Barley and products — Food supply in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Barley and products — Food supply was 7,990 million Kcal in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Barley and products — Food supply in Afghanistan, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barley and products — food supply in Afghanistan is 7,990 million Kcal, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.9% on the previous year and down 92.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barley and products — food supply in Afghanistan peaked at 165,194 million Kcal in 2017 and was at its lowest, 4,527 million Kcal, in 2021.
That places Afghanistan 63rd out of 163 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barley and products — Food supply in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 90,270 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 157,809 million Kcal | +74.8% |
| 2012 | 114,835 million Kcal | -27.2% |
| 2013 | 102,835 million Kcal | -10.4% |
| 2014 | 124,275 million Kcal | +20.8% |
| 2015 | 164,666 million Kcal | +32.5% |
| 2016 | 72,844 million Kcal | -55.8% |
| 2017 | 165,194 million Kcal | +126.8% |
| 2018 | 22,325 million Kcal | -86.5% |
| 2019 | 7,291 million Kcal | -67.3% |
| 2020 | 10,640 million Kcal | +45.9% |
| 2021 | 4,527 million Kcal | -57.5% |
| 2022 | 6,608 million Kcal | +46.0% |
| 2023 | 7,990 million Kcal | +20.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 102,234 million Kcal | 7,291 million Kcal | 165,194 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,441 million Kcal | 4,527 million Kcal | 10,640 million Kcal | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Afghanistan
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 2.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.3429 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 142.96 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0018 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7406 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 34.3% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 34.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 21.0% (2019)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.8% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barley and products — food supply in Afghanistan?
- Barley and products — food supply in Afghanistan was 7,990 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest barley and products — food supply recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 165,194 million Kcal in 2017.
- What is the lowest barley and products — food supply recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,527 million Kcal in 2021.
- How does Afghanistan rank for barley and products — food supply?
- Afghanistan ranks 63rd out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is barley and products — food supply rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 92.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Barley and products — Food supply (kcal). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.