Rice — Production in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Rice — Production was 597,000 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Rice — Production in Afghanistan, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 597,000 t for rice — production in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice — production in Afghanistan peaked at 801,500 t in 2014 and was at its lowest, 242,000 t, in 2001.
Afghanistan ranks 37th of 133 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Rice — Production in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 319,000 t | — |
| 1962 | 319,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 319,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 380,000 t | +19.1% |
| 1965 | 380,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 337,000 t | -11.3% |
| 1967 | 396,000 t | +17.5% |
| 1968 | 402,000 t | +1.5% |
| 1969 | 407,000 t | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 366,000 t | -10.1% |
| 1971 | 350,000 t | -4.4% |
| 1972 | 400,000 t | +14.3% |
| 1973 | 420,000 t | +5.0% |
| 1974 | 420,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 435,000 t | +3.6% |
| 1976 | 448,000 t | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 400,000 t | -10.7% |
| 1978 | 428,000 t | +7.0% |
| 1979 | 439,000 t | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 415,000 t | -5.5% |
| 1981 | 390,000 t | -6.0% |
| 1982 | 364,000 t | -6.7% |
| 1983 | 350,000 t | -3.8% |
| 1984 | 334,000 t | -4.6% |
| 1985 | 317,000 t | -5.1% |
| 1986 | 336,000 t | +6.0% |
| 1987 | 324,000 t | -3.6% |
| 1988 | 343,000 t | +5.9% |
| 1989 | 320,000 t | -6.7% |
| 1990 | 333,000 t | +4.1% |
| 1991 | 335,000 t | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 300,000 t | -10.4% |
| 1993 | 300,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 342,000 t | +14.0% |
| 1995 | 390,000 t | +14.0% |
| 1996 | 340,000 t | -12.8% |
| 1997 | 400,000 t | +17.6% |
| 1998 | 450,000 t | +12.5% |
| 1999 | 280,000 t | -37.8% |
| 2000 | 260,000 t | -7.1% |
| 2001 | 242,000 t | -6.9% |
| 2002 | 388,000 t | +60.3% |
| 2003 | 434,000 t | +11.9% |
| 2004 | 463,000 t | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 485,000 t | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 540,000 t | +11.3% |
| 2007 | 552,000 t | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 612,000 t | +10.9% |
| 2009 | 645,000 t | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 672,000 t | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 672,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 703,000 t | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 764,000 t | +8.7% |
| 2014 | 801,500 t | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 612,000 t | -23.6% |
| 2016 | 532,200 t | -13.0% |
| 2017 | 505,100 t | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 525,500 t | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 570,900 t | +8.6% |
| 2020 | 655,400 t | +14.8% |
| 2021 | 622,300 t | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 592,000 t | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 597,000 t | +0.8% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 597,000 t is above the median for low income countries, which is 212,976 t, 2.8× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 597,000 t is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 34,412 t, 17.3× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where 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 | +60.3% | 242,000 t | 388,000 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 362,111 t | 319,000 t | 407,000 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 410,600 t | 350,000 t | 448,000 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 349,300 t | 317,000 t | 415,000 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 347,000 t | 280,000 t | 450,000 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 462,100 t | 242,000 t | 645,000 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 635,820 t | 505,100 t | 801,500 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 616,675 t | 592,000 t | 655,400 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 34 Guyana 995,000 t compare
- 35 Paraguay 978,450 t compare
- 36 Dominican Republic 947,005 t compare
- 38 Burkina Faso 504,254 t compare
- 39 Nicaragua 498,969 t compare
- 40 Australia 496,633 t compare
- 40 Australia and New Zealand 496,633 t compare
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 — production in Afghanistan?
- Rice — production in Afghanistan was 597,000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest rice — production recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 801,500 t in 2014.
- What is the lowest rice — production recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 242,000 t in 2001.
- How does Afghanistan rank for rice — production?
- Afghanistan ranks 37th out of 133 countries with data for 2023.
- Is rice — production rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.9%. 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 Rice — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.