Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals was 98.2% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Afghanistan, 1987–2022
Source: AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total freshwater withdrawal.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 98.2% for agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Afghanistan peaked at 99.0% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 98.2%, in 2005.
Afghanistan ranks 2nd of 180 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % of total freshwater withdrawal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 99.0% | — |
| 1988 | 99.0% | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 98.9% | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 98.9% | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 98.9% | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 98.9% | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 98.8% | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 98.8% | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 98.7% | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 98.7% | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 98.7% | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 98.6% | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 98.6% | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 98.6% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 98.5% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 98.4% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 98.3% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 98.3% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 98.2% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 98.2% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 98.2% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 98.2% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 98.2% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 98.2% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 98.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 98.2% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 98.2% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 98.2% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 98.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 98.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 98.2% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 98.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 98.2% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 98.2% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 98.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 98.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 99.0% | 98.9% | 99.0% | 3 |
| 1990s | 98.8% | 98.6% | 98.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 98.3% | 98.2% | 98.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.2% | 98.2% | 98.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.2% | 98.2% | 98.2% | 3 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Afghanistan
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 2.31 % change on previous year (2024)
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- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0018 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7406 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 34.3% (2024)
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- Agricultural raw materials exports 21.0% (2019)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Afghanistan?
- Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Afghanistan was 98.2% in 2022, according to AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 1987.
- What is the lowest agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.2% in 2005.
- How does Afghanistan rank for agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals?
- Afghanistan ranks 2nd out of 180 countries with data for 2022.
- Is agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Agricultural water withdrawals as a percentage of total water withdrawals (which is the sum of water used for agriculture, industry and domestic purposes). Agricultural water is defined as the annual quantity of self-supplied water withdrawn for irrigation, livestock and aquaculture purposes.