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Agricultural land — Afghanistan

Agricultural land in Afghanistan in 2023 — 381,160 km². Ranked 35 in the world out of 209. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 1%.

2023 381,160 km² −0.51% vs 2022
World rank 35of 209
Period maximum 383,130 km²2020
Period minimum 377,500 km²1961

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Agricultural land — Afghanistan, 1961–2023376,000378,000380,000382,000384,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 377,500 km²1963: 378,500 km²1965: 379,100 km²1967: 379,790 km²1969: 379,960 km²1971: 380,360 km²1973: 380,492 km²1975: 380,503 km²1977: 380,500 km²1979: 380,490 km²1981: 380,530 km²1983: 380,540 km²1985: 380,540 km²1987: 380,450 km²1989: 380,400 km²1991: 380,300 km²1993: 379,340 km²1995: 377,630 km²1997: 377,950 km²1999: 377,640 km²2001: 377,950 km²2003: 378,840 km²2005: 379,170 km²2007: 379,140 km²2009: 379,160 km²2011: 379,150 km²2013: 379,100 km²2015: 379,100 km²2017: 379,100 km²2019: 380,100 km²2021: 383,130 km²2023: 381,160 km²
Change over the period: +3,660 (+0.97%) Average annual rate: 0.02 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Afghanistan

Afghanistan 381,160 km²
World 47.92M km²
South Asia 1.95M km²
Southern Asia computed 3.16M km²
Low-income countries computed 6.24M km²
Agricultural land — Afghanistan, by year Afghanistan All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 381,160 −1,970 −0.51%
2022 383,130 +0 +0%
2021 383,130 +0 +0%
2020 383,130 +3,030 +0.8%
2019 380,100 +0 +0%
2018 380,100 +1,000 +0.26%
2017 379,100 +0 +0%
2016 379,100 +0 +0%
2015 379,100 +0 +0%
2014 379,100 +0 +0%
2013 379,100 −40 −0.01%
2012 379,140 −10 −0%
2011 379,150 −20 −0.01%
2010 379,170 +10 +0%
2009 379,160 +0 +0%
2008 379,160 +20 +0.01%
2007 379,140 +40 +0.01%
2006 379,100 −70 −0.02%
2005 379,170 −110 −0.03%
2004 379,280 +440 +0.12%
2003 378,840 +940 +0.25%
2002 377,900 −50 −0.01%
2001 377,950 +10 +0%
2000 377,940 +300 +0.08%
1999 377,640 −1,040 −0.27%
1998 378,680 +730 +0.19%
1997 377,950 +380 +0.1%
1996 377,570 −60 −0.02%
1995 377,630 −500 −0.13%
1994 378,130 −1,210 −0.32%
1993 379,340 −960 −0.25%
1992 380,300 +0 +0%
1991 380,300 −100 −0.03%
1990 380,400 +0 +0%
1989 380,400 +0 +0%
1988 380,400 −50 −0.01%
1987 380,450 −90 −0.02%
1986 380,540 +0 +0%
1985 380,540 +0 +0%
1984 380,540 +0 +0%
1983 380,540 +0 +0%
1982 380,540 +10 +0%
1981 380,530 +40 +0.01%
1980 380,490 +0 +0%
1979 380,490 −10 −0%
1978 380,500 +0 +0%
1977 380,500 +0 +0%
1976 380,500 −3 −0%
1975 380,503 +0 +0%
1974 380,503 +11 +0%
1973 380,492 +12 +0%
1972 380,480 +120 +0.03%
1971 380,360 +300 +0.08%
1970 380,060 +100 +0.03%
1969 379,960 +160 +0.04%
1968 379,800 +10 +0%
1967 379,790 +240 +0.06%
1966 379,550 +450 +0.12%
1965 379,100 +50 +0.01%
1964 379,050 +550 +0.15%
1963 378,500 +500 +0.13%
1962 378,000 +500 +0.13%
1961 377,500 — —

Southern Asia, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

IN India 1.79M IR Iran 470,670 AF Afghanistan 381,160 PK Pakistan 359,950 BD Bangladesh 93,990 NP Nepal 37,441 LK Sri Lanka 30,069 BT Bhutan 5,270 MV Maldives 59
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About the indicator

The area of agricultural land: arable land, land under permanent crops, and permanent meadows and pastures. Pasture makes up most of this figure almost everywhere, so the largest agricultural countries by area turn out to be not the main grain producers but countries with vast dry rangelands — Australia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia. The indicator serves as the denominator for the share of irrigated land.

Important: Pasture is included and usually predominates, so the figure is far larger than the area of arable land. FAO estimates for pasture in arid countries are approximate: the boundary between rangeland and wasteland is a matter of convention.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.

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