What is the highest daily supply of different food groups per person recorded in Afghanistan?

The highest recorded value was 822.79 grams per day per capita in 1961.

What is the lowest daily supply of different food groups per person recorded in Afghanistan?

The lowest recorded value was 417.75 grams per day per capita in 1999.

How does Afghanistan rank for daily supply of different food groups per person?

Afghanistan ranks 34th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.

Is daily supply of different food groups per person rising or falling in Afghanistan?

Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Afghanistan data come from?

The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Daily supply of different food groups per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Daily supply of different food groups per person in Afghanistan

Name: Daily supply of different food groups per person in Afghanistan
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Afghanistan: Daily supply of different food groups per person was 557.42 grams per day per capita in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

557.42 grams per day per capita

Change on year

up 2.4%

World rank

34th

of 191 countries

All-time high

822.79 grams per day per capita

in 1961

All-time low

417.75 grams per day per capita

in 1999

Years of data

1961–2023

Daily supply of different food groups per person in Afghanistan, 1961–2023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in grams per day per capita.

Analysis

Afghanistan recorded 557.42 grams per day per capita for daily supply of different food groups per person in 2023.

The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, daily supply of different food groups per person in Afghanistan peaked at 822.79 grams per day per capita in 1961 and was at its lowest, 417.75 grams per day per capita, in 1999.

Afghanistan ranks 34th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	771.76 grams per day per capita	713.89 grams per day per capita	822.79 grams per day per capita	9
1970s	697.41 grams per day per capita	648.89 grams per day per capita	740.56 grams per day per capita	10
1980s	635.93 grams per day per capita	548.76 grams per day per capita	715.55 grams per day per capita	10
1990s	449.61 grams per day per capita	417.75 grams per day per capita	518.02 grams per day per capita	10
2000s	470.78 grams per day per capita	427.62 grams per day per capita	508.41 grams per day per capita	10
2010s	527.76 grams per day per capita	503.26 grams per day per capita	553.56 grams per day per capita	10
2020s	536.24 grams per day per capita	516.66 grams per day per capita	557.42 grams per day per capita	4

Countries ranked near Afghanistan

31 Panama 566.63 grams per day per capita compare
32 Tunisia 564.82 grams per day per capita compare
33 Thailand 564.05 grams per day per capita compare
35 Mauritius 555.81 grams per day per capita compare
36 Algeria 551.23 grams per day per capita compare
37 Nicaragua 544.82 grams per day per capita compare

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More reference data data for Afghanistan

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Summer temperature anomalies 0.6919 °C (2026)
Temperature anomalies by month -0.1923 °C (2026)
Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
Autumn temperature anomalies 1.44 °C (2025)
Winter temperature anomalies 2.68 °C (2025)
Consumer price index 168.54 2010 = 100 (2024)
Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
Competitive elections 0 (2025)
Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is daily supply of different food groups per person in Afghanistan?: Daily supply of different food groups per person in Afghanistan was 557.42 grams per day per capita in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest daily supply of different food groups per person recorded in Afghanistan?: The highest recorded value was 822.79 grams per day per capita in 1961.
What is the lowest daily supply of different food groups per person recorded in Afghanistan?: The lowest recorded value was 417.75 grams per day per capita in 1999.
How does Afghanistan rank for daily supply of different food groups per person?: Afghanistan ranks 34th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
Is daily supply of different food groups per person rising or falling in Afghanistan?: Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Afghanistan data come from?: The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Daily supply of different food groups per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Daily supply of different food groups per person
Unit: grams per day per capita
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 192 places, 10,214 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Quantity that is available for consumption at the end of the supply chain. It does not account for consumer waste, so the quantity that is actually consumed may be lower.