Agricultural area per capita in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Agricultural area per capita was 0.9195 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.9195
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
48th
of 220 countries
All-time high
4.1
in 1961
All-time low
0.9195
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Agricultural area per capita in Afghanistan, 1961–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural area per capita in Afghanistan is 0.9195, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and down 23.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural area per capita in Afghanistan peaked at 4.1 in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.9195, in 2023.
That places Afghanistan 48th out of 220 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural area per capita in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4.1 | — |
| 1962 | 4.02 | -1.9% |
| 1963 | 3.94 | -2.0% |
| 1964 | 3.86 | -2.0% |
| 1965 | 3.78 | -2.2% |
| 1966 | 3.7 | -2.1% |
| 1967 | 3.62 | -2.2% |
| 1968 | 3.53 | -2.3% |
| 1969 | 3.45 | -2.3% |
| 1970 | 3.37 | -2.4% |
| 1971 | 3.29 | -2.3% |
| 1972 | 3.21 | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 3.13 | -2.5% |
| 1974 | 3.05 | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 2.98 | -2.4% |
| 1976 | 2.91 | -2.2% |
| 1977 | 2.85 | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 2.8 | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 2.79 | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 2.89 | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 3.19 | +10.3% |
| 1982 | 3.46 | +8.6% |
| 1983 | 3.49 | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 3.4 | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 3.33 | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 3.33 | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 3.34 | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 3.3 | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 3.2 | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 3.16 | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 3.11 | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 2.86 | -7.8% |
| 1993 | 2.54 | -11.4% |
| 1994 | 2.33 | -8.3% |
| 1995 | 2.21 | -4.9% |
| 1996 | 2.13 | -3.9% |
| 1997 | 2.05 | -3.6% |
| 1998 | 1.98 | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 1.9 | -3.9% |
| 2000 | 1.88 | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 1.86 | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 1.77 | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 1.67 | -5.7% |
| 2004 | 1.61 | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 1.55 | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 1.49 | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 1.46 | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 1.43 | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 1.38 | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 1.34 | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 1.29 | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 1.24 | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 1.2 | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 1.16 | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 1.12 | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 1.09 | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 1.06 | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 1.03 | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 1 | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.9807 | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.9578 | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.9442 | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.9195 | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.78 | 3.45 | 4.1 | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.04 | 2.79 | 3.37 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.29 | 2.89 | 3.49 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.43 | 1.9 | 3.16 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.61 | 1.38 | 1.88 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.15 | 1 | 1.34 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9505 | 0.9195 | 0.9807 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More agriculture & rural data for Afghanistan
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 2.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.3429 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 142.96 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0018 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7406 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 34.29 (2024)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 34.29 (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 21.0% (2019)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.8% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural area per capita in Afghanistan?
- Agricultural area per capita in Afghanistan was 0.9195 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural area per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 4.1 in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural area per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9195 in 2023.
- How does Afghanistan rank for agricultural area per capita?
- Afghanistan ranks 48th out of 220 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural area per capita rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural area per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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