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FAOSTAT ยท 2024

Agricultural production in Afghanistan

According to FAOSTAT, Afghanistan produced 6.2 million t of cereals, 1.3 million t of vegetables, 3.9 million t of fruit, 234,092 t of meat and 2.2 million t of milk in 2024. Its largest crops by volume were wheat (5.2 million t), watermelons (1.2 million t) and grapes (1.1 million t).

Products recorded
81
World #1
0
products
World top 10
13
products
Year
2024

Among its twelve largest crops, the biggest ten-year change was in watermelons (+292%), followed by apples (+273%).

Livestock numbers: 5.6 million cattle, 12.4 million sheep and 8.2 million goats.

Totals by group

GroupTonnesWorld rankShare10-year change
All cereals6,215,646460.2%โˆ’11%
All fruit3,911,398430.41%+128%
All milk2,248,984520.23%โˆ’7.0%
All vegetables1,338,009700.11%+37%
All roots and tubers908,218800.1%+167%
All meat234,0921020.06%โˆ’25%
All pulses138,533650.14%+131%
All tree nuts103,382270.56%+147%
All sugar crops59,7671130%โˆ’31%
All citrus fruit24,118870.01%+143%
All eggs21,9681030.02%+19%

All products by volume, 2024

ProductTonnesWorld rankShare10-year change
Wheat5,200,000270.65%โˆ’3.2%
Cow milk1,928,136550.24%โˆ’8.2%
Watermelons1,180,437141.12%+292%
Grapes1,141,407161.5%+53%
Potatoes908,218460.23%+167%
Skim milk of cows733,695390.51%+27%
Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c.723,238270.26%โˆ’6.8%
Melons701,22082.48%+156%
Rice (paddy)654,000440.08%โˆ’18%
Onions, dry614,771340.57%+211%
Apples333,838340.34%+273%
Maize260,000890.02%โˆ’18%
Sheep milk194,000141.98%โˆ’4.2%
Apricots167,69983.65%+86%
Seed cotton120,508280.17%+181%
Goat milk120,031300.59%+11%
Barley100,000610.07%โˆ’81%
Peaches and nectarines85,571250.31%+324%
Sheep meat84,750260.73%โˆ’23%
Cotton seed79,595290.19%+190%
Almonds, in shell69,316101.75%+153%
Beef (cattle meat)61,421880.09%โˆ’49%
Other fruits, n.e.c.61,085600.16%โˆ’3.6%
Figs59,91664.48%+882%
Beans, dry55,446480.18%โ€”
Sugar cane53,326810%โˆ’29%
Other stone fruits50,34248.14%+9.1%
Plums48,495290.38%+23%
Goat meat47,571200.61%+6.4%
Other pulses n.e.c.44,920221.01%โˆ’25%
Cotton lint40,410300.16%+190%
Butter of cow milk39,026300.65%+27%
Peas, dry38,167270.27%โ€”
Other berries and fruits of the genus vaccinium n.e.c.32,97693.05%+33%
Sesame seed28,799270.43%โˆ’10%
Chicken meat28,6891160.02%+16%
Linseed27,819110.92%+1,013%
Walnuts, in shell27,524140.63%+164%
Pears24,295410.09%+381%
Hen eggs21,9681010.02%+19%
Oil of linseed19,32982.47%+2,533%
Anise, coriander, cumin and fennel17,889110.67%โˆ’17%
Edible offal of sheep, fresh, chilled or frozen17,303220.87%โˆ’23%
Other citrus fruit, n.e.c.16,952260.13%+465%
Cottonseed oil13,807270.33%+190%
Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs13,419260.62%โˆ’23%
Wool, greasy12,910240.76%โˆ’15%
Cheese from milk of sheep, fresh or processed11,485102.21%โˆ’13%
Edible offal of cattle, fresh, chilled or frozen10,778690.11%โˆ’49%
Cheese from milk of goats, fresh or processed10,69392.34%+5.5%
Raw hides and skins of cattle10,082690.12%โˆ’49%
Edible offal of goat, fresh, chilled or frozen9,223210.62%+6.4%
Game meat, fresh, chilled or frozen8,012300.39%+0.3%
Olives7,912300.03%+14%
Soybeans7,305710%โ€”
Raw hides and skins of goats or kids7,184230.47%+6.4%
Oranges7,166820.01%+3.4%
Camel milk6,817190.16%โˆ’0.3%
Sugar beet6,441490%โˆ’43%
Buttermilk, dry6,237260.95%โ€”
Sheep fat, unrendered4,767220.74%โˆ’23%
Butter and ghee of sheep milk4,30746.97%โˆ’13%
Other nuts3,716320.34%+182%
Camel meat3,649220.55%+2.3%
Pistachios, in shell2,82590.2%+3.1%
Raw sugar2,2491140%+45%
Sunflower-seed oil, crude1,878700.01%+1,261%
Goat fat, unrendered1,748180.56%+6.5%
Millet1,646590.01%โˆ’56%
Cattle fat, unrendered1,507790.04%โˆ’49%
Honey1,467740.07%โˆ’22%
Sunflower seed1,131670%+188%
Mustard seed1,117120.13%โ€”
Molasses1,1101140%+49%
Olive oil1,064300.04%+95%
Oil of sesame seed909420.08%โˆ’32%
Edible offals of camels and other camelids, fresh, chilled or frozen547210.58%+2.2%
Silk-worm cocoons suitable for reeling500100.11%0.0%
Fat of camels255210.86%+2.0%
Raw silk (not thrown)49100.05%โˆ’2.0%
Other stimulant, spice and aromatic crops, n.e.c.17640%โ€”

Live animals, 2024

ProductHeadWorld rankShare10-year change
Chickens13,480,0001040.05%+22%
Sheep12,450,000300.91%โˆ’7.7%
Goats8,190,291270.69%+16%
Cattle5,555,383490.35%+3.9%
Asses1,530,56992.84%+6.2%
Camels165,071230.37%โˆ’3.5%
Mules and hinnies23,784220.31%โˆ’0.9%
Horses8,262950.01%โˆ’95%

Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.