Afghanistan vs Kenya: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?
Afghanistan
4.74 million tonnes
in 2023
Kenya
4.75 million tonnes
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
40th
Kenya rank
39th
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? over time
- Afghanistan
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 4.75 million tonnes against 4.74 million tonnes in Afghanistan, a difference of 8,000 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Kenya ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 40th and Kenya ranks 39th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 3 and Kenya in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 84,111 tonnes | 70,333 tonnes | 13,778 tonnes | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 105,800 tonnes | 54,700 tonnes | 51,100 tonnes | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 121,700 tonnes | 249,700 tonnes | 128,000 tonnes | Kenya |
| 1990s | 203,200 tonnes | 721,800 tonnes | 518,600 tonnes | Kenya |
| 2000s | 1.30 million tonnes | 1.21 million tonnes | 90,100 tonnes | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 2.76 million tonnes | 3.61 million tonnes | 843,100 tonnes | Kenya |
| 2020s | 4.12 million tonnes | 4.52 million tonnes | 398,750 tonnes | Kenya |
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 Kenya?
- Kenya, at 4.75 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 Kenya?
- 8,000 tonnes, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Kenya?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Kenya rank globally for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters??
- Afghanistan ranks 40th and Kenya ranks 39th 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.