Arable land — Area, per capita in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Arable land — Area, per capita was 0.0002 1000 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Arable land — Area, per capita in Afghanistan, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land — area, per capita in Afghanistan is 0.0002 1000 ha per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and down 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area, per capita in Afghanistan peaked at 0.0008 1000 ha per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 1000 ha per person, in 2024.
That places Afghanistan 65th out of 184 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Arable land — Area, per capita in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | +10.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | +8.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -7.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -12.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -9.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -5.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -4.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -5.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -5.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -3.2% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 0.0002 1000 ha per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0002 1000 ha per person, 96% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 0.0002 1000 ha per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0 1000 ha per person, 7.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
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)
- Cropland — Area, annual growth rate -0.4189 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cropland — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cropland — Area, per capita 0.0002 1000 ha per person (2024)
- Arable land — Area, annual growth rate -0.4461 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arable land — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — area, per capita in Afghanistan?
- Arable land — area, per capita in Afghanistan was 0.0002 1000 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arable land — area, per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0008 1000 ha per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land — area, per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 1000 ha per person in 2024.
- How does Afghanistan rank for arable land — area, per capita?
- Afghanistan ranks 65th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — area, per capita rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Arable land — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Arable land — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Arable land — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Arable land — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Arable land — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.