Annual scholarly publications on artificial intelligence in Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Annual scholarly publications on artificial intelligence was 72 publications in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
72 publications
Change on year
up 60.0%
World rank
101st
of 165 countries
All-time high
72 publications
in 2024
All-time low
1 publications
in 2017
Years of data
8
2017–2024

Annual scholarly publications on artificial intelligence in Afghanistan, 2017–2024

0204060802017202020242017: 1 publications2018: 2 publications2019: 8 publications2020: 11 publications2021: 16 publications2022: 47 publications2023: 45 publications2024: 72 publications

Source: Center for Security and Emerging Technology (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in publications.

Analysis

Afghanistan recorded 72 publications for annual scholarly publications on artificial intelligence in 2024. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 60.0% on the previous year and up 7,100.0% over ten years.

Afghanistan ranks 101st of 165 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 3.67 publications 1 publications 8 publications 3
2020s 38.2 publications 11 publications 72 publications 5

Countries ranked near Afghanistan

  1. 100 Botswana 76 publications compare
  2. 102 Costa Rica 71 publications compare
  3. 103 Albania 69 publications compare
  4. 103 Armenia 69 publications compare
  5. 103 Georgia 69 publications compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is annual scholarly publications on artificial intelligence in Afghanistan?
Annual scholarly publications on artificial intelligence in Afghanistan was 72 publications in 2024, according to Center for Security and Emerging Technology (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest annual scholarly publications on artificial intelligence recorded in Afghanistan?
The highest recorded value was 72 publications in 2024.
What is the lowest annual scholarly publications on artificial intelligence recorded in Afghanistan?
The lowest recorded value was 1 publications in 2017.
How does Afghanistan rank for annual scholarly publications on artificial intelligence?
Afghanistan ranks 101st out of 165 countries with data for 2024.
Is annual scholarly publications on artificial intelligence rising or falling in Afghanistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 7,100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
The figures come from Center for Security and Emerging Technology (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual scholarly publications on artificial intelligence. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Annual scholarly publications on artificial intelligence
Unit
publications
Source
Center for Security and Emerging Technology (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
165 places, 1,421 data points, 2016–2024
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Scholarly publications on AI, including journal articles, conference papers, working papers, and preprints. The data only covers articles with an English-language title or abstract.