Cropland — Area, per square kilometre in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Cropland — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0124 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
0.0124 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
98th
of 185 countries
All-time high
0.0124 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.0119 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Cropland — Area, per square kilometre in Afghanistan, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland — area, per square kilometre in Afghanistan is 0.0124 1000 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area, per square kilometre in Afghanistan peaked at 0.0124 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0119 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
Afghanistan ranks 98th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Cropland — Area, per square kilometre in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0119 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.012 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 0.012 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0121 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0121 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0122 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0122 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0122 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0123 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0123 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0123 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0123 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0123 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0123 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0123 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0123 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0123 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0123 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0123 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0123 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0123 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0123 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0123 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0123 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0123 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0123 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0123 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0123 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0123 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0123 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0123 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0123 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0122 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.012 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0119 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0119 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.012 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0121 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0119 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0119 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.012 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0119 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0121 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0121 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0121 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0121 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0121 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0121 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0121 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0121 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0121 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0121 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0121 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0121 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0121 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0121 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0121 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0123 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0123 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0124 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0124 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0124 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0124 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 0.0124 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0119 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 0.0124 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0041 1000 ha per square kilometre, 3.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0121 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0119 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0123 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0123 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0123 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0123 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0123 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0123 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0123 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0121 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0119 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0123 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0121 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0119 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0121 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0122 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0121 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0123 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0124 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0124 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0124 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 95 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0128 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 96 Mexico 0.0126 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 97 Iraq 0.0125 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 99 Antigua and Barbuda 0.012 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 100 Japan 0.0118 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 101 Paraguay 0.0117 1000 ha per square kilometre 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.5708 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 2.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — area, per square kilometre in Afghanistan?
- Cropland — area, per square kilometre in Afghanistan was 0.0124 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cropland — area, per square kilometre recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0124 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest cropland — area, per square kilometre recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0119 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Afghanistan rank for cropland — area, per square kilometre?
- Afghanistan ranks 98th out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cropland — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cropland — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cropland — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cropland — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cropland — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cropland — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.