Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita was 0.0072 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0072 Square kilometres per person
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
34th
of 167 countries
All-time high
0.0326 Square kilometres per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0072 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Afghanistan, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 0.0072 Square kilometres per person for land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Afghanistan peaked at 0.0326 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0072 Square kilometres per person, in 2023.
That places Afghanistan 34th out of 167 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0326 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0319 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0312 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0306 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0299 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0292 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0286 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0279 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0272 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0266 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0259 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0253 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0247 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0241 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0235 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1976 | 0.023 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0225 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 0.022 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 0.022 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0228 Square kilometres per person | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0251 Square kilometres per person | +10.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0273 Square kilometres per person | +8.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0275 Square kilometres per person | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0268 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0263 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0263 Square kilometres per person | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0263 Square kilometres per person | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.026 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0253 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0249 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0245 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0226 Square kilometres per person | -7.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0201 Square kilometres per person | -11.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0185 Square kilometres per person | -8.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0176 Square kilometres per person | -4.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0169 Square kilometres per person | -3.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0163 Square kilometres per person | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0157 Square kilometres per person | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0151 Square kilometres per person | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0149 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0148 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.014 Square kilometres per person | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0132 Square kilometres per person | -6.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0127 Square kilometres per person | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0123 Square kilometres per person | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0118 Square kilometres per person | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0116 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0113 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0109 Square kilometres per person | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0106 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0102 Square kilometres per person | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0098 Square kilometres per person | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0095 Square kilometres per person | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0091 Square kilometres per person | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0089 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0086 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0084 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0082 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0079 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0077 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0076 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0074 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0072 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 0.0072 Square kilometres per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0041 Square kilometres per person, 1.8× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 0.0072 Square kilometres per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0027 Square kilometres per person, 2.7× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0299 Square kilometres per person | 0.0272 Square kilometres per person | 0.0326 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.024 Square kilometres per person | 0.022 Square kilometres per person | 0.0266 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.026 Square kilometres per person | 0.0228 Square kilometres per person | 0.0275 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0192 Square kilometres per person | 0.0151 Square kilometres per person | 0.0249 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0128 Square kilometres per person | 0.0109 Square kilometres per person | 0.0149 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0091 Square kilometres per person | 0.0079 Square kilometres per person | 0.0106 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0075 Square kilometres per person | 0.0072 Square kilometres per person | 0.0077 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 31 United States 0.0079 Square kilometres per person compare
- 32 Guinea 0.0074 Square kilometres per person compare
- 33 Zimbabwe 0.0074 Square kilometres per person compare
- 35 Guyana 0.0072 Square kilometres per person compare
- 36 Algeria 0.0071 Square kilometres per person compare
- 37 Ireland 0.0071 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 — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Afghanistan?
- Land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Afghanistan was 0.0072 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0326 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0072 Square kilometres per person in 2023.
- How does Afghanistan rank for land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita?
- Afghanistan ranks 34th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, 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 — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures 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 — Permanent meadows and pastures ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures 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 — Permanent meadows and pastures divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.