Net food imports by crop - Rice, broken in Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Net food imports by crop - Rice, broken was 64,712 in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
64,712
Change on year
down 32.0%
World rank
16th
of 168 countries
All-time high
238,074
in 2015
All-time low
64,712
in 2019
Years of data
6
2014–2019

Net food imports by crop - Rice, broken in Afghanistan, 2014–2019

50.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k2014201620192014: 93.9k2015: 238.1k2016: 172.6k2017: 158.5k2018: 95.2k2019: 64.7k

Source: FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data.

Analysis

In 2019, net food imports by crop - rice, broken in Afghanistan stood at 64,712. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.

That represents a change of down 32.0% on the previous year and down 31.1% over ten years.

Afghanistan ranks 16th of 168 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Net food imports by crop - Rice, broken in Afghanistan, year by year

Annual values for Net food imports by crop - Rice, broken in Afghanistan, 2014 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2014 93,940 —
2015 238,074 +153.4%
2016 172,583 -27.5%
2017 158,544 -8.1%
2018 95,225 -39.9%
2019 64,712 -32.0%

Afghanistan compared with similar countries

  • Afghanistan's 64,712 is above the median for low income countries, which is 6,706, 9.6× the median. (21 countries reporting)
  • Afghanistan's 64,712 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 261, 247.9× the median. (21 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Afghanistan

  1. 13 Uganda 78,699 compare
  2. 14 Guinea-Bissau 73,137 compare
  3. 15 Switzerland 66,273 compare
  4. 17 Philippines 51,810 compare
  5. 18 Belgium 49,908 compare
  6. 19 Cameroon 47,455 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is net food imports by crop - rice, broken in Afghanistan?
Net food imports by crop - rice, broken in Afghanistan was 64,712 in 2019, according to FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data.
What is the highest net food imports by crop - rice, broken recorded in Afghanistan?
The highest recorded value was 238,074 in 2015.
What is the lowest net food imports by crop - rice, broken recorded in Afghanistan?
The lowest recorded value was 64,712 in 2019.
How does Afghanistan rank for net food imports by crop - rice, broken?
Afghanistan ranks 16th out of 168 countries with data for 2019.
Is net food imports by crop - rice, broken rising or falling in Afghanistan?
Over the last ten years it is down 31.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
The figures come from FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data, published as part of Net food imports by crop - Rice, broken. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Net food imports by crop - Rice, broken
Source
FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
168 places, 5,714 data points, 1961–2019
Last refreshed

Net food imports are generated from FAOSTAT, taking Export level (tonnes) from the Import level (tonnes) [both under Trade: Crops and Livestock Products]. Net food imports are a proxy for the country's vulnerability to global food prices.