What is tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc in Afghanistan?

Tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc in Afghanistan was 1,196 1000 ha in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

What is the highest tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc recorded in Afghanistan?

The highest recorded value was 1,265 1000 ha in 1994.

What is the lowest tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc recorded in Afghanistan?

The lowest recorded value was 1,161 1000 ha in 2008.

How does Afghanistan rank for tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc?

Afghanistan ranks 125th out of 241 countries with data for 2022.

Is tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc rising or falling in Afghanistan?

Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Afghanistan data come from?

The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Tree-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Tree-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC in Afghanistan

Name: Tree-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC in Afghanistan
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Afghanistan: Tree-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC was 1,196 1000 ha in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)

1,196 1000 ha

Change on year

up 0.4%

World rank

125th

of 241 countries

All-time high

1,265 1000 ha

in 1994

All-time low

1,161 1000 ha

in 2008

Years of data

1992–2022

Tree-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC in Afghanistan, 1992–2022

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

In 2022, tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc in Afghanistan stood at 1,196 1000 ha.

The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc in Afghanistan peaked at 1,265 1000 ha in 1994 and was at its lowest, 1,161 1000 ha, in 2008.

That places Afghanistan 125th out of 241 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	1,251 1000 ha	1,242 1000 ha	1,265 1000 ha	8
2000s	1,177 1000 ha	1,161 1000 ha	1,229 1000 ha	10
2010s	1,168 1000 ha	1,163 1000 ha	1,183 1000 ha	10
2020s	1,190 1000 ha	1,184 1000 ha	1,196 1000 ha	3

Countries ranked near Afghanistan

122 Azerbaijan 1,247 1000 ha compare
123 New Caledonia 1,214 1000 ha compare
124 Slovenia 1,200 1000 ha compare
126 Vanuatu 1,125 1000 ha compare
127 North Macedonia 1,104 1000 ha compare
128 Bangladesh 920.88 1000 ha compare

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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)
Permanent crops — Area 271 1000 ha (2024)
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 20.51 % (2024)
Arable land — Area 7,811 1000 ha (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc in Afghanistan?: Tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc in Afghanistan was 1,196 1000 ha in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc recorded in Afghanistan?: The highest recorded value was 1,265 1000 ha in 1994.
What is the lowest tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc recorded in Afghanistan?: The lowest recorded value was 1,161 1000 ha in 2008.
How does Afghanistan rank for tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc?: Afghanistan ranks 125th out of 241 countries with data for 2022.
Is tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc rising or falling in Afghanistan?: Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Afghanistan data come from?: The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Tree-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Tree-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC
Unit: 1000 ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 270 places, 8,231 data points, 1992–2022
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

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.