Terrestrial barren land — Area from CCI_LC in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Terrestrial barren land — Area from CCI_LC was 24,778 1000 ha in 2022. ▬ Flat
Terrestrial barren land — Area from CCI_LC in Afghanistan, 1992–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2022, terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc in Afghanistan stood at 24,778 1000 ha.
The figure is down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc in Afghanistan peaked at 25,317 1000 ha in 2001 and was at its lowest, 24,767 1000 ha, in 2020.
Afghanistan ranks 25th of 224 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Terrestrial barren land — Area from CCI_LC in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 24,962 1000 ha | — |
| 1993 | 24,962 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 24,962 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 25,086 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 25,106 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 25,129 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 25,137 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 25,043 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 25,184 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 25,317 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 25,286 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 25,262 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 25,115 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 25,058 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 25,051 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 24,960 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 24,915 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 24,874 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 24,875 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 24,841 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 24,835 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 24,834 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 24,858 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 24,857 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 24,863 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 24,874 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 24,873 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 24,799 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 24,767 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 24,769 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 24,778 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 24,778 1000 ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 235.51 1000 ha, 105.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 24,778 1000 ha is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 8,559 1000 ha, 2.9× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25,048 1000 ha | 24,962 1000 ha | 25,137 1000 ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 25,102 1000 ha | 24,874 1000 ha | 25,317 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 24,851 1000 ha | 24,799 1000 ha | 24,875 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 24,771 1000 ha | 24,767 1000 ha | 24,778 1000 ha | 3 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 22 Oman 28,353 1000 ha compare
- 23 Cabo Verde 143.33 1000 ha compare
- 23 Western Sahara 26,864 1000 ha compare
- 24 Uzbekistan 25,009 1000 ha compare
- 25 Caribbean 4.31 1000 ha compare
- 26 Côte d'Ivoire 0 1000 ha compare
- 26 Pakistan 21,385 1000 ha compare
- 27 Morocco 18,108 1000 ha compare
- 28 Namibia 14,936 1000 ha 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 terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc in Afghanistan?
- Terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc in Afghanistan was 24,778 1000 ha in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 25,317 1000 ha in 2001.
- What is the lowest terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 24,767 1000 ha in 2020.
- How does Afghanistan rank for terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc?
- Afghanistan ranks 25th out of 224 countries with data for 2022.
- Is terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. 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 Terrestrial barren land — Area from CCI_LC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.