Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Land use hidden — Land area, per capita was 0.0157 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0157 Square kilometres per person
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
68th
of 181 countries
All-time high
0.0708 Square kilometres per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0157 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Afghanistan, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use hidden — land area, per capita in Afghanistan is 0.0157 Square kilometres per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — land area, per capita in Afghanistan peaked at 0.0708 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0157 Square kilometres per person, in 2023.
That places Afghanistan 68th out of 181 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0708 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0694 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0679 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0665 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1965 | 0.065 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0635 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0621 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0606 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0592 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0578 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0564 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1972 | 0.055 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0536 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0523 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0511 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0499 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0489 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0479 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0478 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0495 Square kilometres per person | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0546 Square kilometres per person | +10.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0593 Square kilometres per person | +8.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0597 Square kilometres per person | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0583 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0571 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0571 Square kilometres per person | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0573 Square kilometres per person | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0566 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0549 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0541 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0533 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0491 Square kilometres per person | -7.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0436 Square kilometres per person | -11.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0401 Square kilometres per person | -8.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0382 Square kilometres per person | -4.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0367 Square kilometres per person | -3.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0353 Square kilometres per person | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 0.034 Square kilometres per person | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0328 Square kilometres per person | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0324 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0322 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0305 Square kilometres per person | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0287 Square kilometres per person | -6.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0277 Square kilometres per person | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0267 Square kilometres per person | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0257 Square kilometres per person | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0252 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0246 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0237 Square kilometres per person | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0231 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0222 Square kilometres per person | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0213 Square kilometres per person | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0206 Square kilometres per person | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0199 Square kilometres per person | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0193 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0188 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0183 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0178 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0172 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0167 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0163 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0161 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0157 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 0.0157 Square kilometres per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0146 Square kilometres per person, 1.1× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 0.0157 Square kilometres per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0096 Square kilometres per person, 1.6× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.065 Square kilometres per person | 0.0592 Square kilometres per person | 0.0708 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0521 Square kilometres per person | 0.0478 Square kilometres per person | 0.0578 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0565 Square kilometres per person | 0.0495 Square kilometres per person | 0.0597 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0417 Square kilometres per person | 0.0328 Square kilometres per person | 0.0541 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0277 Square kilometres per person | 0.0237 Square kilometres per person | 0.0324 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0198 Square kilometres per person | 0.0172 Square kilometres per person | 0.0231 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0162 Square kilometres per person | 0.0157 Square kilometres per person | 0.0167 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 65 Cameroon 0.0167 Square kilometres per person compare
- 66 Panama 0.0166 Square kilometres per person compare
- 67 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0161 Square kilometres per person compare
- 69 Ukraine 0.0154 Square kilometres per person compare
- 70 Mexico 0.015 Square kilometres per person compare
- 71 Ecuador 0.0138 Square kilometres per person 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 land use hidden — land area, per capita in Afghanistan?
- Land use hidden — land area, per capita in Afghanistan was 0.0157 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — land area, per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0708 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — land area, per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0157 Square kilometres per person in 2023.
- How does Afghanistan rank for land use hidden — land area, per capita?
- Afghanistan ranks 68th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — land area, per capita rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land use hidden — Land area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Land area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land use hidden — Land area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Land area Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Land use hidden — Land area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.