Afghanistan Crop and Livestock Production and Trade Data from FAOSTAT

Afghanistan's agricultural data from the FAOSTAT bulk service, covering production and trade of crops and livestock products. The dataset is provided by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations and was last updated in June 2026. It is available in CSV format under a CC-BY-3.0-IGO license.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in crop and livestock production volumes in Afghanistan based on the described production categories.
• Model trade flows of agricultural products to and from Afghanistan based on the described trade categories.
• Assess the contribution of different agricultural sectors to Afghanistan's economy based on the production and trade data.

Strengths

• Data originates from the authoritative Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations.
• Covers two distinct categories: production and trade of crops and livestock products.
• Available under the permissive CC-BY-3.0-IGO license for reuse.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale modeling.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations via FAOSTAT bulk data service.

Collection Method

Aggregated national statistics, likely from official country reports and surveys.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-10 05:52:49.493120; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Afghanistan