Forest area in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Forest area was 1.21 million hectares in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
1.21 million hectares
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
123rd
of 235 countries
All-time high
1.21 million hectares
in 1990
All-time low
1.21 million hectares
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Forest area in Afghanistan, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area in Afghanistan is 1.21 million hectares, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Afghanistan peaked at 1.21 million hectares in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.21 million hectares, in 1990.
Afghanistan ranks 123rd of 235 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Forest area in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.21 million hectares | — |
| 1991 | 1.21 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.21 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.21 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.21 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.21 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.21 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1.21 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1.21 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1.21 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1.21 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.21 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.21 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.21 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.21 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.21 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.21 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.21 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.21 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.21 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.21 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.21 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.21 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.21 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.21 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.21 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.21 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.21 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.21 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.21 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.21 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.21 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.21 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.21 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.21 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1.21 million hectares | +0.0% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 1.21 million hectares is below the median for low income countries, which is 3.24 million hectares, 37% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 1.21 million hectares is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 205,330 hectares, 5.9× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.21 million hectares | 1.21 million hectares | 1.21 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.21 million hectares | 1.21 million hectares | 1.21 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.21 million hectares | 1.21 million hectares | 1.21 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.21 million hectares | 1.21 million hectares | 1.21 million hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.7636 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in Afghanistan?
- Forest area in Afghanistan was 1.21 million hectares in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.21 million hectares in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.21 million hectares in 1990.
- How does Afghanistan rank for forest area?
- Afghanistan ranks 123rd out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.