Environment in Afghanistan

1,807 indicators covering environment for Afghanistan.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Freshwater Fish — Export quantity 0 1000 t 2023 99th
Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected 46.4% 2025 up 697.4% 118th
Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas 45.8% 2025 up 502.2% 96th
Average proportion of Freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) 60.9% 2025 70th
Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered 45.8% 2025 up 502.0% 103rd
Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) 46.4% 2025 up 697.2% 124th
Wood fuel, all species (export/import, 1961-2016) — Import quantity 163 m3 2016 up 986.7% 92nd
Wood fuel, all species (export/import, 1961-2016) — Import value 68 1000 USD 2016 up 3,300.0% 83rd
Drivers of deforestation 0.4 hectares 2023 up 90.5% 147th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 30 - Environmental causes 229.79 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants 2019 up 38.0% 101st
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 30 - Environmental causes 190.84 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants 2019 down 30.0% 59th
Wood fuel, all species (export/import, 1961-2016) — Export value 11 1000 USD 2016 up 37.5% 110th
Wood fuel, all species (export/import, 1961-2016) — Export quantity 15 m3 2016 down 88.2% 129th
Agriculture area certified organic — Area 0.03 1000 ha 2024 down 25.0% 159th
Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Value Standard Local 1,412 million SLC 2020 up 152.1% 85th
Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Value Standard Local 1,215 million SLC 2020 up 67.0% 81st
Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Agriculture orientation 0.1094 2020 up 272.2% 100th
Roundwood, coniferous — Import quantity 0 m3 2024 215th
Roundwood, coniferous — Import value 0 1000 USD 2024 220th
Roundwood, coniferous — Export quantity 0 m3 2024 128th
Roundwood, coniferous — Export value 0 1000 USD 2024 129th
Roundwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity 43 m3 2024 down 70.5% 176th
Roundwood, non-coniferous — Import value 117 1000 USD 2024 up 254.5% 134th
Roundwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity 54 m3 2024 down 90.3% 153rd
Roundwood, non-coniferous — Export value 5 1000 USD 2024 down 95.6% 158th
15.1.1 Forest area — Value 1,209 1000 ha 2025 unchanged 113th
15.1.1 Forest area as a proportion of total land area — Value 1.85 % 2025 unchanged 191st
15.1.1 Land area — Value 65,223 1000 ha 2025 unchanged 34th
15.2.1 Above-ground biomass in forest — Value 87.4 t/ha 2025 unchanged 121st
15.2.1 Proportion of forest area within legally established protected 3.81 % 2025 unchanged 146th
Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services, by 24.8% 2024 up 31.3% 133rd
Drinking water usage in urban areas 0 people 2024 down 100.0% 84th
Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water 30.6% 2024 up 35.4% 148th
Population using at least basic drinking-water services 74.8% 2024 up 47.4% 131st
Watermelons — Producer Price Index 116.14 2025 up 39.8% 60th
Population using at least basic sanitation services 47.6% 2024 up 30.9% 132nd
Proportion of population using basic drinking water services, by 80.8% 2024 up 38.8% 203rd
Proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location 54.5% 2024 up 34.2% 205th
People using improved drinking water sources 3.77 million people 2024 down 51.0% 19th
Others (adjustment) — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 13,393 1000 USD 2018 up 1,989.4% 43rd
Others (adjustment) — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint 7,450 t 2018 up 124,067.0% 24th
Others (adjustment) — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint 8,624 1000 USD 2018 up 6,483.2% 20th
Total FAO — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 137,194 1000 USD 2018 up 116.4% 91st
Total FAO — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import 20,534 t 2018 up 584.9% 115th
Total FAO — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Value 23,057 1000 USD 2018 up 727.0% 117th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 29 - National wealth 2.08 US dollar 2018 up 6.2% 114th
Total FAO — Forest products (export/import) — Export Value 5,458 1000 USD 2018 up 5.2% 119th
Others (adjustment) — Forest products (export/import) — Export Value 3,178 1000 USD 2018 up 208.2% 60th
Drinking water services 2.72 million people 2024 down 40.6% 12th
Total FAO — Plywood — Import Quantity 6,209 m3 2018 up 34.4% 104th
Total FAO — Plywood — Import Value 4,418 1000 USD 2018 down 7.7% 106th
Others (adjustment) — Plywood — Import Quantity 1,459 m3 2018 88th
Others (adjustment) — Plywood — Import Value 1,300 1000 USD 2018 36th
Total FAO — Fibreboard — Import Quantity 138,289 m3 2018 up 893.8% 42nd
Total FAO — Fibreboard — Import Value 63,470 1000 USD 2018 up 370.9% 38th
Total official development assistance (gross disbursement) for water 29.62 2024 down 72.2% 72nd
Others (adjustment) — Fibreboard — Import Quantity -938 m3 2018 133rd
Others (adjustment) — Fibreboard — Import Value -763 1000 USD 2018 down 1,438.6% 109th
Drinking water services in rural areas 2.72 million people 2024 down 37.1% 10th
Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected 60.9% 2025 67th