Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Surface area (sq. km), per capita was 0.0153 sq. km per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Afghanistan, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for surface area (sq. km), per capita in Afghanistan is 0.0153 sq. km per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, surface area (sq. km), per capita in Afghanistan peaked at 0.0709 sq. km per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0153 sq. km per person, in 2024.
Afghanistan ranks 81st of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0709 sq. km per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0694 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1963 | 0.068 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0665 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0651 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0636 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0621 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0607 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0593 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0578 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0564 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0551 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0537 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0524 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0511 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1976 | 0.05 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0489 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 0.048 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0478 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0496 sq. km per person | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0547 sq. km per person | +10.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0594 sq. km per person | +8.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0598 sq. km per person | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0583 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0571 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0572 sq. km per person | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0573 sq. km per person | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0567 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.055 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0542 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0533 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0492 sq. km per person | -7.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0437 sq. km per person | -11.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0402 sq. km per person | -8.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0383 sq. km per person | -4.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0368 sq. km per person | -3.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0354 sq. km per person | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0341 sq. km per person | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0328 sq. km per person | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0324 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0322 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0305 sq. km per person | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0287 sq. km per person | -6.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0277 sq. km per person | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0268 sq. km per person | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0257 sq. km per person | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0252 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0247 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0238 sq. km per person | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0231 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0222 sq. km per person | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0214 sq. km per person | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0206 sq. km per person | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0199 sq. km per person | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0193 sq. km per person | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0188 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0183 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0178 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0172 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0167 sq. km per person | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0163 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0161 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0157 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0153 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 0.0153 sq. km per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0164 sq. km per person, 93% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 0.0153 sq. km per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.009 sq. km per person, 1.7× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0651 sq. km per person | 0.0593 sq. km per person | 0.0709 sq. km per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0521 sq. km per person | 0.0478 sq. km per person | 0.0578 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0565 sq. km per person | 0.0496 sq. km per person | 0.0598 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0418 sq. km per person | 0.0328 sq. km per person | 0.0542 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0278 sq. km per person | 0.0238 sq. km per person | 0.0324 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0199 sq. km per person | 0.0172 sq. km per person | 0.0231 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.016 sq. km per person | 0.0153 sq. km per person | 0.0167 sq. km per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More agriculture & rural data for Afghanistan
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.1522 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0005 hectares per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1847 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.2358 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0022 hectares per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.8814 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is surface area (sq. km), per capita in Afghanistan?
- Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Afghanistan was 0.0153 sq. km per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest surface area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0709 sq. km per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest surface area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0153 sq. km per person in 2024.
- How does Afghanistan rank for surface area (sq. km), per capita?
- Afghanistan ranks 81st out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is surface area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.1%. 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 Surface area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Surface area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Surface area (sq. km) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Surface area FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Surface area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.