Maize and products — Food supply in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Maize and products — Food supply was 946,713 million Kcal in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Maize 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 maize and products — food supply in Afghanistan is 946,713 million Kcal, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 38.2% on the previous year and up 488.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize and products — food supply in Afghanistan peaked at 946,713 million Kcal in 2023 and was at its lowest, 115,252 million Kcal, in 2017.
That places Afghanistan 45th 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.
Maize and products — Food supply in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 161,129 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 169,373 million Kcal | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 167,216 million Kcal | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 160,783 million Kcal | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 266,633 million Kcal | +65.8% |
| 2015 | 163,696 million Kcal | -38.6% |
| 2016 | 193,011 million Kcal | +17.9% |
| 2017 | 115,252 million Kcal | -40.3% |
| 2018 | 172,200 million Kcal | +49.4% |
| 2019 | 403,211 million Kcal | +134.2% |
| 2020 | 312,248 million Kcal | -22.6% |
| 2021 | 624,740 million Kcal | +100.1% |
| 2022 | 684,976 million Kcal | +9.6% |
| 2023 | 946,713 million Kcal | +38.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 197,250 million Kcal | 115,252 million Kcal | 403,211 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 642,169 million Kcal | 312,248 million Kcal | 946,713 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 maize and products — food supply in Afghanistan?
- Maize and products — food supply in Afghanistan was 946,713 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest maize and products — food supply recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 946,713 million Kcal in 2023.
- What is the lowest maize and products — food supply recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 115,252 million Kcal in 2017.
- How does Afghanistan rank for maize and products — food supply?
- Afghanistan ranks 45th out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maize and products — food supply rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 488.8%. 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 Maize 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.