Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS was 605.46 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS in Afghanistan, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, tree-covered areas — area from modis in Afghanistan stood at 605.46 1000 ha. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tree-covered areas — area from modis in Afghanistan peaked at 605.46 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 480.21 1000 ha, in 2005.
That places Afghanistan 123rd out of 223 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 513.82 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 558.01 1000 ha | +8.6% |
| 2003 | 525.62 1000 ha | -5.8% |
| 2004 | 496.84 1000 ha | -5.5% |
| 2005 | 480.21 1000 ha | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 485.14 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 482.99 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 503.49 1000 ha | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 522.03 1000 ha | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 540.61 1000 ha | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 537.57 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 536.24 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 524.91 1000 ha | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 515.5 1000 ha | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 514.58 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 524.11 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 520.91 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 530.94 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 534.03 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 569.42 1000 ha | +6.6% |
| 2021 | 575.88 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 566.35 1000 ha | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 590.2 1000 ha | +4.2% |
| 2024 | 605.46 1000 ha | +2.6% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 605.46 1000 ha is below the median for low income countries, which is 1,595 1000 ha, 38% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 605.46 1000 ha is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 16.91 1000 ha, 35.8× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 507.57 1000 ha | 480.21 1000 ha | 558.01 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 527.94 1000 ha | 514.58 1000 ha | 540.61 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 581.46 1000 ha | 566.35 1000 ha | 605.46 1000 ha | 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)
- 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 tree-covered areas — area from modis in Afghanistan?
- Tree-covered areas — area from modis in Afghanistan was 605.46 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest tree-covered areas — area from modis recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 605.46 1000 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest tree-covered areas — area from modis recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 480.21 1000 ha in 2005.
- How does Afghanistan rank for tree-covered areas — area from modis?
- Afghanistan ranks 123rd out of 223 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tree-covered areas — area from modis rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.5%. 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 Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.