Arable land per capita — all countries

Arable land per capita — Afghanistan

Arable land per capita in Afghanistan in 2023 — 0.1893 ha/person. Ranked 65 in the world out of 206. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 77.2%.

2023 0.1893 ha/person −1.66% vs 2022
World rank 65of 206
Period maximum 0.8303 ha/person1961
Period minimum 0.1893 ha/person2023

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares per capita

Arable land per capita — Afghanistan, 1961–202300.250.50.75119611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 0.8303 ha/person1963: 0.8069 ha/person1965: 0.7772 ha/person1967: 0.7466 ha/person1969: 0.7134 ha/person1971: 0.6829 ha/person1973: 0.6506 ha/person1975: 0.6192 ha/person1977: 0.5929 ha/person1979: 0.5793 ha/person1981: 0.6626 ha/person1983: 0.7245 ha/person1985: 0.6922 ha/person1987: 0.6946 ha/person1989: 0.6662 ha/person1991: 0.6463 ha/person1993: 0.5236 ha/person1995: 0.4484 ha/person1997: 0.4165 ha/person1999: 0.3848 ha/person2001: 0.3788 ha/person2003: 0.3419 ha/person2005: 0.3198 ha/person2007: 0.3008 ha/person2009: 0.2837 ha/person2011: 0.2655 ha/person2013: 0.2462 ha/person2015: 0.2295 ha/person2017: 0.2157 ha/person2019: 0.2057 ha/person2021: 0.1957 ha/person2023: 0.1893 ha/person
Change over the period: −0.641 (−77.2%) Average annual rate: -2.36 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Afghanistan 0.1893 ha/person
World 0.1717 ha/person
South Asia 0.0993 ha/person
Southern Asia computed 0.1072 ha/person
Low-income countries computed 0.19 ha/person
Arable land per capita — Afghanistan, by year Afghanistan All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha/person Change Change, %
2023 0.1893 −0.0032 −1.66%
2022 0.1925 −0.0033 −1.66%
2021 0.1957 −0.0047 −2.33%
2020 0.2004 −0.0053 −2.59%
2019 0.2057 −0.0064 −3.02%
2018 0.2121 −0.0036 −1.67%
2017 0.2157 −0.007 −3.15%
2016 0.2227 −0.0068 −2.96%
2015 0.2295 −0.0075 −3.15%
2014 0.237 −0.0092 −3.74%
2013 0.2462 −0.0087 −3.42%
2012 0.2549 −0.0106 −3.98%
2011 0.2655 −0.0101 −3.65%
2010 0.2755 −0.0082 −2.89%
2009 0.2837 −0.0106 −3.59%
2008 0.2943 −0.0065 −2.16%
2007 0.3008 −0.0057 −1.87%
2006 0.3066 −0.0133 −4.15%
2005 0.3198 −0.0119 −3.59%
2004 0.3317 −0.0101 −2.97%
2003 0.3419 −0.0173 −4.81%
2002 0.3592 −0.0196 −5.18%
2001 0.3788 −0.0029 −0.76%
2000 0.3817 −0.0031 −0.82%
1999 0.3848 −0.02 −4.95%
1998 0.4049 −0.0116 −2.79%
1997 0.4165 −0.014 −3.25%
1996 0.4305 −0.0179 −4%
1995 0.4484 −0.0256 −5.39%
1994 0.474 −0.0496 −9.47%
1993 0.5236 −0.0721 −12.1%
1992 0.5957 −0.0506 −7.83%
1991 0.6463 −0.0104 −1.58%
1990 0.6567 −0.0095 −1.42%
1989 0.6662 −0.0203 −2.95%
1988 0.6864 −0.0082 −1.18%
1987 0.6946 +0.002 +0.28%
1986 0.6926 +0.0004 +0.06%
1985 0.6922 −0.0146 −2.07%
1984 0.7069 −0.0176 −2.43%
1983 0.7245 +0.0048 +0.67%
1982 0.7197 +0.057 +8.61%
1981 0.6626 +0.062 +10.32%
1980 0.6006 +0.0214 +3.69%
1979 0.5793 −0.0019 −0.32%
1978 0.5811 −0.0118 −1.99%
1977 0.5929 −0.0128 −2.11%
1976 0.6057 −0.0136 −2.19%
1975 0.6192 −0.0151 −2.39%
1974 0.6344 −0.0162 −2.5%
1973 0.6506 −0.0167 −2.5%
1972 0.6673 −0.0156 −2.29%
1971 0.6829 −0.0141 −2.03%
1970 0.6971 −0.0163 −2.29%
1969 0.7134 −0.0158 −2.17%
1968 0.7292 −0.0174 −2.33%
1967 0.7466 −0.0165 −2.17%
1966 0.7632 −0.014 −1.81%
1965 0.7772 −0.0176 −2.21%
1964 0.7948 −0.0122 −1.51%
1963 0.8069 −0.0119 −1.45%
1962 0.8188 −0.0115 −1.38%
1961 0.8303

Southern Asia, 2023

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

About the indicator

The area of arable land per inhabitant, in hectares. A key resource indicator of food security: countries with little arable land per person must either achieve very high yields or import food. The world value is falling — the area of arable land is barely growing while the population increases.

Important: The aggregate for a group is all of its arable land over all of its population. The indicator speaks of land endowment, not of yield: a hectare gives different amounts in different climates.

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