Agriculture area actually irrigated — Area in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Agriculture area actually irrigated — Area was 2,261 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agriculture area actually irrigated — Area in Afghanistan, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, agriculture area actually irrigated — area in Afghanistan stood at 2,261 1000 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture area actually irrigated — area in Afghanistan peaked at 2,752 1000 ha in 2003 and was at its lowest, 1,745 1000 ha, in 2002.
Afghanistan ranks 14th of 91 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Agriculture area actually irrigated — Area in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2,140 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 1,745 1000 ha | -18.5% |
| 2003 | 2,752 1000 ha | +57.7% |
| 2004 | 2,086 1000 ha | -24.2% |
| 2005 | 2,214 1000 ha | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 2,307 1000 ha | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 2,252 1000 ha | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 2,191 1000 ha | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 1,836 1000 ha | -16.2% |
| 2010 | 1,896 1000 ha | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 2,044 1000 ha | +7.8% |
| 2012 | 2,072 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 2,092 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 2,177 1000 ha | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 2,165 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 2,457 1000 ha | +13.5% |
| 2017 | 2,271 1000 ha | -7.6% |
| 2018 | 1,947 1000 ha | -14.3% |
| 2019 | 2,283 1000 ha | +17.3% |
| 2020 | 2,493 1000 ha | +9.2% |
| 2021 | 2,422 1000 ha | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 2,233 1000 ha | -7.8% |
| 2023 | 2,279 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 2,261 1000 ha | -0.8% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 2,261 1000 ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 936 1000 ha, 2.4× the median. (6 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 2,261 1000 ha is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 392 1000 ha, 5.8× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agriculture area actually irrigated — Area 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +57.7% | 1,745 1000 ha | 2,752 1000 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,169 1000 ha | 1,745 1000 ha | 2,752 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 2,140 1000 ha | 1,896 1000 ha | 2,457 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,338 1000 ha | 2,233 1000 ha | 2,493 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 12 Uzbekistan 3,780 1000 ha compare
- 13 Spain 3,753 1000 ha compare
- 15 Italy 2,185 1000 ha compare
- 16 Australia 1,945 1000 ha compare
- 17 Kazakhstan 1,928 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Afghanistan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -19.95 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -17.12 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.547 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.96 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1990)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.7636 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture area actually irrigated — area in Afghanistan?
- Agriculture area actually irrigated — area in Afghanistan was 2,261 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agriculture area actually irrigated — area recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 2,752 1000 ha in 2003.
- What is the lowest agriculture area actually irrigated — area recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,745 1000 ha in 2002.
- How does Afghanistan rank for agriculture area actually irrigated — area?
- Afghanistan ranks 14th out of 91 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture area actually irrigated — area rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agriculture area actually irrigated — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.