Surface area — all countries

Surface area — Afghanistan

Surface area in Afghanistan in 2023 — 652,870 km². Ranked 40 in the world out of 215. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 0%.

2023 652,870 km² +0% vs 2022
World rank 40of 215
Period maximum 652,870 km²2023
Period minimum 652,860 km²1961

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Surface area — Afghanistan, 1961–2023652,860652,863652,865652,868652,87019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 652,860 km²1963: 652,860 km²1965: 652,860 km²1967: 652,860 km²1969: 652,860 km²1971: 652,860 km²1973: 652,860 km²1975: 652,860 km²1977: 652,860 km²1979: 652,860 km²1981: 652,860 km²1983: 652,860 km²1985: 652,860 km²1987: 652,860 km²1989: 652,860 km²1991: 652,860 km²1993: 652,860 km²1995: 652,860 km²1997: 652,860 km²1999: 652,860 km²2001: 652,860 km²2003: 652,860 km²2005: 652,860 km²2007: 652,860 km²2009: 652,860 km²2011: 652,860 km²2013: 652,860 km²2015: 652,860 km²2017: 652,860 km²2019: 652,860 km²2021: 652,860 km²2023: 652,870 km²
Change over the period: +10 (+0%) Average annual rate: 0 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Afghanistan 652,870 km²
World 141M km²
South Asia 3.69M km²
Southern Asia computed 6.88M km²
Low-income countries computed 15.06M km²
Surface area — Afghanistan, by year Afghanistan All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 652,870 +10 +0%
2022 652,860 +0 +0%
2021 652,860 +0 +0%
2020 652,860 +0 +0%
2019 652,860 +0 +0%
2018 652,860 +0 +0%
2017 652,860 +0 +0%
2016 652,860 +0 +0%
2015 652,860 +0 +0%
2014 652,860 +0 +0%
2013 652,860 +0 +0%
2012 652,860 +0 +0%
2011 652,860 +0 +0%
2010 652,860 +0 +0%
2009 652,860 +0 +0%
2008 652,860 +0 +0%
2007 652,860 +0 +0%
2006 652,860 +0 +0%
2005 652,860 +0 +0%
2004 652,860 +0 +0%
2003 652,860 +0 +0%
2002 652,860 +0 +0%
2001 652,860 +0 +0%
2000 652,860 +0 +0%
1999 652,860 +0 +0%
1998 652,860 +0 +0%
1997 652,860 +0 +0%
1996 652,860 +0 +0%
1995 652,860 +0 +0%
1994 652,860 +0 +0%
1993 652,860 +0 +0%
1992 652,860 +0 +0%
1991 652,860 +0 +0%
1990 652,860 +0 +0%
1989 652,860 +0 +0%
1988 652,860 +0 +0%
1987 652,860 +0 +0%
1986 652,860 +0 +0%
1985 652,860 +0 +0%
1984 652,860 +0 +0%
1983 652,860 +0 +0%
1982 652,860 +0 +0%
1981 652,860 +0 +0%
1980 652,860 +0 +0%
1979 652,860 +0 +0%
1978 652,860 +0 +0%
1977 652,860 +0 +0%
1976 652,860 +0 +0%
1975 652,860 +0 +0%
1974 652,860 +0 +0%
1973 652,860 +0 +0%
1972 652,860 +0 +0%
1971 652,860 +0 +0%
1970 652,860 +0 +0%
1969 652,860 +0 +0%
1968 652,860 +0 +0%
1967 652,860 +0 +0%
1966 652,860 +0 +0%
1965 652,860 +0 +0%
1964 652,860 +0 +0%
1963 652,860 +0 +0%
1962 652,860 +0 +0%
1961 652,860

Southern Asia, 2023

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About the indicator

Total surface area: land together with inland water bodies and, where applicable, coastal waters. This is the figure usually quoted as the area of a country in reference books and encyclopedias. It is the basis for the share of protected natural areas, because protected areas include marine waters, which land area leaves out.

Important: This is the “encyclopedic” area of a country. Land shares — forest, arable and agricultural land — are calculated against land area, not against this figure.

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