Afghanistan vs Kazakhstan: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?

Afghanistan
4.74 million tonnes
in 2023
Kazakhstan
4.73 million tonnes
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
40th
Kazakhstan rank
41st

Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Kazakhstan
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 4.74 million tonnes against 4.73 million tonnes in Kazakhstan, a difference of 16,000 tonnes.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Kazakhstan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 40th and Kazakhstan ranks 41st of 192 countries.

Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Kazakhstan Difference Ahead
1990s 198,500 tonnes 153,375 tonnes 45,125 tonnes Afghanistan
2000s 1.30 million tonnes 200,100 tonnes 1.10 million tonnes Afghanistan
2010s 2.76 million tonnes 435,600 tonnes 2.33 million tonnes Afghanistan
2020s 4.12 million tonnes 2.69 million tonnes 1.42 million tonnes Afghanistan

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 Kazakhstan?
Afghanistan, at 4.74 million tonnes against 4.73 million tonnes in Kazakhstan as of 2023.
What is the difference in cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? between Afghanistan and Kazakhstan?
16,000 tonnes, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Kazakhstan?
32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Kazakhstan rank globally for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters??
Afghanistan ranks 40th and Kazakhstan ranks 41st 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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Indicator
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?
Unit
tonnes
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
192 places, 10,214 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.