Agricultural irrigated land in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Agricultural irrigated land was 6.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Agricultural irrigated land in Afghanistan, 2001–2023
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in % of total agricultural land.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural irrigated land in Afghanistan is 6.0%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural irrigated land in Afghanistan peaked at 7.3% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 4.6%, in 2002.
That places Afghanistan 39th out of 84 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Agricultural irrigated land in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % of total agricultural land | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 5.7% | — |
| 2002 | 4.6% | -18.4% |
| 2003 | 7.3% | +57.3% |
| 2004 | 5.5% | -24.3% |
| 2005 | 5.8% | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 6.1% | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 5.9% | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 5.8% | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 4.8% | -16.2% |
| 2010 | 5.0% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 5.4% | +7.8% |
| 2012 | 5.5% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 5.5% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 5.7% | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 5.7% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 6.5% | +13.5% |
| 2017 | 6.0% | -7.6% |
| 2018 | 5.1% | -14.5% |
| 2019 | 6.0% | +17.3% |
| 2020 | 6.5% | +8.3% |
| 2021 | 6.3% | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 5.8% | -7.8% |
| 2023 | 6.0% | +2.6% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 6.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 2.2%, 2.7× the median. (5 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 6.0% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 7.3%, 82% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agricultural irrigated land in Afghanistan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +57.3% | 4.6% | 7.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.7% | 4.6% | 7.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 5.6% | 5.0% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.2% | 5.8% | 6.5% | 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)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 34.3% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 34.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 21.0% (2019)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.8% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural irrigated land in Afghanistan?
- Agricultural irrigated land in Afghanistan was 6.0% in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest agricultural irrigated land recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 7.3% in 2003.
- What is the lowest agricultural irrigated land recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.6% in 2002.
- How does Afghanistan rank for agricultural irrigated land?
- Afghanistan ranks 39th out of 84 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural irrigated land rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Agricultural irrigated land (% of total agricultural land). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Agricultural irrigated land refers to agricultural areas purposely provided with water, including land irrigated by controlled flooding.