Afghanistan vs Ireland: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?
Afghanistan
4.74 million tonnes
in 2023
Ireland
5.06 million tonnes
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
40th
Ireland rank
37th
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? over time
- Afghanistan
- Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 5.06 million tonnes against 4.74 million tonnes in Afghanistan, a difference of 316,000 tonnes.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Ireland ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 40th and Ireland ranks 37th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Ireland in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 84,111 tonnes | 483,333 tonnes | 399,222 tonnes | Ireland |
| 1970s | 105,800 tonnes | 638,600 tonnes | 532,800 tonnes | Ireland |
| 1980s | 121,700 tonnes | 577,300 tonnes | 455,600 tonnes | Ireland |
| 1990s | 203,200 tonnes | 642,600 tonnes | 439,400 tonnes | Ireland |
| 2000s | 1.30 million tonnes | 1.12 million tonnes | 183,200 tonnes | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 2.76 million tonnes | 3.20 million tonnes | 439,200 tonnes | Ireland |
| 2020s | 4.12 million tonnes | 4.57 million tonnes | 446,500 tonnes | Ireland |
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 Ireland?
- Ireland, at 5.06 million tonnes against 4.74 million tonnes in Afghanistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? between Afghanistan and Ireland?
- 316,000 tonnes, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Ireland?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Ireland rank globally for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters??
- Afghanistan ranks 40th and Ireland ranks 37th 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.