Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Forest area as a proportion of total land area was 1.9% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Afghanistan, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area as a proportion of total land area in Afghanistan is 1.9%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as a proportion of total land area in Afghanistan peaked at 1.9% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 1990.
Afghanistan ranks 191st of 219 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.9% | — |
| 2000 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1.9% | 2 |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1.9% | 2 |
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- 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)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 16.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.0004 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate -23.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area as a proportion of total land area in Afghanistan?
- Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Afghanistan was 1.9% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.9% in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 1990.
- How does Afghanistan rank for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
- Afghanistan ranks 191st out of 219 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as a proportion of total land area rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Forest area as a proportion of total land area (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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