Land use hidden — Total area, per capita in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Land use hidden — Total 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
71st
of 181 countries
All-time high
0.0709 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 — Total 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 — total 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.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — total area, per capita in Afghanistan peaked at 0.0709 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0157 Square kilometres per person, in 2023.
That places Afghanistan 71st 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 — Total area, per capita in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0709 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0694 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1963 | 0.068 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0665 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0651 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0636 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0621 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0607 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0593 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 | 0.0551 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0537 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0524 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0511 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1976 | 0.05 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0489 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 0.048 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0478 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0496 Square kilometres per person | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0547 Square kilometres per person | +10.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0594 Square kilometres per person | +8.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0598 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 | 0.0572 Square kilometres per person | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0573 Square kilometres per person | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0567 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.055 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0542 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0533 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0492 Square kilometres per person | -7.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0437 Square kilometres per person | -11.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0402 Square kilometres per person | -8.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0383 Square kilometres per person | -4.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0368 Square kilometres per person | -3.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0354 Square kilometres per person | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0341 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 | 0.0268 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 | 0.0247 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0238 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 | 0.0214 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 below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0163 Square kilometres per person, 97% of 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 0.0097 Square kilometres per person, 1.6× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0651 Square kilometres per person | 0.0593 Square kilometres per person | 0.0709 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 | 0.0496 Square kilometres per person | 0.0598 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0418 Square kilometres per person | 0.0328 Square kilometres per person | 0.0542 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0278 Square kilometres per person | 0.0238 Square kilometres per person | 0.0324 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0199 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
- 68 Cameroon 0.0168 Square kilometres per person compare
- 69 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0161 Square kilometres per person compare
- 70 Ukraine 0.016 Square kilometres per person compare
- 72 Mexico 0.0151 Square kilometres per person compare
- 73 Ecuador 0.0143 Square kilometres per person compare
- 74 Tanzania 0.0142 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 — total area, per capita in Afghanistan?
- Land use hidden — total 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 — total area, per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0709 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — total 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 — total area, per capita?
- Afghanistan ranks 71st out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — total 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 — Total area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Total 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 — Total area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Total 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 — Total area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.