Egg production, per capita in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Egg production, per capita was 0.0005 tonnes per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Egg production, per capita in Afghanistan, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for egg production, per capita in Afghanistan is 0.0005 tonnes per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, egg production, per capita in Afghanistan peaked at 0.0014 tonnes per person in 1967 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 tonnes per person, in 2024.
Afghanistan ranks 176th of 190 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Egg production, per capita in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0011 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | +7.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | +4.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | +11.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | -9.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | +5.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | -10.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0011 tonnes per person | -8.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0011 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0011 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0011 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 0.001 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 0.001 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 1977 | 0.001 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.001 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 0.001 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0011 tonnes per person | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | +12.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | +8.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0011 tonnes per person | -7.5% |
| 1993 | 0.001 tonnes per person | -10.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0009 tonnes per person | -7.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0009 tonnes per person | -4.1% |
| 1996 | 0.001 tonnes per person | +19.6% |
| 1997 | 0.001 tonnes per person | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 0.001 tonnes per person | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0009 tonnes per person | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0007 tonnes per person | -19.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | -13.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0008 tonnes per person | +21.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0007 tonnes per person | -8.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0007 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0009 tonnes per person | +21.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | -35.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0007 tonnes per person | +12.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 0.0005 tonnes per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0006 tonnes per person, 86% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 0.0005 tonnes per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0068 tonnes per person, 8% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Egg production, per capita in Afghanistan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | -35.4% | 0.0009 tonnes per person | 0.0006 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0013 tonnes per person | 0.0011 tonnes per person | 0.0014 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0011 tonnes per person | 0.001 tonnes per person | 0.0012 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0012 tonnes per person | 0.0011 tonnes per person | 0.0013 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.001 tonnes per person | 0.0009 tonnes per person | 0.0012 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0007 tonnes per person | 0.0006 tonnes per person | 0.0009 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0006 tonnes per person | 0.0005 tonnes per person | 0.0006 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0005 tonnes per person | 0.0005 tonnes per person | 0.0005 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 173 Guinea-Bissau 0.0006 tonnes per person compare
- 174 Lesotho 0.0006 tonnes per person compare
- 175 Rwanda 0.0005 tonnes per person compare
- 177 Papua New Guinea 0.0005 tonnes per person compare
- 178 Central African Republic 0.0005 tonnes per person compare
- 179 Mozambique 0.0005 tonnes per person compare
More reference data data for Afghanistan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8991 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4362 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 6.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.847 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 18.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 26.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.38 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is egg production, per capita in Afghanistan?
- Egg production, per capita in Afghanistan was 0.0005 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest egg production, per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0014 tonnes per person in 1967.
- What is the lowest egg production, per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 tonnes per person in 2024.
- How does Afghanistan rank for egg production, per capita?
- Afghanistan ranks 176th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is egg production, per capita rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Egg production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Egg production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Egg production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Egg production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Egg production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.