Land cover and land cover change — Grassland in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Land cover and land cover change — Grassland was 236,752 Square kilometres in 2022. ▬ Flat
Land cover and land cover change — Grassland in Afghanistan, 2000–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
In 2022, land cover and land cover change — grassland in Afghanistan stood at 236,752 Square kilometres.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — grassland in Afghanistan peaked at 239,837 Square kilometres in 2010 and was at its lowest, 234,068 Square kilometres, in 2000.
That places Afghanistan 12th out of 207 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
Land cover and land cover change — Grassland in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 234,068 Square kilometres | — |
| 2005 | 238,331 Square kilometres | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 239,837 Square kilometres | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 239,721 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 238,902 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 236,752 Square kilometres | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 236,200 Square kilometres | 234,068 Square kilometres | 238,331 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2010s | 239,779 Square kilometres | 239,721 Square kilometres | 239,837 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 237,827 Square kilometres | 236,752 Square kilometres | 238,902 Square kilometres | 2 |
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- 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)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 16.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.0004 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate -23.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — grassland in Afghanistan?
- Land cover and land cover change — grassland in Afghanistan was 236,752 Square kilometres in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land cover and land cover change — grassland recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 239,837 Square kilometres in 2010.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — grassland recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 234,068 Square kilometres in 2000.
- How does Afghanistan rank for land cover and land cover change — grassland?
- Afghanistan ranks 12th out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — grassland 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 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land cover and land cover change — Grassland. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The land cover dataset provides a global assessment of land cover and land cover change to monitor pressures on ecosystems and biodiversity. By using geospatial data with high spatio-temporal resolution, it develops a set of internationally comparable indicators with a long time series and a five-year interval from 2000 to 2022 for the Climate Change Initiative Land Cover dataset, and from 1975 to 2030 for the Global Human Settlement Layer dataset. Please see the working paper for a more complete description of the methods. The dataset has a global coverage on the national level, while on the sub-national TL2 level (i.e. large subnational regions) results are reported for all OECD countries as well as for Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia and South Africa. The following country aggregates are included: Euro area, European Union, Advanced economies, Emerging market economies, G7, G20, OECD, OECD Europe, OECD Asia Oceania, OECD Americas, the LAC region and the World. Data source(s): Climate Change Initiative land cover data and Global Human Settlement Layer built-up area data. Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Database documentation