Permanent crops — Area in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Permanent crops — Area was 271 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Permanent crops — Area in Afghanistan, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 271 1000 ha for permanent crops — area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 95.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent crops — area in Afghanistan peaked at 271 1000 ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 100 1000 ha, in 1961.
Afghanistan ranks 81st of 220 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 115.78 1000 ha | 100 1000 ha | 136 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 138.88 1000 ha | 136 1000 ha | 140.3 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 139.7 1000 ha | 130 1000 ha | 144 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 114.2 1000 ha | 110 1000 ha | 130 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 113.56 1000 ha | 107.87 1000 ha | 119.86 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 160.63 1000 ha | 121.14 1000 ha | 222 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 265.6 1000 ha | 246 1000 ha | 271 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 78 Dominican Republic 288.77 1000 ha compare
- 79 Malawi 282.19 1000 ha compare
- 80 Azerbaijan 274.6 1000 ha compare
- 82 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 255.74 1000 ha compare
- 83 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 252.55 1000 ha compare
- 84 Japan 249 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Afghanistan
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 39.69 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 3,208 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 64 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 46 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 78.78 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 30,000 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.71 % (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 20.51 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 7,811 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.19 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent crops — area in Afghanistan?
- Permanent crops — area in Afghanistan was 271 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent crops — area recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 271 1000 ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest permanent crops — area recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 100 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Afghanistan rank for permanent crops — area?
- Afghanistan ranks 81st out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent crops — area rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 95.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Permanent crops — 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.