Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita was 0.1144 tonnes per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Afghanistan, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Afghanistan is 0.1144 tonnes per person, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 67.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Afghanistan peaked at 0.1183 tonnes per person in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0004 tonnes per person, in 1974.
That places Afghanistan 120th out of 189 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.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0035 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0007 tonnes per person | -78.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0083 tonnes per person | +1019.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0108 tonnes per person | +29.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0109 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0117 tonnes per person | +7.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0148 tonnes per person | +26.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0056 tonnes per person | -62.2% |
| 1969 | 0.008 tonnes per person | +43.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0095 tonnes per person | +18.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0403 tonnes per person | +325.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0143 tonnes per person | -64.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0017 tonnes per person | -88.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0004 tonnes per person | -76.8% |
| 1975 | 0.001 tonnes per person | +153.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0008 tonnes per person | -17.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0035 tonnes per person | +318.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0042 tonnes per person | +18.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0118 tonnes per person | +181.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | -89.1% |
| 1981 | 0.008 tonnes per person | +523.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0068 tonnes per person | -15.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0072 tonnes per person | +6.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0019 tonnes per person | -74.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0051 tonnes per person | +170.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0091 tonnes per person | +79.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0234 tonnes per person | +156.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0199 tonnes per person | -14.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0229 tonnes per person | +15.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0252 tonnes per person | +10.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0114 tonnes per person | -54.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0116 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0144 tonnes per person | +24.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0081 tonnes per person | -44.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0118 tonnes per person | +46.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0104 tonnes per person | -12.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0134 tonnes per person | +29.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0085 tonnes per person | -36.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0147 tonnes per person | +72.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0573 tonnes per person | +290.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0744 tonnes per person | +29.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0597 tonnes per person | -19.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0412 tonnes per person | -31.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0318 tonnes per person | -22.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0482 tonnes per person | +51.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0486 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0458 tonnes per person | -5.8% |
| 2008 | 0.071 tonnes per person | +55.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0699 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0707 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0834 tonnes per person | +18.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0655 tonnes per person | -21.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0681 tonnes per person | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0561 tonnes per person | -17.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0716 tonnes per person | +27.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0954 tonnes per person | +33.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1183 tonnes per person | +24.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1128 tonnes per person | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0818 tonnes per person | -27.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0883 tonnes per person | +8.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0924 tonnes per person | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 0.1129 tonnes per person | +22.2% |
| 2023 | 0.1144 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 0.1144 tonnes per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0407 tonnes per person, 2.8× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 0.1144 tonnes per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2503 tonnes per person, 46% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Afghanistan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | +1019.0% | 0.0007 tonnes per person | 0.0083 tonnes per person |
| 1981 | +523.0% | 0.0013 tonnes per person | 0.008 tonnes per person |
| 1971 | +325.1% | 0.0095 tonnes per person | 0.0403 tonnes per person |
| 1977 | +318.3% | 0.0008 tonnes per person | 0.0035 tonnes per person |
| 2000 | +290.4% | 0.0147 tonnes per person | 0.0573 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0082 tonnes per person | 0.0007 tonnes per person | 0.0148 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0088 tonnes per person | 0.0004 tonnes per person | 0.0403 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0106 tonnes per person | 0.0013 tonnes per person | 0.0234 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0129 tonnes per person | 0.0081 tonnes per person | 0.0252 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0548 tonnes per person | 0.0318 tonnes per person | 0.0744 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0824 tonnes per person | 0.0561 tonnes per person | 0.1183 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.102 tonnes per person | 0.0883 tonnes per person | 0.1144 tonnes per person | 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: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Afghanistan?
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Afghanistan was 0.1144 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1183 tonnes per person in 2017.
- What is the lowest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0004 tonnes per person in 1974.
- How does Afghanistan rank for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita?
- Afghanistan ranks 120th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.