Agricultural area over the long-term in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Agricultural area over the long-term was 38.65 million hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
38.65 million hectares
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
35th
of 202 countries
All-time high
38.65 million hectares
in 2025
All-time low
10.37 million hectares
in 1300
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Agricultural area over the long-term in Afghanistan, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2025, agricultural area over the long-term in Afghanistan stood at 38.65 million hectares. That is the highest value across all 108 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural area over the long-term in Afghanistan peaked at 38.65 million hectares in 2025 and was at its lowest, 10.37 million hectares, in 1300.
That places Afghanistan 35th out of 202 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 108 years of available data.
Agricultural area over the long-term in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 14.40 million hectares | — |
| 1100 | 14.85 million hectares | +3.1% |
| 1200 | 15.23 million hectares | +2.6% |
| 1300 | 10.37 million hectares | -31.9% |
| 1400 | 10.77 million hectares | +3.9% |
| 1500 | 11.10 million hectares | +3.0% |
| 1600 | 13.33 million hectares | +20.1% |
| 1700 | 12.73 million hectares | -4.5% |
| 1710 | 12.98 million hectares | +1.9% |
| 1720 | 13.20 million hectares | +1.7% |
| 1730 | 13.43 million hectares | +1.7% |
| 1740 | 13.66 million hectares | +1.7% |
| 1750 | 13.90 million hectares | +1.7% |
| 1760 | 14.13 million hectares | +1.7% |
| 1770 | 14.37 million hectares | +1.7% |
| 1780 | 14.61 million hectares | +1.7% |
| 1790 | 14.85 million hectares | +1.7% |
| 1800 | 15.09 million hectares | +1.6% |
| 1810 | 15.34 million hectares | +1.6% |
| 1820 | 15.58 million hectares | +1.6% |
| 1830 | 15.99 million hectares | +2.6% |
| 1840 | 16.76 million hectares | +4.8% |
| 1850 | 17.56 million hectares | +4.8% |
| 1860 | 18.40 million hectares | +4.8% |
| 1870 | 19.27 million hectares | +4.7% |
| 1880 | 20.48 million hectares | +6.3% |
| 1890 | 22.00 million hectares | +7.4% |
| 1900 | 23.62 million hectares | +7.4% |
| 1910 | 25.36 million hectares | +7.3% |
| 1920 | 27.33 million hectares | +7.8% |
| 1930 | 29.24 million hectares | +7.0% |
| 1940 | 31.09 million hectares | +6.3% |
| 1950 | 32.86 million hectares | +5.7% |
| 1951 | 33.19 million hectares | +1.0% |
| 1952 | 33.55 million hectares | +1.1% |
| 1953 | 33.94 million hectares | +1.2% |
| 1954 | 34.37 million hectares | +1.3% |
| 1955 | 34.83 million hectares | +1.3% |
| 1956 | 35.33 million hectares | +1.4% |
| 1957 | 35.86 million hectares | +1.5% |
| 1958 | 36.42 million hectares | +1.6% |
| 1959 | 37.01 million hectares | +1.6% |
| 1960 | 37.64 million hectares | +1.7% |
| 1961 | 37.75 million hectares | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 37.80 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 37.85 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 37.91 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 37.91 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 37.95 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 37.98 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 37.98 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 38.00 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 38.01 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 38.04 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 38.05 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 38.05 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 38.05 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 38.05 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 38.05 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 38.05 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 38.05 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 38.05 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 38.05 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 38.05 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 38.05 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 38.05 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 38.05 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 38.05 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 38.05 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 38.05 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 38.04 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 38.04 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 38.04 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 38.03 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 38.03 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 37.93 million hectares | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 37.81 million hectares | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 37.76 million hectares | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 37.76 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 37.80 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 37.87 million hectares | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 37.76 million hectares | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 37.79 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 37.80 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 37.79 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 37.88 million hectares | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 37.93 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 37.92 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 37.91 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 37.91 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 37.92 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 37.92 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 37.92 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 37.91 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 37.91 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 37.91 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 37.91 