Cropland — Area per capita in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Cropland — Area per capita was 0.19 ha/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Area per capita in Afghanistan, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha/cap.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 0.19 ha/cap for cropland — area per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 5.0% on the previous year and down 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area per capita in Afghanistan peaked at 0.84 ha/cap in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.19 ha/cap, in 2024.
That places Afghanistan 94th out of 232 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7878 ha/cap | 0.73 ha/cap | 0.84 ha/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.642 ha/cap | 0.59 ha/cap | 0.71 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.697 ha/cap | 0.61 ha/cap | 0.74 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.505 ha/cap | 0.39 ha/cap | 0.67 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.335 ha/cap | 0.29 ha/cap | 0.39 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.241 ha/cap | 0.21 ha/cap | 0.28 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2 ha/cap | 0.19 ha/cap | 0.21 ha/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 91 Eritrea 0.2 ha/cap compare
- 91 Malawi 0.2 ha/cap compare
- 91 Samoa 0.2 ha/cap compare
- 94 Gabon 0.19 ha/cap compare
- 94 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0.19 ha/cap compare
- 94 Kyrgyzstan 0.19 ha/cap compare
- 94 Marshall Islands 0.19 ha/cap compare
- 94 Mexico 0.19 ha/cap compare
- 94 Nigeria 0.19 ha/cap compare
More environment data for Afghanistan
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 39.69 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 3,208 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 64 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 46 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 78.78 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 30,000 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.71 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 271 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 20.51 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 7,811 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — area per capita in Afghanistan?
- Cropland — area per capita in Afghanistan was 0.19 ha/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — area per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.84 ha/cap in 1961.
- What is the lowest cropland — area per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.19 ha/cap in 2024.
- How does Afghanistan rank for cropland — area per capita?
- Afghanistan ranks 94th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area per capita rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.8%. 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, published as part of Cropland — Area per capita. 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.