Milk production, per capita in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Milk production, per capita was 0.0527 tonnes per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Milk production, per capita in Afghanistan, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2024, milk production, per capita in Afghanistan stood at 0.0527 tonnes per person.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 28.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, milk production, per capita in Afghanistan peaked at 0.1027 tonnes per person in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.041 tonnes per person, in 1986.
Afghanistan ranks 99th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Milk production, per capita in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0624 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0613 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0673 tonnes per person | +9.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0672 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0718 tonnes per person | +6.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0731 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 1967 | 0.078 tonnes per person | +6.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0796 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0777 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0664 tonnes per person | -14.5% |
| 1971 | 0.059 tonnes per person | -11.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0594 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0644 tonnes per person | +8.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0659 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0663 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0666 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0594 tonnes per person | -10.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0589 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0601 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0636 tonnes per person | +5.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0722 tonnes per person | +13.5% |
| 1982 | 0.078 tonnes per person | +8.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0833 tonnes per person | +6.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0775 tonnes per person | -6.9% |
| 1985 | 0.063 tonnes per person | -18.7% |
| 1986 | 0.041 tonnes per person | -35.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0473 tonnes per person | +15.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0488 tonnes per person | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0494 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0689 tonnes per person | +39.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0709 tonnes per person | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0674 tonnes per person | -4.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0682 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0741 tonnes per person | +8.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0797 tonnes per person | +7.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0872 tonnes per person | +9.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0921 tonnes per person | +5.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0934 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.1027 tonnes per person | +10.0% |
| 2000 | 0.082 tonnes per person | -20.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0545 tonnes per person | -33.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0871 tonnes per person | +59.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0763 tonnes per person | -12.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0761 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0712 tonnes per person | -6.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0645 tonnes per person | -9.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0678 tonnes per person | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0645 tonnes per person | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0631 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0608 tonnes per person | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0594 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0604 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.058 tonnes per person | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0738 tonnes per person | +27.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0644 tonnes per person | -12.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0625 tonnes per person | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0587 tonnes per person | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0586 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.057 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0561 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.054 tonnes per person | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0541 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0535 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0527 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 0.0527 tonnes per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0185 tonnes per person, 2.8× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 0.0527 tonnes per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0527 tonnes per person, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Milk 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +59.8% | 0.0545 tonnes per person | 0.0871 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0709 tonnes per person | 0.0613 tonnes per person | 0.0796 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0626 tonnes per person | 0.0589 tonnes per person | 0.0666 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0624 tonnes per person | 0.041 tonnes per person | 0.0833 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0805 tonnes per person | 0.0674 tonnes per person | 0.1027 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0707 tonnes per person | 0.0545 tonnes per person | 0.0871 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0614 tonnes per person | 0.057 tonnes per person | 0.0738 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0541 tonnes per person | 0.0527 tonnes per person | 0.0561 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
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 milk production, per capita in Afghanistan?
- Milk production, per capita in Afghanistan was 0.0527 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest milk production, per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1027 tonnes per person in 1999.
- What is the lowest milk production, per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.041 tonnes per person in 1986.
- How does Afghanistan rank for milk production, per capita?
- Afghanistan ranks 99th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is milk production, per capita rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.5%. 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 Milk production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Milk production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Milk production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Milk 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
Milk production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.