Agriculture share of GDP in Afghanistan
Agriculture, forestry and fishing produced 34.3% of GDP in Afghanistan in 2024.
Afghanistan, 2024
34.3%
Change from 2023
−0.5percentage points
World, 2024
4.1%
Position in 2024
7th of 187
Agriculture share of GDP in Afghanistan over time
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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Afghanistan | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | 4.0% |
| 2024 | 34.3% | 4.1% |
| 2023 | 34.7% | 4.1% |
| 2022 | 33.7% | 4.3% |
| 2021 | 33.6% | 4.3% |
| 2020 | 30.0% | 4.4% |
| 2019 | 25.8% | 4.0% |
| 2018 | 22.0% | 3.9% |
| 2017 | 26.4% | 4.1% |
| 2016 | 25.7% | 4.1% |
| 2015 | 20.6% | 4.2% |
| 2014 | 22.1% | 4.2% |
| 2013 | 22.8% | 4.2% |
| 2012 | 24.4% | 4.0% |
| 2011 | 23.7% | 4.0% |
| 2010 | 26.2% | 3.8% |
| 2009 | 29.3% | 3.6% |
| 2008 | 24.9% | 3.5% |
| 2007 | 30.1% | 3.4% |
| 2006 | 28.6% | 3.2% |
| 2005 | 31.1% | 3.2% |
| 2004 | 29.7% | 3.3% |
| 2003 | 37.4% | 3.3% |
| 2002 | 38.6% | 3.3% |
| 2001 | – | 3.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.5 percentage points from 34.7% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 22.1%, the figure has changed by +12.2 percentage points.
- Among the 187 countries with data for 2024, Afghanistan has the 7th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 4.1%.
More for Afghanistan
All statistics for Afghanistan
Agricultural land
58.4%
2024 · World Bank
Cereal yield
2,359 kg per hectare
2024 · World Bank
Nitrogen fertiliser use
12.6e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT
Capture fisheries production
2,000 tonnes
2024 · World Bank
Prevalence of undernourishment
27.8%
2024 · World Bank
Food production index
120.4 (2014-16 = 100)
2024 · World Bank