Industry of Afghanistan

Major industries in the country are small-scale production of bricks, textiles, soap, furniture, shoes, fertilizer, apparel, food products, non-alcoholic beverages, mineral water, cement, handwoven carpets, natural gas, coal, copper. The Industrial Production growth rate of Afghanistan is 7.7%.8.8% of population in the country are unemployed. The total number of unemployed people in Afghanistan is 3,200,839. Afghanistan produces 833 GW/h of electricity each year. Afghanistan emits 0.4 metric tons per capita of CO₂. On average, you would pay 1.07 USD for one liter of gasoline in Afghanistan. One liter of diesel would cost 0.63 USD.

Labour

The total labor force of Afghanistan is 10,937,090 people, wherein 79% are working in agriculture, 6% are working in industry, and 16% are employed in services. People in Afghanistan speak the Pashto, and Dari languages.