What is arable land use per person in Afghanistan?

Arable land use per person in Afghanistan was 0.1893 hectares per person in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest arable land use per person recorded in Afghanistan?

The highest recorded value was 0.8303 hectares per person in 1961.

What is the lowest arable land use per person recorded in Afghanistan?

The lowest recorded value was 0.1893 hectares per person in 2023.

How does Afghanistan rank for arable land use per person?

Afghanistan ranks 65th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.

Is arable land use per person rising or falling in Afghanistan?

Over the last ten years it is down 23.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Afghanistan data come from?

The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Arable land use per person in Afghanistan

Name: Arable land use per person in Afghanistan
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Afghanistan: Arable land use per person was 0.1893 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

0.1893 hectares per person

Change on year

down 1.7%

World rank

65th

of 206 countries

All-time high

0.8303 hectares per person

in 1961

All-time low

0.1893 hectares per person

in 2023

Years of data

1961–2023

Arable land use per person in Afghanistan, 1961–2023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per person.

Analysis

Afghanistan recorded 0.1893 hectares per person for arable land use per person in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 23.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, arable land use per person in Afghanistan peaked at 0.8303 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.1893 hectares per person, in 2023.

That places Afghanistan 65th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.7756 hectares per person	0.7134 hectares per person	0.8303 hectares per person	9
1970s	0.631 hectares per person	0.5793 hectares per person	0.6971 hectares per person	10
1980s	0.6846 hectares per person	0.6006 hectares per person	0.7245 hectares per person	10
1990s	0.4981 hectares per person	0.3848 hectares per person	0.6567 hectares per person	10
2000s	0.3298 hectares per person	0.2837 hectares per person	0.3817 hectares per person	10
2010s	0.2365 hectares per person	0.2057 hectares per person	0.2755 hectares per person	10
2020s	0.1945 hectares per person	0.1893 hectares per person	0.2004 hectares per person	4

Countries ranked near Afghanistan

62 Tonga 0.1912 hectares per person compare
63 South Africa 0.1898 hectares per person compare
64 Malawi 0.1895 hectares per person compare
66 Sierra Leone 0.1872 hectares per person compare
67 Syria 0.1865 hectares per person compare
68 Guinea-Bissau 0.1837 hectares per person compare

See the full ranking of 206 places →

More environment data for Afghanistan

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 33.03 Mt CO2e (2024)
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 0.7746 t CO2e/capita (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 12.48 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.2033 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.5 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0094 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 16.25 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0035 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.026 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 2.03 Mt CO2e (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is arable land use per person in Afghanistan?: Arable land use per person in Afghanistan was 0.1893 hectares per person in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest arable land use per person recorded in Afghanistan?: The highest recorded value was 0.8303 hectares per person in 1961.
What is the lowest arable land use per person recorded in Afghanistan?: The lowest recorded value was 0.1893 hectares per person in 2023.
How does Afghanistan rank for arable land use per person?: Afghanistan ranks 65th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
Is arable land use per person rising or falling in Afghanistan?: Over the last ten years it is down 23.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Afghanistan data come from?: The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Arable land use per person
Unit: hectares per person
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 206 places, 11,842 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Arable land is defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. It is measured in hectares per person.