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Arable land — Afghanistan

Arable land in Afghanistan in 2023 — 7,846,000 ha. Ranked 33 in the world out of 206. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 2.6%.

2023 7.85M ha +0.46% vs 2022
World rank 33of 206
Period maximum 7.91M ha1972
Period minimum 7.65M ha1996

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares

Arable land — Afghanistan, 1961–20237.6M7.7M7.8M7.9M8M19611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 7,650,000 ha1963: 7,750,000 ha1965: 7,800,000 ha1967: 7,844,000 ha1969: 7,860,000 ha1971: 7,900,000 ha1973: 7,910,000 ha1975: 7,910,000 ha1977: 7,910,000 ha1979: 7,910,000 ha1981: 7,910,000 ha1983: 7,910,000 ha1985: 7,910,000 ha1987: 7,910,000 ha1989: 7,910,000 ha1991: 7,910,000 ha1993: 7,824,000 ha1995: 7,653,000 ha1997: 7,685,000 ha1999: 7,653,000 ha2001: 7,683,000 ha2003: 7,772,000 ha2005: 7,805,000 ha2007: 7,794,000 ha2009: 7,793,000 ha2011: 7,791,000 ha2013: 7,785,000 ha2015: 7,765,000 ha2017: 7,699,000 ha2019: 7,788,000 ha2021: 7,829,000 ha2023: 7,846,000 ha
Change over the period: +196,000 (+2.56%) Average annual rate: 0.04 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Afghanistan 7.85M ha
World computed 1.38B ha
South Asia computed 203M ha
Southern Asia computed 219M ha
Low-income countries computed 142M ha
Arable land — Afghanistan, by year Afghanistan All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha Change Change, %
2023 7.85M +36,000 +0.46%
2022 7.81M −19,000 −0.24%
2021 7.83M +0 +0%
2020 7.83M +41,000 +0.53%
2019 7.79M −6,000 −0.08%
2018 7.79M +95,000 +1.23%
2017 7.7M −30,000 −0.39%
2016 7.73M −36,000 −0.46%
2015 7.77M −6,000 −0.08%
2014 7.77M −14,000 −0.18%
2013 7.79M −5,000 −0.06%
2012 7.79M −1,000 −0.01%
2011 7.79M −2,000 −0.03%
2010 7.79M +0 +0%
2009 7.79M −1,000 −0.01%
2008 7.79M +0 +0%
2007 7.79M +0 +0%
2006 7.79M −11,000 −0.14%
2005 7.81M −11,000 −0.14%
2004 7.82M +44,000 +0.57%
2003 7.77M +94,000 +1.22%
2002 7.68M −5,000 −0.07%
2001 7.68M +0 +0%
2000 7.68M +30,000 +0.39%
1999 7.65M −104,000 −1.34%
1998 7.76M +72,000 +0.94%
1997 7.69M +38,000 +0.5%
1996 7.65M −6,000 −0.08%
1995 7.65M −50,000 −0.65%
1994 7.7M −121,000 −1.55%
1993 7.82M −86,000 −1.09%
1992 7.91M +0 +0%
1991 7.91M +0 +0%
1990 7.91M +0 +0%
1989 7.91M +0 +0%
1988 7.91M +0 +0%
1987 7.91M +0 +0%
1986 7.91M +0 +0%
1985 7.91M +0 +0%
1984 7.91M +0 +0%
1983 7.91M +0 +0%
1982 7.91M +0 +0%
1981 7.91M +0 +0%
1980 7.91M +0 +0%
1979 7.91M +0 +0%
1978 7.91M +0 +0%
1977 7.91M +0 +0%
1976 7.91M +0 +0%
1975 7.91M +0 +0%
1974 7.91M +0 +0%
1973 7.91M +0 +0%
1972 7.91M +10,000 +0.13%
1971 7.9M +30,000 +0.38%
1970 7.87M +10,000 +0.13%
1969 7.86M +16,000 +0.2%
1968 7.84M +0 +0%
1967 7.84M +9,000 +0.11%
1966 7.84M +35,000 +0.45%
1965 7.8M +0 +0%
1964 7.8M +50,000 +0.65%
1963 7.75M +50,000 +0.65%
1962 7.7M +50,000 +0.65%
1961 7.65M — —

Southern Asia, 2023

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

IN India 154M PK Pakistan 30.26M IR Iran 15.7M BD Bangladesh 7.88M AF Afghanistan 7.85M NP Nepal 1.8M LK Sri Lanka 1.37M BT Bhutan 100,000 MV Maldives 4,000
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About the indicator

The area of arable land: land under annual crops, temporary meadows, kitchen gardens and land lying fallow for up to five years. It differs from agricultural land in excluding pasture and permanent crops — and since pasture makes up most of agricultural land, arable land is usually about a third the size. The world area of arable land has barely grown since the 1990s: the added output of recent decades came from yields, not from an expansion of fields.

Important: Land lying fallow for up to five years is included, abandoned land is not. Permanent crops — orchards, vineyards, plantations — do not count as arable land.

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

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