Sesame seed — Processing in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Sesame seed — Processing was 2 1000 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sesame seed — Processing in Afghanistan, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
In 2023, sesame seed — processing in Afghanistan stood at 2 1000 t.
That represents a change of down 66.7% on the previous year and down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sesame seed — processing in Afghanistan peaked at 6 1000 t in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1 1000 t, in 2021.
Afghanistan ranks 38th of 59 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Sesame seed — Processing in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 3 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 3 1000 t | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3 1000 t | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3 1000 t | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3 1000 t | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2 1000 t | -33.3% |
| 2016 | 3 1000 t | +50.0% |
| 2017 | 3 1000 t | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3 1000 t | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 4 1000 t | +33.3% |
| 2020 | 6 1000 t | +50.0% |
| 2021 | 1 1000 t | -83.3% |
| 2022 | 6 1000 t | +500.0% |
| 2023 | 2 1000 t | -66.7% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 2 1000 t is below the median for low income countries, which is 11.5 1000 t, 17% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 2 1000 t is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 14 1000 t, 14% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sesame seed — Processing 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +500.0% | 1 1000 t | 6 1000 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3 1000 t | 2 1000 t | 4 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.75 1000 t | 1 1000 t | 6 1000 t | 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 sesame seed — processing in Afghanistan?
- Sesame seed — processing in Afghanistan was 2 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sesame seed — processing recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 6 1000 t in 2020.
- What is the lowest sesame seed — processing recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 1000 t in 2021.
- How does Afghanistan rank for sesame seed — processing?
- Afghanistan ranks 38th out of 59 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sesame seed — processing rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. 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, published as part of Sesame seed — Processing. 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.