Annual scholarly publications on artificial intelligence in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Annual scholarly publications on artificial intelligence was 72 publications in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Annual scholarly publications on artificial intelligence in Afghanistan, 2017–2024
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.
Annual scholarly publications on artificial intelligence in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | publications | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 publications | — |
| 2018 | 2 publications | +100.0% |
| 2019 | 8 publications | +300.0% |
| 2020 | 11 publications | +37.5% |
| 2021 | 16 publications | +45.5% |
| 2022 | 47 publications | +193.8% |
| 2023 | 45 publications | -4.3% |
| 2024 | 72 publications | +60.0% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 72 publications is above the median for low income countries, which is 21.5 publications, 3.3× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 72 publications is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 930 publications, 8% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.67 publications | 1 publications | 8 publications | 3 |
| 2020s | 38.2 publications | 11 publications | 72 publications | 5 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
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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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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.