Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Naturally regenerating forest — Area was 1,209 1000 ha in 2025. ▬ Flat
Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Afghanistan, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 1,209 1000 ha for naturally regenerating forest — area in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, naturally regenerating forest — area in Afghanistan peaked at 1,209 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1,209 1000 ha, in 1990.
That places Afghanistan 124th out of 240 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,209 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 1,209 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1,209 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1,209 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1,209 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1,209 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1,209 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1,209 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1,209 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1,209 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1,209 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1,209 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1,209 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1,209 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1,209 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1,209 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1,209 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1,209 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1,209 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1,209 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1,209 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1,209 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1,209 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1,209 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1,209 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1,209 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1,209 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1,209 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1,209 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1,209 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1,209 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1,209 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1,209 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1,209 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1,209 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1,209 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 1,209 1000 ha is below the median for low income countries, which is 2,412 1000 ha, 50% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 1,209 1000 ha is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 140.98 1000 ha, 8.6× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,209 1000 ha | 1,209 1000 ha | 1,209 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,209 1000 ha | 1,209 1000 ha | 1,209 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,209 1000 ha | 1,209 1000 ha | 1,209 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,209 1000 ha | 1,209 1000 ha | 1,209 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
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 naturally regenerating forest — area in Afghanistan?
- Naturally regenerating forest — area in Afghanistan was 1,209 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 1,209 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,209 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Afghanistan rank for naturally regenerating forest — area?
- Afghanistan ranks 124th out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- Is naturally regenerating forest — area rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Naturally regenerating forest — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.