What is land area in Afghanistan?

Land area in Afghanistan was 652,230 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

What is the highest land area recorded in Afghanistan?

The highest recorded value was 652,230 sq. km in 1961.

What is the lowest land area recorded in Afghanistan?

The lowest recorded value was 652,230 sq. km in 1961.

How does Afghanistan rank for land area?

Afghanistan ranks 40th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.

Is land area rising or falling in Afghanistan?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Afghanistan data come from?

The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land area in Afghanistan

Name: Land area in Afghanistan
Creator: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Afghanistan: Land area was 652,230 sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

652,230 sq. km

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

40th

of 216 countries

All-time high

652,230 sq. km

in 1961

All-time low

652,230 sq. km

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Land area in Afghanistan, 1961–2023

Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.

Analysis

Afghanistan recorded 652,230 sq. km for land area in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in Afghanistan peaked at 652,230 sq. km in 1961 and was at its lowest, 652,230 sq. km, in 1961.

That places Afghanistan 40th out of 216 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	652,230 sq. km	652,230 sq. km	652,230 sq. km	9
1970s	652,230 sq. km	652,230 sq. km	652,230 sq. km	10
1980s	652,230 sq. km	652,230 sq. km	652,230 sq. km	10
1990s	652,230 sq. km	652,230 sq. km	652,230 sq. km	10
2000s	652,230 sq. km	652,230 sq. km	652,230 sq. km	10
2010s	652,230 sq. km	652,230 sq. km	652,230 sq. km	10
2020s	652,230 sq. km	652,230 sq. km	652,230 sq. km	4

Countries ranked near Afghanistan

37 Zambia 743,390 sq. km compare
38 Chile 742,832 sq. km compare
39 Myanmar 652,670 sq. km compare
41 South Sudan 631,930 sq. km compare
42 Somalia 627,340 sq. km compare
43 Central African Republic 622,980 sq. km compare

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area in Afghanistan?: Land area in Afghanistan was 652,230 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
What is the highest land area recorded in Afghanistan?: The highest recorded value was 652,230 sq. km in 1961.
What is the lowest land area recorded in Afghanistan?: The lowest recorded value was 652,230 sq. km in 1961.
How does Afghanistan rank for land area?: Afghanistan ranks 40th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
Is land area rising or falling in Afghanistan?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Afghanistan data come from?: The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Land area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 15,310 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.