Environment in Afghanistan

1,807 indicators covering environment for Afghanistan.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, bleached (1961-2016) — Export value 10 1000 USD 2016 unchanged 38th
Total FAO — Sawnwood, coniferous — Export Quantity 2 m3 2008 down 99.4% 132nd
Total FAO — Sawnwood, coniferous — Export Value 1 1000 USD 2008 down 98.0% 132nd
Austria — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Quantity 150 t 2018 down 83.9% 105th
Austria — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Value 136 1000 USD 2018 down 68.6% 106th
India — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 3,777 1000 USD 2018 up 6,526.3% 37th
Finland — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Quantity 27 t 2018 down 98.2% 130th
Finland — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Value 17 1000 USD 2018 down 98.5% 133rd
Total FAO — Plywood — Export Value 25 1000 USD 2018 down 93.6% 110th
Total FAO — Plywood — Export Quantity 6 m3 2018 down 98.2% 121st
Watermelons — Producer Price 9,181 LCU 2018 up 53.0% 34th
Agriculture, forestry, fishing (general government expenditure) 296.38 million USD 2017 down 10.9% 52nd
Agriculture, forestry, fishing (general government expenditure) 19,621 million SLC 2017 up 59.6% 35th
Agriculture, forestry, fishing (general government expenditure) 288.42 million USD 2017 up 17.2% 55th
Others (adjustment) — Sawnwood, coniferous — Export Quantity 0 m3 2008 up 100.0% 66th
Others (adjustment) — Sawnwood, coniferous — Export Value 0 1000 USD 2008 — 45th
Agriculture, forestry, fishing (general government expenditure) 3.17 % 2017 down 57.4% 18th
Exposure to outdoor air pollution in urban areas 50.42 micrograms per cubic meter 2023 down 33.3% 7th
Others (adjustment) — Plywood — Export Value 0 1000 USD 2018 — 56th
Others (adjustment) — Plywood — Export Quantity 0 m3 2018 — 80th
Herbaceous crops — Area from CGLS 4,402 1000 ha 2019 — 48th
Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area 108.5 1000 ha 2019 — 92nd
Shrub-covered areas — Area from CGLS 599.83 1000 ha 2019 — 64th
Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded 12.56 1000 ha 2019 — 128th
Terrestrial barren land — Area from CGLS 35,310 1000 ha 2019 — 16th
Inland water bodies — Area from CGLS 72.26 1000 ha 2019 — 94th
Total FAO — Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous non-tropical 4,450 m3 2016 down 74.3% 64th
Total FAO — Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous non-tropical 1,407 1000 USD 2016 up 37.5% 68th
Thailand — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Quantity 500 t 2018 up 80.5% 61st
Thailand — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Value 480 1000 USD 2018 up 34.8% 63rd
Republic of Korea — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 380 1000 USD 2018 up 1,307.4% 74th
India — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Quantity 2,697 t 2018 up 3,808.7% 38th
India — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Value 2,219 1000 USD 2018 up 3,793.0% 41st
Belgium — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Quantity 471 t 2018 up 1,862.5% 90th
Belgium — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Value 217 1000 USD 2018 up 933.3% 104th
Russian Federation — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 34,944 1000 USD 2018 down 13.9% 35th
Others (adjustment) — Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous 0 m3 2016 down 100.0% 43rd
Others (adjustment) — Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous 0 1000 USD 2016 up 100.0% 50th
Watermelons — Producer Price 9,181 SLC 2018 up 53.0% 33rd
Malaysia — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 223 1000 USD 2018 up 757.7% 65th
Switzerland — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 35 1000 USD 2017 up 40.0% 93rd
T�rkiye — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 1,098 1000 USD 2018 up 293.5% 67th
France — Forest products (export/import) — Export Value 31 1000 USD 2018 up 40.9% 101st
Total FAO — Veneer sheets — Export Value 51 1000 USD 2015 up 325.0% 86th
Total FAO — Veneer sheets — Export Quantity 15 m3 2015 down 6.2% 104th
Above-ground forest biomass 87.4 tonnes per hectare 2025 unchanged 135th
Poland — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 130 1000 USD 2016 up 27.5% 103rd
Others (adjustment) — Veneer sheets — Export Value 0 1000 USD 2015 up 100.0% 38th
Others (adjustment) — Veneer sheets — Export Quantity 0 m3 2015 up 100.0% 61st
Above-ground biomass in forest 87.4 2025 unchanged 146th
Forest area 1,209 2025 unchanged 132nd
Forest area as a proportion of total land area 1.9% 2025 unchanged 223rd
Share of forest area within protected areas 3.8% 2025 unchanged 172nd
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas 3.8% 2025 unchanged 174th
United States of America — Forest products (export/import) — Export 15 1000 USD 2018 up 650.0% 108th
Total FAO — Wood chips and particles — Import Quantity 2 m3 2017 down 98.1% 118th
Canada — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Quantity 1 t 2012 down 80.0% 123rd
Canada — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Value 2 1000 USD 2012 down 33.3% 116th
Total FAO — Fibreboard — Export Quantity 5 m3 2015 down 98.7% 116th
Total FAO — Wood chips and particles — Import Value 2 1000 USD 2017 down 60.0% 120th