Agricultural land use, per capita in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Agricultural land use, per capita was 0.9195 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land use, per capita in Afghanistan, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land use, per capita in Afghanistan is 0.9195 hectares per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 23.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land use, per capita in Afghanistan peaked at 4.1 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.9195 hectares per person, in 2023.
Afghanistan ranks 46th of 209 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land use, per capita in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4.1 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 4.02 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1963 | 3.94 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1964 | 3.86 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1965 | 3.78 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1966 | 3.7 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1967 | 3.61 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1968 | 3.53 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1969 | 3.45 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1970 | 3.37 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1971 | 3.29 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1972 | 3.21 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 3.13 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1974 | 3.05 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 2.98 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1976 | 2.91 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1977 | 2.85 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 2.8 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 2.79 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 2.89 hectares per person | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 3.19 hectares per person | +10.3% |
| 1982 | 3.46 hectares per person | +8.6% |
| 1983 | 3.49 hectares per person | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 3.4 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 3.33 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 3.33 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 3.34 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 3.3 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 3.2 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 3.16 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 3.11 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 2.86 hectares per person | -7.8% |
| 1993 | 2.54 hectares per person | -11.4% |
| 1994 | 2.33 hectares per person | -8.3% |
| 1995 | 2.21 hectares per person | -4.9% |
| 1996 | 2.13 hectares per person | -3.9% |
| 1997 | 2.05 hectares per person | -3.6% |
| 1998 | 1.98 hectares per person | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 1.9 hectares per person | -3.9% |
| 2000 | 1.88 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 1.86 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 1.77 hectares per person | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 1.67 hectares per person | -5.7% |
| 2004 | 1.61 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 1.55 hectares per person | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 1.49 hectares per person | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 1.46 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 1.43 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 1.38 hectares per person | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 1.34 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 1.29 hectares per person | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 1.24 hectares per person | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 1.2 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 1.16 hectares per person | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 1.12 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 1.09 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 1.06 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 1.03 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 1 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.9807 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.9578 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.9442 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.9195 hectares per person | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.78 hectares per person | 3.45 hectares per person | 4.1 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.04 hectares per person | 2.79 hectares per person | 3.37 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.29 hectares per person | 2.89 hectares per person | 3.49 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.43 hectares per person | 1.9 hectares per person | 3.16 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.61 hectares per person | 1.38 hectares per person | 1.88 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.15 hectares per person | 1 hectares per person | 1.34 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9505 hectares per person | 0.9195 hectares per person | 0.9807 hectares per person | 4 |
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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 land use, per capita in Afghanistan?
- Agricultural land use, per capita in Afghanistan was 0.9195 hectares per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land use, per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 4.1 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural land use, per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9195 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Afghanistan rank for agricultural land use, per capita?
- Afghanistan ranks 46th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land use, 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural land use, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural land use ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agricultural land use Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Agricultural land use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.