Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per unit in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per unit was 0.0003 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per unit in Afghanistan, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per unit in Afghanistan stood at 0.0003 tonnes per US$ of GDP.
That represents a change of down 12.5% on the previous year and up 158.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per unit in Afghanistan peaked at 0.0005 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP, in 2014.
Afghanistan ranks 4th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per unit in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | tonnes per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0003 tonnes per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2001 | 0.0005 tonnes per US$ of GDP | +63.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0003 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -37.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0002 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -38.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -30.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0002 tonnes per US$ of GDP | +32.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0002 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -6.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -31.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0002 tonnes per US$ of GDP | +52.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0002 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -16.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -18.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP | +9.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -26.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -16.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP | +41.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0002 tonnes per US$ of GDP | +44.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0002 tonnes per US$ of GDP | +23.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0002 tonnes per US$ of GDP | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0002 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -28.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0002 tonnes per US$ of GDP | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0003 tonnes per US$ of GDP | +49.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0003 tonnes per US$ of GDP | +21.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0003 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -12.5% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 0.0003 tonnes per US$ of GDP is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP, 3.9× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 0.0003 tonnes per US$ of GDP is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP, 10.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0002 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0005 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0002 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0003 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0002 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0003 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 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 unit in Afghanistan?
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per unit in Afghanistan was 0.0003 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per unit recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0005 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 2001.
- What is the lowest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per unit recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 2014.
- How does Afghanistan rank for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per unit?
- Afghanistan ranks 4th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per unit rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 158.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
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Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.