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 136th of 249 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Forest land — Area in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,209 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 1,209 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1,209 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1,209 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1,209 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1,209 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1,209 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1,209 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1,209 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1,209 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1,209 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1,209 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1,209 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1,209 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1,209 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1,209 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1,209 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1,209 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1,209 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1,209 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1,209 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1,209 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1,209 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1,209 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1,209 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1,209 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1,209 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1,209 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1,209 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1,209 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1,209 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1,209 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1,209 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1,209 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1,209 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1,209 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 1,209 1000 ha is below the median for low income countries, which is 2,436 1000 ha, 50% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 1,209 1000 ha is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 177.67 1000 ha, 6.8× the median. (22 countries reporting)
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
- 133 Slovenia 1,244 1000 ha compare
- 134 Togo 1,224 1000 ha compare
- 135 Azerbaijan 1,214 1000 ha compare
- 137 Fiji 1,137 1000 ha compare
- 138 Niger 1,055 1000 ha compare
- 139 Timor-Leste 1,054 1000 ha compare
- 139 East Timor 1,054 1000 ha 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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1990)
- 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)
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 136th out of 249 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.