Land under cereal production — all countries

Land under cereal production — Afghanistan

Land under cereal production in Afghanistan in 2024 — 2,635,327 ha. Ranked 26 in the world out of 79. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 20.5%.

2024 2.64M ha +12.33% vs 2023
World rank 26of 79
Period maximum 3.92M ha1972
Period minimum 1.91M ha2018

Trend over time

1961–2024 · hectares

Land under cereal production — Afghanistan, 1961–20241M2M3M4M19611968197519821989199620032010201720241961: 3,313,500 ha1963: 3,426,500 ha1965: 3,444,500 ha1967: 3,124,500 ha1969: 3,081,500 ha1971: 3,400,000 ha1973: 3,337,000 ha1975: 3,404,000 ha1977: 3,388,000 ha1979: 3,183,500 ha1981: 2,909,000 ha1983: 2,649,000 ha1985: 2,434,500 ha1987: 2,496,000 ha1989: 2,290,000 ha1991: 2,345,071 ha1993: 2,631,882 ha1995: 2,669,450 ha1997: 2,730,401 ha1999: 2,532,871 ha2001: 2,094,000 ha2003: 3,004,700 ha2005: 3,030,000 ha2007: 3,021,000 ha2009: 3,192,000 ha2011: 2,820,000 ha2013: 3,182,922 ha2015: 2,724,070 ha2017: 2,419,213 ha2019: 2,641,911 ha2021: 2,368,118 ha2023: 2,346,054 ha2024: 2,635,327 ha
Change over the period: −678,173 (−20.47%) Average annual rate: -0.36 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Afghanistan

Afghanistan 2.64M ha
World 416M ha
South Asia 120M ha
Land under cereal production — Afghanistan, by year Afghanistan All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha Change Change, %
2024 2.64M +289,273 +12.33%
2023 2.35M +156,550 +7.15%
2022 2.19M −178,614 −7.54%
2021 2.37M −675,471 −22.19%
2020 3.04M +401,678 +15.2%
2019 2.64M +731,522 +38.29%
2018 1.91M −508,824 −21.03%
2017 2.42M −374,481 −13.4%
2016 2.79M +69,624 +2.56%
2015 2.72M −620,663 −18.56%
2014 3.34M +161,811 +5.08%
2013 3.18M +39,922 +1.27%
2012 3.14M +323,000 +11.45%
2011 2.82M −142,000 −4.79%
2010 2.96M −230,000 −7.21%
2009 3.19M +478,000 +17.61%
2008 2.71M −307,000 −10.16%
2007 3.02M +32,000 +1.07%
2006 2.99M −41,000 −1.35%
2005 3.03M +363,000 +13.61%
2004 2.67M −337,700 −11.24%
2003 3M +766,700 +34.26%
2002 2.24M +144,000 +6.88%
2001 2.09M −312,000 −12.97%
2000 2.41M −126,871 −5.01%
1999 2.53M −259,234 −9.28%
1998 2.79M +61,704 +2.26%
1997 2.73M +38,731 +1.44%
1996 2.69M +22,220 +0.83%
1995 2.67M −87,550 −3.18%
1994 2.76M +125,118 +4.75%
1993 2.63M +381,882 +16.97%
1992 2.25M −95,071 −4.05%
1991 2.35M +92,071 +4.09%
1990 2.25M −37,000 −1.62%
1989 2.29M −41,000 −1.76%
1988 2.33M −165,000 −6.61%
1987 2.5M +149,000 +6.35%
1986 2.35M −87,500 −3.59%
1985 2.43M −127,500 −4.98%
1984 2.56M −87,000 −3.28%
1983 2.65M −150,500 −5.38%
1982 2.8M −109,500 −3.76%
1981 2.91M −109,500 −3.63%
1980 3.02M −165,000 −5.18%
1979 3.18M −208,500 −6.15%
1978 3.39M +4,000 +0.12%
1977 3.39M −6,000 −0.18%
1976 3.39M −10,000 −0.29%
1975 3.4M +62,000 +1.86%
1974 3.34M +5,000 +0.15%
1973 3.34M −586,100 −14.94%
1972 3.92M +523,100 +15.39%
1971 3.4M +222,000 +6.99%
1970 3.18M +96,500 +3.13%
1969 3.08M +40,000 +1.32%
1968 3.04M −83,000 −2.66%
1967 3.12M −322,000 −9.34%
1966 3.45M +2,000 +0.06%
1965 3.44M −2,000 −0.06%
1964 3.45M +20,000 +0.58%
1963 3.43M +1,000 +0.03%
1962 3.43M +112,000 +3.38%
1961 3.31M

Southern Asia, 2024

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About the indicator

The area harvested for cereal crops: wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, sorghum, millet and mixes. It is the harvested area rather than the sown area, so with two harvests a year one field is counted twice — which is exactly why in the tropics the land under cereals can exceed the area of arable land. Together with the grain harvest this series gives the yield, which is what explains the growth of world production with areas almost unchanged.

Important: Harvested area, not sown area: a field with two harvests a year is counted twice. Land under cereals grown for animal feed is included, land cut for hay is not.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.