Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land was 78.78 % in 2024. ▬ Flat
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Afghanistan, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 78.78 % for permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Afghanistan peaked at 79.48 % in 2020 and was at its lowest, 78.3 %, in 2022.
Afghanistan ranks 50th of 204 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 79.47 % | — |
| 1962 | 79.37 % | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 79.26 % | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 79.15 % | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 79.13 % | -0.0% |
| 1966 | 79.04 % | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 78.99 % | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 78.99 % | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 78.96 % | -0.0% |
| 1970 | 78.93 % | -0.0% |
| 1971 | 78.87 % | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 78.85 % | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 78.85 % | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 78.84 % | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 78.84 % | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 78.84 % | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 78.84 % | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 78.84 % | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 78.85 % | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 78.85 % | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 78.84 % | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 78.84 % | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 78.84 % | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 78.84 % | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 78.84 % | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 78.84 % | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 78.85 % | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 78.86 % | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 78.86 % | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 78.86 % | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 78.89 % | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 78.89 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 79.08 % | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 79.34 % | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 79.44 % | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 79.46 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 79.38 % | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 79.22 % | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 79.44 % | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 79.38 % | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 79.37 % | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 79.39 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 79.19 % | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 79.11 % | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 79.12 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 79.13 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 79.13 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 79.13 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 79.13 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 79.13 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 79.13 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 79.13 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 79.13 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 79.13 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 79.13 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 79.13 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 79.13 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 78.93 % | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 78.93 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 79.48 % | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 78.99 % | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 78.3 % | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 78.71 % | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 78.78 % | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 79.15 % | 78.96 % | 79.47 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 78.85 % | 78.84 % | 78.93 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 78.85 % | 78.84 % | 78.86 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 79.2 % | 78.86 % | 79.46 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.21 % | 79.11 % | 79.39 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.09 % | 78.93 % | 79.13 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.85 % | 78.3 % | 79.48 % | 5 |
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)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate 38.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.0001 t per person (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import value, annual growth rate -28.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import value, per capita 0 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 11.32 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Afghanistan?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Afghanistan was 78.78 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 79.48 % in 2020.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.3 % in 2022.
- How does Afghanistan rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land?
- Afghanistan ranks 50th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. 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 Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land. 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.