Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate was 2.41 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate in Afghanistan, 1991–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2024, cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate in Afghanistan stood at 2.41 % change on previous year.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 51.7% on the previous year and up 265.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate in Afghanistan peaked at 65.87 % change on previous year in 2002 and was at its lowest, -37.29 % change on previous year, in 2000.
Afghanistan ranks 60th of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -3.35 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | -5.39 % change on previous year | +61.1% |
| 1993 | 3.2 % change on previous year | -159.3% |
| 1994 | 0.662 % change on previous year | -79.3% |
| 1995 | 6.5 % change on previous year | +881.5% |
| 1996 | -0.8316 % change on previous year | -112.8% |
| 1997 | 11.99 % change on previous year | -1541.7% |
| 1998 | 2.91 % change on previous year | -75.8% |
| 1999 | -7.37 % change on previous year | -353.6% |
| 2000 | -37.29 % change on previous year | +405.9% |
| 2001 | 24.85 % change on previous year | -166.7% |
| 2002 | 65.87 % change on previous year | +165.0% |
| 2003 | -12.68 % change on previous year | -119.3% |
| 2004 | -8.45 % change on previous year | -33.4% |
| 2005 | 34.13 % change on previous year | -503.9% |
| 2006 | -13.33 % change on previous year | -139.1% |
| 2007 | 23.43 % change on previous year | -275.8% |
| 2008 | -24.01 % change on previous year | -202.5% |
| 2009 | 40.22 % change on previous year | -267.5% |
| 2010 | -1.45 % change on previous year | -103.6% |
| 2011 | -17.46 % change on previous year | +1104.0% |
| 2012 | 26.16 % change on previous year | -249.8% |
| 2013 | 1.6 % change on previous year | -93.9% |
| 2014 | -1.46 % change on previous year | -191.4% |
| 2015 | 5.24 % change on previous year | -458.3% |
| 2016 | -7.39 % change on previous year | -241.2% |
| 2017 | 2.35 % change on previous year | -131.8% |
| 2018 | 7.74 % change on previous year | +228.6% |
| 2019 | -3.04 % change on previous year | -139.3% |
| 2020 | -6.13 % change on previous year | +101.6% |
| 2021 | 2.36 % change on previous year | -138.4% |
| 2022 | 4.49 % change on previous year | +90.7% |
| 2023 | 5 % change on previous year | +11.2% |
| 2024 | 2.41 % change on previous year | -51.7% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 2.41 % change on previous year is above the median for low income countries, which is -0.5342 % change on previous year. (25 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 2.41 % change on previous year is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.81 % change on previous year, 1.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9231 % change on previous year | -7.37 % change on previous year | 11.99 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 9.27 % change on previous year | -37.29 % change on previous year | 65.87 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.23 % change on previous year | -17.46 % change on previous year | 26.16 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.63 % change on previous year | -6.13 % change on previous year | 5 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More poverty & inequality data for Afghanistan
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 4.84 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,359 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 6.76 (2020)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 6.8% (2020)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -19.16 % change on previous year (2020)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.661 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1662 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1662 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate in Afghanistan?
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate in Afghanistan was 2.41 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 65.87 % change on previous year in 2002.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was -37.29 % change on previous year in 2000.
- How does Afghanistan rank for cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate?
- Afghanistan ranks 60th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 265.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, 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 Cereal yield vs extreme poverty. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Cereal yield vs extreme poverty. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.