Afghanistan vs Romania: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?
Afghanistan
4.74 million tonnes
in 2023
Romania
4.83 million tonnes
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
40th
Romania rank
38th
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? over time
- Afghanistan
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 4.83 million tonnes against 4.74 million tonnes in Afghanistan, a difference of 84,000 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 40th and Romania ranks 38th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Romania in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 84,111 tonnes | 84,778 tonnes | 666.67 tonnes | Romania |
| 1970s | 105,800 tonnes | 1.09 million tonnes | 985,000 tonnes | Romania |
| 1980s | 121,700 tonnes | 972,200 tonnes | 850,500 tonnes | Romania |
| 1990s | 203,200 tonnes | 939,200 tonnes | 736,000 tonnes | Romania |
| 2000s | 1.30 million tonnes | 1.24 million tonnes | 61,800 tonnes | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 2.76 million tonnes | 2.92 million tonnes | 155,200 tonnes | Romania |
| 2020s | 4.12 million tonnes | 4.68 million tonnes | 559,250 tonnes | Romania |
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 Romania?
- Romania, at 4.83 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 Romania?
- 84,000 tonnes, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Romania?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Romania rank globally for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters??
- Afghanistan ranks 40th and Romania ranks 38th 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.