Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel was 14,000 tonnes in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel in Afghanistan, 2014–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 14,000 tonnes for cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel in 2023. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 27.3% on the previous year and up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel in Afghanistan peaked at 14,000 tonnes in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5,000 tonnes, in 2015.
Afghanistan ranks 94th of 181 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 7,000 tonnes | — |
| 2015 | 5,000 tonnes | -28.6% |
| 2016 | 7,000 tonnes | +40.0% |
| 2017 | 7,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 8,000 tonnes | +14.3% |
| 2019 | 6,000 tonnes | -25.0% |
| 2020 | 9,000 tonnes | +50.0% |
| 2021 | 7,000 tonnes | -22.2% |
| 2022 | 11,000 tonnes | +57.1% |
| 2023 | 14,000 tonnes | +27.3% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 14,000 tonnes is above the median for low income countries, which is 1,500 tonnes, 9.3× the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 14,000 tonnes is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 11,000 tonnes, 1.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6,667 tonnes | 5,000 tonnes | 8,000 tonnes | 6 |
| 2020s | 10,250 tonnes | 7,000 tonnes | 14,000 tonnes | 4 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
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 cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel in Afghanistan?
- Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel in Afghanistan was 14,000 tonnes in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 14,000 tonnes in 2023.
- What is the lowest cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,000 tonnes in 2015.
- How does Afghanistan rank for cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel?
- Afghanistan ranks 94th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Quantity of cereal crops allocated to other uses (and not to human food or animal feed), predominantly industrial uses such as biofuel production.