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0031 ha per person in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.0031 ha per person
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
54th
of 120 countries
All-time high
0.0228 ha per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0031 ha per person
in 2017
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Rice — Area harvested, per capita in Afghanistan, 1961–2023

0.0050.010.0150.020.025196119922023

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

Annual values for Rice — Area harvested, per capita in Afghanistan, 1961 to 2023.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 51 Argentina 0.0038 ha per person compare
  2. 52 Malawi 0.0037 ha per person compare
  3. 53 Italy 0.0036 ha per person compare
  4. 55 Costa Rica 0.0029 ha per person compare
  5. 56 Turkmenistan 0.0027 ha per person compare
  6. 57 Greece 0.0027 ha per person compare

See the full ranking of 122 places →

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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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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

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Indicator
Rice — Area harvested, per capita
Unit
ha per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
122 places, 6,272 data points, 1961–2023
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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.