Grassland — Area from CCI_LC in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Grassland — Area from CCI_LC was 24,452 1000 ha in 2022. ▬ Flat
Grassland — Area from CCI_LC in Afghanistan, 1992–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 24,452 1000 ha for grassland — area from cci_lc in 2022.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland — area from cci_lc in Afghanistan peaked at 24,783 1000 ha in 2012 and was at its lowest, 24,020 1000 ha, in 1993.
That places Afghanistan 13th out of 224 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
Grassland — Area from CCI_LC in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 24,020 1000 ha | — |
| 1993 | 24,020 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 24,020 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 24,030 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 24,030 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 24,038 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 24,040 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 24,177 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 24,237 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 24,292 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 24,373 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 24,447 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 24,572 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 24,604 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 24,618 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 24,702 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 24,740 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 24,756 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 24,754 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 24,782 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 24,783 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 24,781 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 24,745 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 24,745 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 24,753 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 24,732 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 24,650 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 24,662 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 24,666 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 24,640 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 24,452 1000 ha | -0.8% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 24,452 1000 ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 3,548 1000 ha, 6.9× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 24,452 1000 ha is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 89.15 1000 ha, 274.3× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24,047 1000 ha | 24,020 1000 ha | 24,177 1000 ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 24,534 1000 ha | 24,237 1000 ha | 24,756 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 24,739 1000 ha | 24,650 1000 ha | 24,783 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 24,586 1000 ha | 24,452 1000 ha | 24,666 1000 ha | 3 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 10 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1,526 1000 ha compare
- 10 Mongolia 34,123 1000 ha compare
- 11 Sudan (former) 27,129 1000 ha compare
- 11 Melanesia 1,180 1000 ha compare
- 12 India 24,970 1000 ha compare
- 12 Syrian Arab Republic 490.79 1000 ha compare
- 13 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 334.06 1000 ha compare
- 14 Republic of Moldova 185.86 1000 ha compare
- 14 South Africa 24,181 1000 ha compare
- 15 Sudan 23,947 1000 ha compare
- 15 Timor-Leste 161.06 1000 ha compare
- 16 Madagascar 21,696 1000 ha compare
- 16 Micronesia 71.11 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 grassland — area from cci_lc in Afghanistan?
- Grassland — area from cci_lc in Afghanistan was 24,452 1000 ha in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest grassland — area from cci_lc recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 24,783 1000 ha in 2012.
- What is the lowest grassland — area from cci_lc recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 24,020 1000 ha in 1993.
- How does Afghanistan rank for grassland — area from cci_lc?
- Afghanistan ranks 13th out of 224 countries with data for 2022.
- Is grassland — area from cci_lc rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. 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 Grassland — Area from CCI_LC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.