Arable land in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Arable land was 0.1893 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land in Afghanistan, 1961–2023
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2023, arable land in Afghanistan stood at 0.1893 hectares per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in Afghanistan peaked at 0.8303 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.1893 hectares per person, in 2023.
Afghanistan ranks 65th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7756 hectares per person | 0.7134 hectares per person | 0.8303 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.631 hectares per person | 0.5793 hectares per person | 0.6971 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6846 hectares per person | 0.6006 hectares per person | 0.7245 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4981 hectares per person | 0.3848 hectares per person | 0.6567 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3298 hectares per person | 0.2837 hectares per person | 0.3817 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2365 hectares per person | 0.2057 hectares per person | 0.2755 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1945 hectares per person | 0.1893 hectares per person | 0.2004 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 62 Tonga 0.1912 hectares per person compare
- 63 South Africa 0.1898 hectares per person compare
- 64 Malawi 0.1895 hectares per person compare
- 66 Sierra Leone 0.1872 hectares per person compare
- 67 Syria 0.1865 hectares per person compare
- 68 Guinea-Bissau 0.1837 hectares per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Afghanistan
- Agricultural raw materials exports 21.0% (2019)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.8% (2019)
- Rural population 74.1% (2025)
- Rural population growth 2.4% (2025)
- Rural population 32.47 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 34.3% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.10 billion current US$ (2024)
- Land under cereal production 2.64 million hectares (2024)
- Cereal yield 2,359 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal production 6.22 million metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land in Afghanistan?
- Arable land in Afghanistan was 0.1893 hectares per person in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest arable land recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8303 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1893 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Afghanistan rank for arable land?
- Afghanistan ranks 65th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Arable land (hectares per person). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land (hectares per person) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.