Raw sugar production in Afghanistan
In 2023 Afghanistan produced 2,249 t of raw sugar, the 114th largest in the world (0.00% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 45%. The record was 14,800 t in 1975.
The 2023 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2023
- 2,249 t
- World rank
- 114 of 121
- 10-year change
- +45%
- Record
- 14,800 t
- 1975
Raw sugar in Afghanistan, 1961–2023 (tonnes)
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2,249 | +15% |
| 2022 | 1,959 | −35% |
| 2021 | 3,016 | +326% |
| 2020 | 708 | −36% |
| 2019 | 1,111 | +66% |
| 2018 | 669 | +75% |
| 2017 | 383 | +50% |
| 2016 | 255 | −63% |
| 2015 | 690 | −55% |
| 2014 | 1,518 | −2.1% |
| 2013 | 1,550 | 0.0% |
| 2012 | 1,550 | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 1,500 | 0.0% |
| 2010 | 1,500 | −42% |
| 2009 | 2,600 | +18% |
| 2008 | 2,200 | 0.0% |
| 2007 | 2,200 | +83% |
| 2006 | 1,200 | 0.0% |
| 2005 | 1,200 | −20% |
| 2004 | 1,500 | +50% |
| 2003 | 1,000 | 0.0% |
| 2002 | 1,000 | 0.0% |
| 2001 | 1,000 | 0.0% |
| 2000 | 1,000 | 0.0% |
| 1999 | 1,000 | 0.0% |
| 1998 | 1,000 | 0.0% |
| 1997 | 1,000 | 0.0% |
| 1996 | 1,000 | 0.0% |
| 1995 | 1,000 | 0.0% |
| 1994 | 1,000 | 0.0% |
| 1993 | 1,000 | 0.0% |
| 1992 | 1,000 | 0.0% |
| 1991 | 1,000 | 0.0% |
| 1990 | 1,000 | 0.0% |
| 1989 | 1,000 | −50% |
| 1988 | 2,000 | −67% |
| 1987 | 6,000 | +50% |
| 1986 | 4,000 | 0.0% |
| 1985 | 4,000 | 0.0% |
| 1984 | 4,000 | 0.0% |
| 1983 | 4,000 | 0.0% |
| 1982 | 4,000 | 0.0% |
| 1981 | 4,000 | +38% |
| 1980 | 2,900 | −69% |
| 1979 | 9,400 | −6.0% |
| 1978 | 10,000 | −17% |
| 1977 | 12,100 | 0.0% |
| 1976 | 12,100 | −18% |
| 1975 | 14,800 | +53% |
| 1974 | 9,700 | +20% |
| 1973 | 8,100 | −10.0% |
| 1972 | 9,000 | −17% |
| 1971 | 10,800 | +16% |
| 1970 | 9,300 | +41% |
| 1969 | 6,600 | +14% |
| 1968 | 5,800 | −29% |
| 1967 | 8,200 | +6.5% |
| 1966 | 7,700 | −3.8% |
| 1965 | 8,000 | +100% |
| 1964 | 4,000 | −50% |
| 1963 | 8,000 | −11% |
| 1962 | 9,000 | +80% |
| 1961 | 5,000 | — |
Trade, 2024
- Exports
- 68 t USD 88,000
- Exporter rank
- 85 of 111
- Imports
- 5,087 t USD 3.1 m
- Importer rank
- 92 of 183
FAOSTAT detailed trade data, release of 23 July 2026; quantities in tonnes, values in current US dollars; exports include re-exports. World exporters and importers
Other large producers
Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.

