Share of cereals allocated to industrial uses in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Share of cereals allocated to industrial uses was 0.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of cereals allocated to industrial uses in Afghanistan, 2014–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of cereals allocated to industrial uses in Afghanistan is 0.2%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 21.5% on the previous year and up 58.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of cereals allocated to industrial uses in Afghanistan peaked at 0.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2015.
That places Afghanistan 120th out of 181 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of cereals allocated to industrial uses in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.1% | — |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -32.7% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +43.8% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -8.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | +20.8% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -22.6% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +40.8% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | -25.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | +49.3% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | +21.5% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 0.2% is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0%, 5.6× the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 0.2% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.3%, 59% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 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 share of cereals allocated to industrial uses in Afghanistan?
- Share of cereals allocated to industrial uses in Afghanistan was 0.2% 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 share of cereals allocated to industrial uses recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of cereals allocated to industrial uses recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2015.
- How does Afghanistan rank for share of cereals allocated to industrial uses?
- Afghanistan ranks 120th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of cereals allocated to industrial uses rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.6%. 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 Share of cereals allocated to industrial uses. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of cereals available for domestic consumption – after accounting for trade – that is allocated to other purposes (primarily industrial uses such as biofuel production), relative to the total allocated to human food, animal feed, and other uses. This excludes cereals used for seed, processing, and losses.