Afghanistan vs Chile: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?
Afghanistan
4.74 million tonnes
in 2023
Chile
4.30 million tonnes
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
40th
Chile rank
43rd
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? over time
- Afghanistan
- Chile
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 4.74 million tonnes against 4.30 million tonnes in Chile, a difference of 440,000 tonnes.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Chile's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Chile ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 40th and Chile ranks 43rd of 192 countries.
Chile has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Chile | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 84,111 tonnes | 386,556 tonnes | 302,444 tonnes | Chile |
| 1970s | 105,800 tonnes | 862,000 tonnes | 756,200 tonnes | Chile |
| 1980s | 121,700 tonnes | 803,900 tonnes | 682,200 tonnes | Chile |
| 1990s | 203,200 tonnes | 1.18 million tonnes | 981,200 tonnes | Chile |
| 2000s | 1.30 million tonnes | 2.22 million tonnes | 922,100 tonnes | Chile |
| 2010s | 2.76 million tonnes | 3.35 million tonnes | 587,600 tonnes | Chile |
| 2020s | 4.12 million tonnes | 4.74 million tonnes | 618,000 tonnes | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, Afghanistan or Chile?
- Afghanistan, at 4.74 million tonnes against 4.30 million tonnes in Chile as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? between Afghanistan and Chile?
- 440,000 tonnes, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Chile?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Chile rank globally for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters??
- Afghanistan ranks 40th and Chile ranks 43rd of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Imports and exports are measured as the net sum of all cereal crop varieties. Countries which lie above the grey line are net importers of cereals; those below the line are net exporters.