Arable land share — all countries

Arable land share — Afghanistan

Arable land share in Afghanistan in 2023 — 12.03%. Ranked 86 in the world out of 206. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 0.3 pp.

2023 12.03% +0.06 pp vs 2022
World rank 86of 206
Period maximum 12.13%1972
Period minimum 11.72%1996

Trend over time

1961–2023 · % of land area

Arable land share — Afghanistan, 1961–202311.611.81212.219611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 11.73%1963: 11.88%1965: 11.96%1967: 12.03%1969: 12.05%1971: 12.11%1973: 12.13%1975: 12.13%1977: 12.13%1979: 12.13%1981: 12.13%1983: 12.13%1985: 12.13%1987: 12.13%1989: 12.13%1991: 12.13%1993: 12%1995: 11.73%1997: 11.78%1999: 11.73%2001: 11.78%2003: 11.92%2005: 11.97%2007: 11.95%2009: 11.95%2011: 11.95%2013: 11.94%2015: 11.91%2017: 11.8%2019: 11.94%2021: 12%2023: 12.03%
Change over the period: +0.3 pp Annual average: 0 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Afghanistan 12.03%
World 10.67%
South Asia 49.31%
Southern Asia computed 34.23%
Low-income countries computed 9.61%
Arable land share — Afghanistan, by year Afghanistan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 12.03 +0.06 pp
2022 11.97 −0.03 pp
2021 12 +0 pp
2020 12 +0.06 pp
2019 11.94 −0.01 pp
2018 11.95 +0.15 pp
2017 11.8 −0.05 pp
2016 11.85 −0.06 pp
2015 11.91 −0.01 pp
2014 11.91 −0.02 pp
2013 11.94 −0.01 pp
2012 11.94 −0 pp
2011 11.95 −0 pp
2010 11.95 +0 pp
2009 11.95 −0 pp
2008 11.95 +0 pp
2007 11.95 +0 pp
2006 11.95 −0.02 pp
2005 11.97 −0.02 pp
2004 11.98 +0.07 pp
2003 11.92 +0.14 pp
2002 11.77 −0.01 pp
2001 11.78 +0 pp
2000 11.78 +0.05 pp
1999 11.73 −0.16 pp
1998 11.89 +0.11 pp
1997 11.78 +0.06 pp
1996 11.72 −0.01 pp
1995 11.73 −0.08 pp
1994 11.81 −0.19 pp
1993 12 −0.13 pp
1992 12.13 +0 pp
1991 12.13 +0 pp
1990 12.13 +0 pp
1989 12.13 +0 pp
1988 12.13 +0 pp
1987 12.13 +0 pp
1986 12.13 +0 pp
1985 12.13 +0 pp
1984 12.13 +0 pp
1983 12.13 +0 pp
1982 12.13 +0 pp
1981 12.13 +0 pp
1980 12.13 +0 pp
1979 12.13 +0 pp
1978 12.13 +0 pp
1977 12.13 +0 pp
1976 12.13 +0 pp
1975 12.13 +0 pp
1974 12.13 +0 pp
1973 12.13 +0 pp
1972 12.13 +0.02 pp
1971 12.11 +0.05 pp
1970 12.07 +0.02 pp
1969 12.05 +0.02 pp
1968 12.03 +0 pp
1967 12.03 +0.01 pp
1966 12.01 +0.05 pp
1965 11.96 +0 pp
1964 11.96 +0.08 pp
1963 11.88 +0.08 pp
1962 11.81 +0.08 pp
1961 11.73

Southern Asia, 2023

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

About the indicator

The share of arable land in land area: land under annual crops, temporary meadows, kitchen gardens and land lying fallow for less than five years. It excludes permanent crops and permanent pasture, so the indicator reflects more precisely the resource available for growing grain and other field crops.

Important: The aggregate for country groups is weighted by land area.

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