Forest land — Share in Land area in Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Forest land — Share in Land area was 1.85 % in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
1.85 %
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
209th
of 231 countries
All-time high
1.85 %
in 1990
All-time low
1.85 %
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Forest land — Share in Land area in Afghanistan, 1990–2024

00.511.521990200720241990: 1.9 %1991: 1.9 %1992: 1.9 %1993: 1.9 %1994: 1.9 %1995: 1.9 %1996: 1.9 %1997: 1.9 %1998: 1.9 %1999: 1.9 %2000: 1.9 %2001: 1.9 %2002: 1.9 %2003: 1.9 %2004: 1.9 %2005: 1.9 %2006: 1.9 %2007: 1.9 %2008: 1.9 %2009: 1.9 %2010: 1.9 %2011: 1.9 %2012: 1.9 %2013: 1.9 %2014: 1.9 %2015: 1.9 %2016: 1.9 %2017: 1.9 %2018: 1.9 %2019: 1.9 %2020: 1.9 %2021: 1.9 %2022: 1.9 %2023: 1.9 %2024: 1.9 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for forest land — share in land area in Afghanistan is 1.85 %, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, forest land — share in land area in Afghanistan peaked at 1.85 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.85 %, in 1990.

Afghanistan ranks 209th of 231 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.85 % 1.85 % 1.85 % 10
2000s 1.85 % 1.85 % 1.85 % 10
2010s 1.85 % 1.85 % 1.85 % 10
2020s 1.85 % 1.85 % 1.85 % 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is forest land — share in land area in Afghanistan?
Forest land — share in land area in Afghanistan was 1.85 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest forest land — share in land area recorded in Afghanistan?
The highest recorded value was 1.85 % in 1990.
What is the lowest forest land — share in land area recorded in Afghanistan?
The lowest recorded value was 1.85 % in 1990.
How does Afghanistan rank for forest land — share in land area?
Afghanistan ranks 209th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
Is forest land — share in 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 — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Forest land — Share in Land area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 9,048 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

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.