Pulses, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Pulses, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.1243 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Pulses, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Afghanistan, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pulses, total — area harvested, per square kilometre in Afghanistan is 0.1243 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 7.3% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pulses, total — area harvested, per square kilometre in Afghanistan peaked at 0.2201 ha per square kilometre in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0276 ha per square kilometre, in 1967.
Afghanistan ranks 105th of 151 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Pulses, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0314 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0322 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0345 ha per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0345 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0368 ha per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0391 ha per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0276 ha per square kilometre | -29.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0414 ha per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0414 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0429 ha per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0399 ha per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1972 | 0.046 ha per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0552 ha per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0506 ha per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0506 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0537 ha per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0567 ha per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0567 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0575 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0636 ha per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 1981 | 0.069 ha per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0575 ha per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0598 ha per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0598 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0667 ha per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0606 ha per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0598 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0537 ha per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0537 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0513 ha per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0552 ha per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0567 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0634 ha per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 1994 | 0.071 ha per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0784 ha per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1996 | 0.1012 ha per square kilometre | +29.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0772 ha per square kilometre | -23.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0721 ha per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0686 ha per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0706 ha per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0707 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0707 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0603 ha per square kilometre | -14.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0598 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0706 ha per square kilometre | +18.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0603 ha per square kilometre | -14.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0613 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0767 ha per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0813 ha per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1099 ha per square kilometre | +35.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1242 ha per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1324 ha per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2013 | 0.1136 ha per square kilometre | -14.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1223 ha per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2015 | 0.2201 ha per square kilometre | +80.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1716 ha per square kilometre | -22.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0801 ha per square kilometre | -53.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0938 ha per square kilometre | +17.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1029 ha per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0891 ha per square kilometre | -13.4% |
| 2021 | 0.106 ha per square kilometre | +19.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1159 ha per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2023 | 0.1243 ha per square kilometre | +7.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0354 ha per square kilometre | 0.0276 ha per square kilometre | 0.0414 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.051 ha per square kilometre | 0.0399 ha per square kilometre | 0.0575 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0604 ha per square kilometre | 0.0537 ha per square kilometre | 0.069 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0695 ha per square kilometre | 0.0513 ha per square kilometre | 0.1012 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0682 ha per square kilometre | 0.0598 ha per square kilometre | 0.0813 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1271 ha per square kilometre | 0.0801 ha per square kilometre | 0.2201 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1088 ha per square kilometre | 0.0891 ha per square kilometre | 0.1243 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 102 Hungary 0.1446 ha per square kilometre compare
- 103 Bulgaria 0.1413 ha per square kilometre compare
- 104 Finland 0.1359 ha per square kilometre compare
- 106 Ecuador 0.1228 ha per square kilometre compare
- 107 Sweden 0.1157 ha per square kilometre compare
- 108 Tajikistan 0.1153 ha per square kilometre compare
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 pulses, total — area harvested, per square kilometre in Afghanistan?
- Pulses, total — area harvested, per square kilometre in Afghanistan was 0.1243 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest pulses, total — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2201 ha per square kilometre in 2015.
- What is the lowest pulses, total — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0276 ha per square kilometre in 1967.
- How does Afghanistan rank for pulses, total — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Afghanistan ranks 105th out of 151 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pulses, total — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Pulses, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Pulses, Total — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Pulses, Total — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Pulses, Total — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Pulses, Total — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.