Vegetable oil supply per person vs. GDP per capita in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Vegetable oil supply per person vs. GDP per capita was 8.29 kilograms per year per capita in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
8.29 kilograms per year per capita
Change on year
down 3.2%
World rank
145th
of 192 countries
All-time high
8.56 kilograms per year per capita
in 2022
All-time low
1.03 kilograms per year per capita
in 1972
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Vegetable oil supply per person vs. GDP per capita in Afghanistan, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per year per capita.
Analysis
In 2023, vegetable oil supply per person vs. gdp per capita in Afghanistan stood at 8.29 kilograms per year per capita.
The figure is down 3.2% on the previous year and up 45.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vegetable oil supply per person vs. gdp per capita in Afghanistan peaked at 8.56 kilograms per year per capita in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.03 kilograms per year per capita, in 1972.
Afghanistan ranks 145th of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Vegetable oil supply per person vs. GDP per capita in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | kilograms per year per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.04 kilograms per year per capita | — |
| 1962 | 1.23 kilograms per year per capita | +18.7% |
| 1963 | 1.55 kilograms per year per capita | +25.2% |
| 1964 | 1.31 kilograms per year per capita | -15.1% |
| 1965 | 1.34 kilograms per year per capita | +2.2% |
| 1966 | 1.26 kilograms per year per capita | -6.5% |
| 1967 | 1.33 kilograms per year per capita | +6.2% |
| 1968 | 1.1 kilograms per year per capita | -17.5% |
| 1969 | 1.19 kilograms per year per capita | +8.1% |
| 1970 | 1.39 kilograms per year per capita | +16.6% |
| 1971 | 1.11 kilograms per year per capita | -20.2% |
| 1972 | 1.03 kilograms per year per capita | -6.8% |
| 1973 | 1.44 kilograms per year per capita | +39.3% |
| 1974 | 1.98 kilograms per year per capita | +37.7% |
| 1975 | 2.41 kilograms per year per capita | +21.7% |
| 1976 | 2.44 kilograms per year per capita | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 2.05 kilograms per year per capita | -16.0% |
| 1978 | 1.86 kilograms per year per capita | -9.2% |
| 1979 | 2.33 kilograms per year per capita | +25.1% |
| 1980 | 2.19 kilograms per year per capita | -5.9% |
| 1981 | 3.32 kilograms per year per capita | +51.6% |
| 1982 | 4.13 kilograms per year per capita | +24.2% |
| 1983 | 4.22 kilograms per year per capita | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 4.21 kilograms per year per capita | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 4.8 kilograms per year per capita | +14.2% |
| 1986 | 6.27 kilograms per year per capita | +30.6% |
| 1987 | 3.24 kilograms per year per capita | -48.3% |
| 1988 | 3.94 kilograms per year per capita | +21.4% |
| 1989 | 6.67 kilograms per year per capita | +69.3% |
| 1990 | 5.07 kilograms per year per capita | -23.9% |
| 1991 | 3.46 kilograms per year per capita | -31.8% |
| 1992 | 3.53 kilograms per year per capita | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 1.58 kilograms per year per capita | -55.1% |
| 1994 | 1.13 kilograms per year per capita | -28.9% |
| 1995 | 4.12 kilograms per year per capita | +266.1% |
| 1996 | 3.43 kilograms per year per capita | -16.8% |
| 1997 | 1.3 kilograms per year per capita | -62.1% |
| 1998 | 1.59 kilograms per year per capita | +22.2% |
| 1999 | 2.17 kilograms per year per capita | +36.7% |
| 2000 | 2.04 kilograms per year per capita | -6.2% |
| 2001 | 2.01 kilograms per year per capita | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 1.64 kilograms per year per capita | -18.4% |
| 2003 | 2.13 kilograms per year per capita | +29.5% |
| 2004 | 3.59 kilograms per year per capita | +68.9% |
| 2005 | 4.73 kilograms per year per capita | +31.7% |
| 2006 | 3.4 kilograms per year per capita | -28.1% |
| 2007 | 3.54 kilograms per year per capita | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 2.44 kilograms per year per capita | -31.1% |
| 2009 | 2.91 kilograms per year per capita | +19.1% |
| 2010 | 5.23 kilograms per year per capita | +80.0% |
| 2011 | 4.66 kilograms per year per capita | -10.9% |
| 2012 | 5.36 kilograms per year per capita | +15.0% |
| 2013 | 5.71 kilograms per year per capita | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 6.15 kilograms per year per capita | +7.7% |
| 2015 | 6.13 kilograms per year per capita | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 7.01 kilograms per year per capita | +14.4% |
| 2017 | 6.67 kilograms per year per capita | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 7.17 kilograms per year per capita | +7.5% |
| 2019 | 7.68 kilograms per year per capita | +7.1% |
| 2020 | 7.33 kilograms per year per capita | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 7.86 kilograms per year per capita | +7.2% |
| 2022 | 8.56 kilograms per year per capita | +8.9% |
| 2023 | 8.29 kilograms per year per capita | -3.2% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 8.29 kilograms per year per capita is above the median for low income countries, which is 6.49 kilograms per year per capita, 1.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 8.29 kilograms per year per capita is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 16.43 kilograms per year per capita, 50% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Vegetable oil supply per person vs. GDP per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +266.1% | 1.13 kilograms per year per capita | 4.12 kilograms per year per capita |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.26 kilograms per year per capita | 1.04 kilograms per year per capita | 1.55 kilograms per year per capita | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.8 kilograms per year per capita | 1.03 kilograms per year per capita | 2.44 kilograms per year per capita | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.3 kilograms per year per capita | 2.19 kilograms per year per capita | 6.67 kilograms per year per capita | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.74 kilograms per year per capita | 1.13 kilograms per year per capita | 5.07 kilograms per year per capita | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.84 kilograms per year per capita | 1.64 kilograms per year per capita | 4.73 kilograms per year per capita | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.18 kilograms per year per capita | 4.66 kilograms per year per capita | 7.68 kilograms per year per capita | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.01 kilograms per year per capita | 7.33 kilograms per year per capita | 8.56 kilograms per year per capita | 4 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 142 Peru 8.47 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 143 Philippines 8.41 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 144 Thailand 8.35 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 146 Tonga 8.2 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 147 Tuvalu 8.11 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 148 Luxembourg 7.96 kilograms per year per capita compare
More energy & mining data for Afghanistan
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2020)
- 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)
- Fuel imports 22.7% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vegetable oil supply per person vs. gdp per capita in Afghanistan?
- Vegetable oil supply per person vs. gdp per capita in Afghanistan was 8.29 kilograms per year 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 vegetable oil supply per person vs. gdp per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 8.56 kilograms per year per capita in 2022.
- What is the lowest vegetable oil supply per person vs. gdp per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.03 kilograms per year per capita in 1972.
- How does Afghanistan rank for vegetable oil supply per person vs. gdp per capita?
- Afghanistan ranks 145th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is vegetable oil supply per person vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Vegetable oil supply per person vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.