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Forest area — Afghanistan

Forest area in Afghanistan in 2023 — 12,084 km². Ranked 118 in the world out of 213. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 0%.

2023 12,084 km² +0% vs 2022
World rank 118of 213
Period maximum 12,084 km²1990
Period minimum 12,084 km²1990

Trend over time

1990–2023 · km²

Forest area — Afghanistan, 1990–202310,00011,00012,00013,00014,0001990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 12,084 km²1991: 12,084 km²1992: 12,084 km²1993: 12,084 km²1994: 12,084 km²1995: 12,084 km²1996: 12,084 km²1997: 12,084 km²1998: 12,084 km²1999: 12,084 km²2000: 12,084 km²2001: 12,084 km²2002: 12,084 km²2003: 12,084 km²2004: 12,084 km²2005: 12,084 km²2006: 12,084 km²2007: 12,084 km²2008: 12,084 km²2009: 12,084 km²2010: 12,084 km²2011: 12,084 km²2012: 12,084 km²2013: 12,084 km²2014: 12,084 km²2015: 12,084 km²2016: 12,084 km²2017: 12,084 km²2018: 12,084 km²2019: 12,084 km²2020: 12,084 km²2021: 12,084 km²2022: 12,084 km²2023: 12,084 km²
Change over the period: +0 (+0%) Average annual rate: 0 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Afghanistan 12,084 km²
World 40.35M km²
South Asia 856,400 km²
Southern Asia computed 1.01M km²
Low-income countries computed 2.93M km²
Forest area — Afghanistan, by year Afghanistan All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 12,084 +0 +0%
2022 12,084 +0 +0%
2021 12,084 +0 +0%
2020 12,084 +0 +0%
2019 12,084 +0 +0%
2018 12,084 +0 +0%
2017 12,084 +0 +0%
2016 12,084 +0 +0%
2015 12,084 +0 +0%
2014 12,084 +0 +0%
2013 12,084 +0 +0%
2012 12,084 +0 +0%
2011 12,084 +0 +0%
2010 12,084 +0 +0%
2009 12,084 +0 +0%
2008 12,084 +0 +0%
2007 12,084 +0 +0%
2006 12,084 +0 +0%
2005 12,084 +0 +0%
2004 12,084 +0 +0%
2003 12,084 +0 +0%
2002 12,084 +0 +0%
2001 12,084 +0 +0%
2000 12,084 +0 +0%
1999 12,084 +0 +0%
1998 12,084 +0 +0%
1997 12,084 +0 +0%
1996 12,084 +0 +0%
1995 12,084 +0 +0%
1994 12,084 +0 +0%
1993 12,084 +0 +0%
1992 12,084 +0 +0%
1991 12,084 +0 +0%
1990 12,084 — —

Southern Asia, 2023

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

IN India 729,592 IR Iran 107,884 NP Nepal 59,620 PK Pakistan 36,019 BT Bhutan 27,310 LK Sri Lanka 21,035 BD Bangladesh 18,834 AF Afghanistan 12,084 MV Maldives 8
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About the indicator

Land under natural and planted forest in square kilometers, as defined by the FAO. It shows where the world's forest resources are concentrated in absolute terms: a handful of countries hold more than half of the planet's forest, while the ranking by forest cover is led by entirely different countries.

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

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