Forest land — Area in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Forest land — Area was 1,209 1000 ha in 2025. ▬ Flat
Forest land — Area in Afghanistan, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 1,209 1000 ha for forest land — area 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 land — area in Afghanistan peaked at 1,209 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1,209 1000 ha, in 1990.
Afghanistan ranks 127th of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,209 1000 ha | 1,209 1000 ha | 1,209 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,209 1000 ha | 1,209 1000 ha | 1,209 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,209 1000 ha | 1,209 1000 ha | 1,209 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,209 1000 ha | 1,209 1000 ha | 1,209 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
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 forest land — area in Afghanistan?
- Forest land — area in Afghanistan was 1,209 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — area recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 1,209 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — area recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,209 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Afghanistan rank for forest land — area?
- Afghanistan ranks 127th out of 231 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest land — Area. 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.