Afghanistan's crop production index (2014-2016 = 100) was 140.88 in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 40.44% from 100.31 in 2014 (3.45% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 140.88 | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | 115.65 | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | 100.31 | 2014 |
| Highest | 140.88 | 2024 |
| Lowest | 43.02 | 1963 |
| Average since 2015 | 115.22 | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | 43.24 | 1961 |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Afghanistan's crop production index (2014-2016 = 100) rose 8.17 on 2023 (from 132.71 to 140.88).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +2.54 and a typical year strayed about 8.46 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.7 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 20.76 in 2019 and the biggest yearly fall was 10.75 in 2008. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is upward, about 4.95 a year. A straight line explains 86% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
A straight-line projection, tested first
Extending that straight line gives about 147.51 for 2027. We show this only because the same method, fitted on earlier years, predicted 2022 to 2024 better than "no change" would have: its average miss was 5.77, against 8.83 for assuming no change. Treat it as a continuation of the recent pattern, not a forecast of events: it cannot see a recession, a policy change or a revision to the data.
See how a linear trend forecast works and the guide on forecasting without fooling yourself.
How it compares
In 2024, Afghanistan had the 21st highest value of the 192 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 140.88 | 2024 |
| World | 100 | 2020 |
| Low income | 100 | 2020 |
Closest to Afghanistan in the 2024 ranking
- Kazakhstan — 18th of 192: 141.78
- Tajikistan — 19th of 192: 141.65
- Bosnia and Herzegovina — 20th of 192: 141.43
- Benin — 22nd of 192: 140.19
- Côte d'Ivoire — 23rd of 192: 139.84
- Australia — 24th of 192: 139.74
What this measures
Crop production index shows agricultural production for each year relative to the base period 2014-2016. It includes all crops except fodder crops. Regional and income group aggregates for the FAO's production indexes are calculated from the underlying values in international dollars, normalized to the base period 2014-2016.
Limitations: The FAO indices may differ from those produced by the countries themselves because of differences in concepts of production, coverage, time periods, weights, time reference of data, methods of calculation, and use of international prices. Agricultural data are collected by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) from official national sources through annual questionnaires and are supplemented with information from official secondary data sources. The secondary sources cover official country data from websites of national ministries, national publications and related country data reported by various international organizations.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 64 values
| Year | Crop production index (2014-2016 = 100) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 140.88 |
| 2023 | 132.71 |
| 2022 | 121.04 |
| 2021 | 126.05 |
| 2020 | 122.04 |
| 2019 | 115.65 |
| 2018 | 94.89 |
| 2017 | 99.21 |
| 2016 | 104.04 |
| 2015 | 95.65 |
| 2014 |
Crop production index (2014-2016 = 100) in nearby economies
More environment data for Afghanistan
- Population in largest city — 4.88 million (2025)
- Population in the largest city (% of urban population) — 42.88% (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million — 4.88 million (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population) — 11.12% (2025)
- Rural population — 32.47 million (2025)
- Rural population (% of total population) — 74.06% (2025)
- Urban population — 11.37 million (2025)
- Urban population (% of total population) — 25.94% (2025)
- Aquaculture production (metric tons) — 12,170 (2024)
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Questions people ask
- What is Afghanistan's crop production index (2014-2016 = 100)?
- 140.88 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1961?
- It is up 225.81% from 43.24 in 1961 (1.89% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 140.88 in 2024 and the lowest 43.02 in 1963.
- How does Afghanistan rank?
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator AG.PRD.CROP.XD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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