Starchy Roots — Losses in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Starchy Roots — Losses was 54 1000 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Starchy Roots — Losses in Afghanistan, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
In 2023, starchy roots — losses in Afghanistan stood at 54 1000 t. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.9% on the previous year and up 145.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starchy roots — losses in Afghanistan peaked at 54 1000 t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 9 1000 t, in 2011.
Afghanistan ranks 87th of 193 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.
Starchy Roots — Losses in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 11 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 9 1000 t | -18.2% |
| 2012 | 10 1000 t | +11.1% |
| 2013 | 22 1000 t | +120.0% |
| 2014 | 22 1000 t | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 23 1000 t | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 26 1000 t | +13.0% |
| 2017 | 40 1000 t | +53.8% |
| 2018 | 41 1000 t | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 47 1000 t | +14.6% |
| 2020 | 39 1000 t | -17.0% |
| 2021 | 45 1000 t | +15.4% |
| 2022 | 51 1000 t | +13.3% |
| 2023 | 54 1000 t | +5.9% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 54 1000 t is below the median for low income countries, which is 74 1000 t, 73% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 54 1000 t is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 31 1000 t, 1.7× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Starchy Roots — Losses 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +120.0% | 10 1000 t | 22 1000 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 25.1 1000 t | 9 1000 t | 47 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.25 1000 t | 39 1000 t | 54 1000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 84 Azerbaijan 64 1000 t compare
- 85 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 56 1000 t compare
- 85 United Kingdom 56 1000 t compare
- 87 Liberia 54 1000 t compare
- 89 Jamaica 52 1000 t compare
- 90 Italy 49 1000 t compare
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 starchy roots — losses in Afghanistan?
- Starchy roots — losses in Afghanistan was 54 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest starchy roots — losses recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 54 1000 t in 2023.
- What is the lowest starchy roots — losses recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 9 1000 t in 2011.
- How does Afghanistan rank for starchy roots — losses?
- Afghanistan ranks 87th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is starchy roots — losses rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 145.5%. 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 Starchy Roots — Losses. 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.