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 37.91 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 37.91 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 37.91 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 38.01 million hectares | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 38.01 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 38.31 million hectares | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 38.31 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 38.31 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 38.46 million hectares | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 38.56 million hectares | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 38.65 million hectares | +0.2% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 38.65 million hectares is above the median for low income countries, which is 14.70 million hectares, 2.6× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 38.65 million hectares is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 6.86 million hectares, 5.6× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agricultural area over the long-term 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1300 | -31.9% | 15.23 million hectares | 10.37 million hectares |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 14.40 million hectares | 14.40 million hectares | 14.40 million hectares | 1 |
| 1100s | 14.85 million hectares | 14.85 million hectares | 14.85 million hectares | 1 |
| 1200s | 15.23 million hectares | 15.23 million hectares | 15.23 million hectares | 1 |
| 1300s | 10.37 million hectares | 10.37 million hectares | 10.37 million hectares | 1 |
| 1400s | 10.77 million hectares | 10.77 million hectares | 10.77 million hectares | 1 |
| 1500s | 11.10 million hectares | 11.10 million hectares | 11.10 million hectares | 1 |
| 1600s | 13.33 million hectares | 13.33 million hectares | 13.33 million hectares | 1 |
| 1700s | 12.73 million hectares | 12.73 million hectares | 12.73 million hectares | 1 |
| 1710s | 12.98 million hectares | 12.98 million hectares | 12.98 million hectares | 1 |
| 1720s | 13.20 million hectares | 13.20 million hectares | 13.20 million hectares | 1 |
| 1730s | 13.43 million hectares | 13.43 million hectares | 13.43 million hectares | 1 |
| 1740s | 13.66 million hectares | 13.66 million hectares | 13.66 million hectares | 1 |
| 1750s | 13.90 million hectares | 13.90 million hectares | 13.90 million hectares | 1 |
| 1760s | 14.13 million hectares | 14.13 million hectares | 14.13 million hectares | 1 |
| 1770s | 14.37 million hectares | 14.37 million hectares | 14.37 million hectares | 1 |
| 1780s | 14.61 million hectares | 14.61 million hectares | 14.61 million hectares | 1 |
| 1790s | 14.85 million hectares | 14.85 million hectares | 14.85 million hectares | 1 |
| 1800s | 15.09 million hectares | 15.09 million hectares | 15.09 million hectares | 1 |
| 1810s | 15.34 million hectares | 15.34 million hectares | 15.34 million hectares | 1 |
| 1820s | 15.58 million hectares | 15.58 million hectares | 15.58 million hectares | 1 |
| 1830s | 15.99 million hectares | 15.99 million hectares | 15.99 million hectares | 1 |
| 1840s | 16.76 million hectares | 16.76 million hectares | 16.76 million hectares | 1 |
| 1850s | 17.56 million hectares | 17.56 million hectares | 17.56 million hectares | 1 |
| 1860s | 18.40 million hectares | 18.40 million hectares | 18.40 million hectares | 1 |
| 1870s | 19.27 million hectares | 19.27 million hectares | 19.27 million hectares | 1 |
| 1880s | 20.48 million hectares | 20.48 million hectares | 20.48 million hectares | 1 |
| 1890s | 22.00 million hectares | 22.00 million hectares | 22.00 million hectares | 1 |
| 1900s | 23.62 million hectares | 23.62 million hectares | 23.62 million hectares | 1 |
| 1910s | 25.36 million hectares | 25.36 million hectares | 25.36 million hectares | 1 |
| 1920s | 27.33 million hectares | 27.33 million hectares | 27.33 million hectares | 1 |
| 1930s | 29.24 million hectares | 29.24 million hectares | 29.24 million hectares | 1 |
| 1940s | 31.09 million hectares | 31.09 million hectares | 31.09 million hectares | 1 |
| 1950s | 34.74 million hectares | 32.86 million hectares | 37.01 million hectares | 10 |
| 1960s | 37.88 million hectares | 37.64 million hectares | 38.00 million hectares | 10 |
| 1970s | 38.04 million hectares | 38.01 million hectares | 38.05 million hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 38.05 million hectares | 38.04 million hectares | 38.05 million hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 37.88 million hectares | 37.76 million hectares | 38.04 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.88 million hectares | 37.79 million hectares | 37.93 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.93 million hectares | 37.91 million hectares | 38.01 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.43 million hectares | 38.31 million hectares | 38.65 million hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 32 Turkmenistan 39.02 million hectares compare
- 33 Mozambique 38.90 million hectares compare
- 34 Turkey 38.84 million hectares compare
- 36 Democratic Republic of Congo 35.97 million hectares compare
- 37 Pakistan 35.24 million hectares compare
- 38 Morocco 30.32 million hectares compare
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 agricultural area over the long-term in Afghanistan?
- Agricultural area over the long-term in Afghanistan was 38.65 million hectares in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural area over the long-term recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 38.65 million hectares in 2025.
- What is the lowest agricultural area over the long-term recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.37 million hectares in 1300.
- How does Afghanistan rank for agricultural area over the long-term?
- Afghanistan ranks 35th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agricultural area over the long-term rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural area over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total agricultural area for each separate country over time.