What is land use over the long-term in Afghanistan?

Land use over the long-term in Afghanistan was 30.55 million hectares in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest land use over the long-term recorded in Afghanistan?

The highest recorded value was 30.55 million hectares in 2025.

What is the lowest land use over the long-term recorded in Afghanistan?

The lowest recorded value was 7.85 million hectares in 1300.

How does Afghanistan rank for land use over the long-term?

Afghanistan ranks 25th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.

Is land use over the long-term rising or falling in Afghanistan?

Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Afghanistan data come from?

The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Land use over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land use over the long-term in Afghanistan

Name: Land use over the long-term in Afghanistan
Creator: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Afghanistan: Land use over the long-term was 30.55 million hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

30.55 million hectares

Change on year

up 0.3%

World rank

25th

of 202 countries

All-time high

30.55 million hectares

in 2025

All-time low

7.85 million hectares

in 1300

Years of data

108

1000–2025

Land use over the long-term in Afghanistan, 1000–2025

Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.

Analysis

The most recent figure for land use over the long-term in Afghanistan is 30.55 million hectares, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 108 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land use over the long-term in Afghanistan peaked at 30.55 million hectares in 2025 and was at its lowest, 7.85 million hectares, in 1300.

Afghanistan ranks 25th of 202 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 108 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1000s	10.92 million hectares	10.92 million hectares	10.92 million hectares	1
1100s	11.25 million hectares	11.25 million hectares	11.25 million hectares	1
1200s	11.54 million hectares	11.54 million hectares	11.54 million hectares	1
1300s	7.85 million hectares	7.85 million hectares	7.85 million hectares	1
1400s	8.15 million hectares	8.15 million hectares	8.15 million hectares	1
1500s	8.40 million hectares	8.40 million hectares	8.40 million hectares	1
1600s	10.11 million hectares	10.11 million hectares	10.11 million hectares	1
1700s	9.68 million hectares	9.68 million hectares	9.68 million hectares	1
1710s	9.87 million hectares	9.87 million hectares	9.87 million hectares	1
1720s	10.05 million hectares	10.05 million hectares	10.05 million hectares	1
1730s	10.23 million hectares	10.23 million hectares	10.23 million hectares	1
1740s	10.41 million hectares	10.41 million hectares	10.41 million hectares	1
1750s	10.59 million hectares	10.59 million hectares	10.59 million hectares	1
1760s	10.78 million hectares	10.78 million hectares	10.78 million hectares	1
1770s	10.97 million hectares	10.97 million hectares	10.97 million hectares	1
1780s	11.16 million hectares	11.16 million hectares	11.16 million hectares	1
1790s	11.35 million hectares	11.35 million hectares	11.35 million hectares	1
1800s	11.55 million hectares	11.55 million hectares	11.55 million hectares	1
1810s	11.75 million hectares	11.75 million hectares	11.75 million hectares	1
1820s	11.95 million hectares	11.95 million hectares	11.95 million hectares	1
1830s	12.28 million hectares	12.28 million hectares	12.28 million hectares	1
1840s	12.89 million hectares	12.89 million hectares	12.89 million hectares	1
1850s	13.52 million hectares	13.52 million hectares	13.52 million hectares	1
1860s	14.19 million hectares	14.19 million hectares	14.19 million hectares	1
1870s	14.89 million hectares	14.89 million hectares	14.89 million hectares	1
1880s	15.85 million hectares	15.85 million hectares	15.85 million hectares	1
1890s	17.07 million hectares	17.07 million hectares	17.07 million hectares	1
1900s	18.37 million hectares	18.37 million hectares	18.37 million hectares	1
1910s	19.78 million hectares	19.78 million hectares	19.78 million hectares	1
1920s	21.38 million hectares	21.38 million hectares	21.38 million hectares	1
1930s	22.96 million hectares	22.96 million hectares	22.96 million hectares	1
1940s	24.51 million hectares	24.51 million hectares	24.51 million hectares	1
1950s	27.60 million hectares	26.04 million hectares	29.48 million hectares	10
1960s	30.00 million hectares	30.00 million hectares	30.00 million hectares	10
1970s	30.00 million hectares	30.00 million hectares	30.00 million hectares	10
1980s	30.00 million hectares	30.00 million hectares	30.00 million hectares	10
1990s	30.00 million hectares	30.00 million hectares	30.00 million hectares	10
2000s	30.00 million hectares	30.00 million hectares	30.00 million hectares	10
2010s	30.00 million hectares	30.00 million hectares	30.00 million hectares	10
2020s	30.37 million hectares	30.26 million hectares	30.55 million hectares	6

Countries ranked near Afghanistan

22 Bolivia 33.00 million hectares compare
23 Mozambique 32.95 million hectares compare
24 Algeria 32.78 million hectares compare
26 Iran 29.48 million hectares compare
27 Niger 28.78 million hectares compare
28 Botswana 25.60 million hectares compare

See the full ranking of 202 places →

More environment data for Afghanistan

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 33.03 Mt CO2e (2024)
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 0.7746 t CO2e/capita (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 12.48 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.2033 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.5 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0094 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 16.25 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0035 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.026 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 2.03 Mt CO2e (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is land use over the long-term in Afghanistan?: Land use over the long-term in Afghanistan was 30.55 million hectares in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest land use over the long-term recorded in Afghanistan?: The highest recorded value was 30.55 million hectares in 2025.
What is the lowest land use over the long-term recorded in Afghanistan?: The lowest recorded value was 7.85 million hectares in 1300.
How does Afghanistan rank for land use over the long-term?: Afghanistan ranks 25th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
Is land use over the long-term rising or falling in Afghanistan?: Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Afghanistan data come from?: The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Land use over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Land use over the long-term
Unit: hectares
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 202 places, 21,816 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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