Agriculture — Area, annual growth rate in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Agriculture — Area, annual growth rate was -0.0892 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Agriculture — Area, annual growth rate in Afghanistan, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agriculture — area, annual growth rate in Afghanistan is -0.0892 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 82.7% on the previous year.
Over the whole period, agriculture — area, annual growth rate in Afghanistan peaked at 0.6251 % change on previous year in 2021 and was at its lowest, -0.5142 % change on previous year, in 2023.
Afghanistan ranks 180th of 239 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Agriculture — Area, annual growth rate in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 0.1325 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 0.1323 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 0.1453 % change on previous year | +9.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0132 % change on previous year | -90.9% |
| 1966 | 0.1187 % change on previous year | +799.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0632 % change on previous year | -46.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0026 % change on previous year | -95.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0421 % change on previous year | +1500.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0263 % change on previous year | -37.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0789 % change on previous year | +199.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0315 % change on previous year | -60.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0032 % change on previous year | -90.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0029 % change on previous year | -8.3% |
| 1975 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1976 | -0.0008 % change on previous year | — |
| 1977 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1978 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1979 | -0.0026 % change on previous year | — |
| 1980 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0105 % change on previous year | — |
| 1982 | 0.0026 % change on previous year | -75.0% |
| 1983 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1984 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1985 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1986 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1987 | -0.0237 % change on previous year | — |
| 1988 | -0.0131 % change on previous year | -44.4% |
| 1989 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1990 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1991 | -0.0263 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1993 | -0.2524 % change on previous year | — |
| 1994 | -0.319 % change on previous year | +26.4% |
| 1995 | -0.1322 % change on previous year | -58.5% |
| 1996 | -0.0159 % change on previous year | -88.0% |
| 1997 | 0.1006 % change on previous year | -733.4% |
| 1998 | 0.1931 % change on previous year | +91.9% |
| 1999 | -0.2746 % change on previous year | -242.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0794 % change on previous year | -128.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0034 % change on previous year | -95.7% |
| 2002 | -0.0209 % change on previous year | -707.7% |
| 2003 | 0.2562 % change on previous year | -1325.6% |
| 2004 | 0.1048 % change on previous year | -59.1% |
| 2005 | -0.0206 % change on previous year | -119.6% |
| 2006 | -0.0161 % change on previous year | -21.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0034 % change on previous year | -121.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0034 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0008 % change on previous year | -76.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0032 % change on previous year | +300.0% |
| 2011 | -0.0018 % change on previous year | -158.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0008 % change on previous year | -142.9% |
| 2013 | -0.0098 % change on previous year | -1333.3% |
| 2014 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2015 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2016 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2017 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2018 | 0.2638 % change on previous year | — |
| 2019 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2020 | 0.171 % change on previous year | — |
| 2021 | 0.6251 % change on previous year | +265.5% |
| 2022 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2023 | -0.5142 % change on previous year | — |
| 2024 | -0.0892 % change on previous year | -82.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agriculture — Area, annual growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | +1500.0% | 0.0026 % change on previous year | 0.0421 % change on previous year |
| 2013 | -1333.3% | 0.0008 % change on previous year | -0.0098 % change on previous year |
| 2003 | +1325.6% | -0.0209 % change on previous year | 0.2562 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0812 % change on previous year | 0.0026 % change on previous year | 0.1453 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 0.0139 % change on previous year | -0.0026 % change on previous year | 0.0789 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.0024 % change on previous year | -0.0237 % change on previous year | 0.0105 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.0727 % change on previous year | -0.319 % change on previous year | 0.1931 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0394 % change on previous year | -0.0209 % change on previous year | 0.2562 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0256 % change on previous year | -0.0098 % change on previous year | 0.2638 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0385 % change on previous year | -0.5142 % change on previous year | 0.6251 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 177 Burkina Faso -0.0479 % change on previous year compare
- 178 Mozambique -0.0496 % change on previous year compare
- 179 Algeria -0.0588 % change on previous year compare
- 181 Ethiopia PDR -0.0944 % change on previous year compare
- 182 Austria -0.1018 % change on previous year compare
- 183 Azerbaijan -0.113 % change on previous year compare
More environment data for Afghanistan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -19.95 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -17.12 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.547 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.96 °C (2025)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled 80 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2023)
- Country area — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Country area — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Country area — Area, per capita 0.0015 1000 ha per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture — area, annual growth rate in Afghanistan?
- Agriculture — area, annual growth rate in Afghanistan was -0.0892 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agriculture — area, annual growth rate recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6251 % change on previous year in 2021.
- What is the lowest agriculture — area, annual growth rate recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.5142 % change on previous year in 2023.
- How does Afghanistan rank for agriculture — area, annual growth rate?
- Afghanistan ranks 180th out of 239 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agriculture — Area, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Agriculture — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Agriculture — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Agriculture — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.