Fuel exports in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Fuel exports was 8.1% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Fuel exports in Afghanistan, 1967–2019
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 8.1% for fuel exports in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.2% on the previous year and up 133.3% over five years.
Over the whole period, fuel exports in Afghanistan peaked at 20.3% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 2015.
That places Afghanistan 64th out of 192 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Fuel exports in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 4.4% | — |
| 1968 | 12.6% | +185.3% |
| 1969 | 14.9% | +18.2% |
| 1970 | 16.9% | +14.0% |
| 1971 | 14.6% | -14.1% |
| 1972 | 13.7% | -5.7% |
| 1973 | 11.6% | -15.4% |
| 1974 | 14.0% | +20.3% |
| 1975 | 20.3% | +45.3% |
| 1976 | 13.2% | -34.9% |
| 2015 | 3.5% | -73.9% |
| 2017 | 5.2% | +51.7% |
| 2018 | 10.2% | +95.1% |
| 2019 | 8.1% | -21.2% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 8.1% is above the median for low income countries, which is 1.6%, 5.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 8.1% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 10.1%, 80% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.6% | 4.4% | 14.9% | 3 |
| 1970s | 14.9% | 11.6% | 20.3% | 7 |
| 2010s | 6.7% | 3.5% | 10.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More energy & mining data for Afghanistan
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -2.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2020)
- Fuel imports 22.7% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fuel exports in Afghanistan?
- Fuel exports in Afghanistan was 8.1% in 2019, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest fuel exports recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 20.3% in 1975.
- What is the lowest fuel exports recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 2015.
- How does Afghanistan rank for fuel exports?
- Afghanistan ranks 64th out of 192 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Fuel exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Fuels comprise the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) section 3 (mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.