Commodity driven deforestation in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Commodity driven deforestation was 0 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Commodity driven deforestation in Afghanistan, 2001–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for commodity driven deforestation in Afghanistan is 0, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, commodity driven deforestation in Afghanistan peaked at 63.9 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2024.
Afghanistan ranks 182nd of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Commodity driven deforestation in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 63.9 | — |
| 2002 | 49.83 | -22.0% |
| 2003 | 11.65 | -76.6% |
| 2004 | 24.54 | +110.6% |
| 2005 | 12.92 | -47.3% |
| 2006 | 10.22 | -20.9% |
| 2007 | 9.48 | -7.2% |
| 2008 | 7.97 | -16.0% |
| 2009 | 8.62 | +8.1% |
| 2010 | 4.38 | -49.2% |
| 2011 | 4.45 | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 10.84 | +143.8% |
| 2013 | 0.3078 | -97.2% |
| 2014 | 0.2462 | -20.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2515 | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0629 | -75.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0629 | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.8172 | +1200.0% |
| 2024 | 0 | -100.0% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 0 is below the median for low income countries, which is 2,362. (24 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 0 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 16.91. (13 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Commodity driven deforestation 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +1200.0% | 0.0629 | 0.8172 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.13 | 7.97 | 63.9 | 9 |
| 2010s | 3.41 | 0.2462 | 10.84 | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.2357 | 0 | 0.8172 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 179 Anguilla 0.1463 compare
- 180 Turkmenistan 0.1251 compare
- 181 Tajikistan 0.1232 compare
- 182 Armenia 0 compare
- 182 Burkina Faso 0 compare
- 182 Eritrea 0 compare
- 182 Mauritania 0 compare
- 182 Niger 0
More environment data for Afghanistan
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.2579 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0017 hectares per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.6968 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 46.72 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is commodity driven deforestation in Afghanistan?
- Commodity driven deforestation in Afghanistan was 0 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest commodity driven deforestation recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 63.9 in 2001.
- What is the lowest commodity driven deforestation recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2024.
- How does Afghanistan rank for commodity driven deforestation?
- Afghanistan ranks 182nd out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is commodity driven deforestation rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Commodity driven deforestation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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