Reference Data in Afghanistan 1,611 indicators covering reference data for Afghanistan. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of GDP 0.0395 current US$ per US$ of GDP 2020 up 65.7% 68th Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per capita 20.19 current US$ per person 2020 up 51.0% 157th Personal remittances and foreign aid received 788.92 million current US$ 2020 up 108.6% 96th Per capita daily coal consumption 0.0002 short tons per capita per day 2018 up 425.5% 40th Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues, annual 38.74 % change on previous year 2019 up 132.7% 5th Per capita daily gas consumption 0.0004 thousand cubic feet per capita per day 2019 up 288.4% 112th Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre 1,210 current US$ per square kilometre 2020 up 108.6% 151st Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled, annual growth rate -50.44 % change on previous year 2019 down 231.5% 155th Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues, annual 35.51 % change on previous year 2019 down 37.6% 14th Personal remittances and foreign aid received, annual growth rate -4.79 % change on previous year 2020 down 102.8% 167th Per capita daily oil consumption 0.0006 barrels per capita per day 2018 down 19.6% 185th Statin use vs. average non-HDL cholesterol levels 3.1 2018 unchanged 134th Average non-HDL cholesterol levels 3.1 2018 unchanged 134th Average HDL cholesterol levels 1.1 2018 unchanged 102nd Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 99.3% 2018 down 0.0% 35th 14_Debt securities held by nonresidents, per capita 0.0034 units per person 2025 — 189th 15_Debt securities held by nonresidents, total, short term, per capita 0.0022 units per person 2025 — 142nd 15_Debt securities held by nonresidents, total, short term 96,032 2025 — 142nd 14_Debt securities held by nonresidents 150,630 2025 — 190th 14_Debt securities held by nonresidents, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP 2024 up 3,771.0% 175th 15_Debt securities held by nonresidents, total, short term, per unit 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 — 142nd Net food imports by crop - Maize, annual growth rate -24.99 % change on previous year 2019 up 75.2% 136th Net food imports by crop - Wheat, annual growth rate -43.3 % change on previous year 2019 up 36.0% 150th Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals, per 0 units per person 2023 up 371.6% 187th Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita 0 hectares per person 2025 — 97th Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita 0.0001 hectares per person 2025 up 106.5% 110th Area burned by wildfires by land cover type 3,907 hectares 2025 up 167.6% 100th Wildfire area burned by land cover type 0 hectares 2025 — 99th Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals 168.85 2023 up 518.3% 129th Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people 4.07 articles per million people 2023 up 371.6% 187th Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals, per 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 up 626.2% 132nd Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals, per 0.0003 units per square kilometre 2023 up 518.3% 175th Rule of Law - Governance score 23.65 0-100 2024 down 17.8% 204th Rule of Law - Governance estimate -1.94 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 18.2% 204th Voice and Accountability - Governance score 19.25 0-100 2024 down 46.2% 206th Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate -2.15 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 78.4% 206th School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 0.0308 years 2003 down 39.9% 190th Political Stability - Governance score 28.23 0-100 2024 up 7.4% 203rd Political Stability - Governance estimate -2.21 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 up 4.9% 203rd Net food imports by crop - Soybeans, gaps filled -225 2019 up 87.0% 115th Net food imports by crop - Soybeans -225 2019 up 87.0% 115th Control of Corruption - Governance score 21.36 0-100 2024 up 31.4% 187th Control of Corruption - Governance estimate -1.31 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 up 16.2% 187th Elected parliament and government 0 2025 down 100.0% 165th Elections recently led to a change in government 0 2025 — 110th Average annual surface temperature 13.8 °C 2025 up 6.4% 136th Annual temperature anomalies 1.27 °C 2025 up 185.1% 19th Political liberties 0 2025 — 80th Political opposition 0 2025 down 100.0% 160th Gas consumption per person 23.56 kilowatt-hours per person 2020 down 56.7% 123rd Oil consumption per person 729.51 kilowatt-hours per person 2024 up 47.6% 200th Do more people live in urban or rural areas? 25.9% 2025 up 6.0% 222nd Urban area over the long-term 947.56 km² per grid cell 2025 up 52.1% 96th Red List Index 0.92 index 2025 unchanged 61st Regulatory Quality - Governance score 30.6 0-100 2024 down 15.5% 195th Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate -1.54 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 30.0% 195th Government Effectiveness - Governance score 13.74 0-100 2024 down 36.7% 202nd Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate -1.93 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 26.9% 202nd Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Synthetic Fertilizers 103.13 % change on previous year 2019 up 5,415.7% 2nd Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Synthetic Fertilizers 103.13 % change on previous year 2019 up 5,489.9% 2nd ← Previous Page 9 of 27 Next →