Land use — Agriculture area under organic agriculture in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Land use — Agriculture area under organic agriculture was 0.3 Square kilometres in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Land use — Agriculture area under organic agriculture in Afghanistan, 2007–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
In 2024, land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture in Afghanistan stood at 0.3 Square kilometres.
The figure is down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture in Afghanistan peaked at 7.9 Square kilometres in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.2 Square kilometres, in 2007.
Afghanistan ranks 141st of 152 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Land use — Agriculture area under organic agriculture in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0.2 Square kilometres | — |
| 2008 | 0.4 Square kilometres | +100.0% |
| 2009 | 0.6 Square kilometres | +50.0% |
| 2010 | 0.6 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.6 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.6 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.6 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.8 Square kilometres | +33.3% |
| 2016 | 4 Square kilometres | +400.0% |
| 2017 | 2.7 Square kilometres | -32.5% |
| 2018 | 7.9 Square kilometres | +192.6% |
| 2019 | 7.9 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 Square kilometres | -87.3% |
| 2021 | 1 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.3 Square kilometres | -70.0% |
| 2024 | 0.3 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4 Square kilometres | 0.2 Square kilometres | 0.6 Square kilometres | 3 |
| 2010s | 2.86 Square kilometres | 0.6 Square kilometres | 7.9 Square kilometres | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.72 Square kilometres | 0.3 Square kilometres | 1 Square kilometres | 5 |
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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)
- 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 use — agriculture area under organic agriculture in Afghanistan?
- Land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture in Afghanistan was 0.3 Square kilometres in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 7.9 Square kilometres in 2018.
- What is the lowest land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2 Square kilometres in 2007.
- How does Afghanistan rank for land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture?
- Afghanistan ranks 141st out of 152 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use — Agriculture area under organic agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: August 5, 2026 Database documentation Countries metadata