Total agricultural area over the long term in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Total agricultural area over the long term was 38.65 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
38.65 million
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
35th
of 199 countries
All-time high
38.65 million
in 2025
All-time low
10.37 million
in 1300
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Total agricultural area over the long term in Afghanistan, 1000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, total agricultural area over the long term in Afghanistan stood at 38.65 million. 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, total agricultural area over the long term in Afghanistan peaked at 38.65 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 10.37 million, in 1300.
That places Afghanistan 35th out of 199 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.
Total agricultural area over the long term in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 14.40 million | — |
| 1100 | 14.85 million | +3.1% |
| 1200 | 15.23 million | +2.6% |
| 1300 | 10.37 million | -31.9% |
| 1400 | 10.77 million | +3.9% |
| 1500 | 11.10 million | +3.0% |
| 1600 | 13.33 million | +20.1% |
| 1700 | 12.73 million | -4.5% |
| 1710 | 12.98 million | +1.9% |
| 1720 | 13.20 million | +1.7% |
| 1730 | 13.43 million | +1.7% |
| 1740 | 13.66 million | +1.7% |
| 1750 | 13.90 million | +1.7% |
| 1760 | 14.13 million | +1.7% |
| 1770 | 14.37 million | +1.7% |
| 1780 | 14.61 million | +1.7% |
| 1790 | 14.85 million | +1.7% |
| 1800 | 15.09 million | +1.6% |
| 1810 | 15.34 million | +1.6% |
| 1820 | 15.58 million | +1.6% |
| 1830 | 15.99 million | +2.6% |
| 1840 | 16.76 million | +4.8% |
| 1850 | 17.56 million | +4.8% |
| 1860 | 18.40 million | +4.8% |
| 1870 | 19.27 million | +4.7% |
| 1880 | 20.48 million | +6.3% |
| 1890 | 22.00 million | +7.4% |
| 1900 | 23.62 million | +7.4% |
| 1910 | 25.36 million | +7.3% |
| 1920 | 27.33 million | +7.8% |
| 1930 | 29.24 million | +7.0% |
| 1940 | 31.09 million | +6.3% |
| 1950 | 32.86 million | +5.7% |
| 1951 | 33.19 million | +1.0% |
| 1952 | 33.55 million | +1.1% |
| 1953 | 33.94 million | +1.2% |
| 1954 | 34.37 million | +1.3% |
| 1955 | 34.83 million | +1.3% |
| 1956 | 35.33 million | +1.4% |
| 1957 | 35.86 million | +1.5% |
| 1958 | 36.42 million | +1.6% |
| 1959 | 37.01 million | +1.6% |
| 1960 | 37.64 million | +1.7% |
| 1961 | 37.75 million | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 37.80 million | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 37.85 million | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 37.91 million | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 37.91 million | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 37.95 million | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 37.98 million | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 37.98 million | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 38.00 million | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 38.01 million | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 38.04 million | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 38.05 million | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 38.05 million | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 38.05 million | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 38.05 million | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 38.05 million | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 38.05 million | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 38.05 million | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 38.05 million | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 38.05 million | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 38.05 million | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 38.05 million | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 38.05 million | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 38.05 million | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 38.05 million | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 38.05 million | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 38.05 million | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 38.04 million | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 38.04 million | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 38.04 million | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 38.03 million | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 38.03 million | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 37.93 million | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 37.81 million | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 37.76 million | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 37.76 million | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 37.80 million | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 37.87 million | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 37.76 million | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 37.79 million | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 37.80 million | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 37.79 million | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 37.88 million | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 37.93 million | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 37.92 million | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 37.91 million | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 37.91 million | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 37.92 million | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 37.92 million | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 37.92 million | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 37.91 million | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 37.91 million | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 37.91 million | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 37.91 million | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 37.91 million | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 37.91 million | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 37.91 million | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 38.01 million | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 38.01 million | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 38.31 million | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 38.31 million | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 38.31 million | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 38.46 million | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 38.56 million | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 38.65 million | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 14.40 million | 14.40 million | 14.40 million | 1 |
| 1100s | 14.85 million | 14.85 million | 14.85 million | 1 |
| 1200s | 15.23 million | 15.23 million | 15.23 million | 1 |
| 1300s | 10.37 million | 10.37 million | 10.37 million | 1 |
| 1400s | 10.77 million | 10.77 million | 10.77 million | 1 |
| 1500s | 11.10 million | 11.10 million | 11.10 million | 1 |
| 1600s | 13.33 million | 13.33 million | 13.33 million | 1 |
| 1700s | 12.73 million | 12.73 million | 12.73 million | 1 |
| 1710s | 12.98 million | 12.98 million | 12.98 million | 1 |
| 1720s | 13.20 million | 13.20 million | 13.20 million | 1 |
| 1730s | 13.43 million | 13.43 million | 13.43 million | 1 |
| 1740s | 13.66 million | 13.66 million | 13.66 million | 1 |
| 1750s | 13.90 million | 13.90 million | 13.90 million | 1 |
| 1760s | 14.13 million | 14.13 million | 14.13 million | 1 |
| 1770s | 14.37 million | 14.37 million | 14.37 million | 1 |
| 1780s | 14.61 million | 14.61 million | 14.61 million | 1 |
| 1790s | 14.85 million | 14.85 million | 14.85 million | 1 |
| 1800s | 15.09 million | 15.09 million | 15.09 million | 1 |
| 1810s | 15.34 million | 15.34 million | 15.34 million | 1 |
| 1820s | 15.58 million | 15.58 million | 15.58 million | 1 |
| 1830s | 15.99 million | 15.99 million | 15.99 million | 1 |
| 1840s | 16.76 million | 16.76 million | 16.76 million | 1 |
| 1850s | 17.56 million | 17.56 million | 17.56 million | 1 |
| 1860s | 18.40 million | 18.40 million | 18.40 million | 1 |
| 1870s | 19.27 million | 19.27 million | 19.27 million | 1 |
| 1880s | 20.48 million | 20.48 million | 20.48 million | 1 |
| 1890s | 22.00 million | 22.00 million | 22.00 million | 1 |
| 1900s | 23.62 million | 23.62 million | 23.62 million | 1 |
| 1910s | 25.36 million | 25.36 million | 25.36 million | 1 |
| 1920s | 27.33 million | 27.33 million | 27.33 million | 1 |
| 1930s | 29.24 million | 29.24 million | 29.24 million | 1 |
| 1940s | 31.09 million | 31.09 million | 31.09 million | 1 |
| 1950s | 34.74 million | 32.86 million | 37.01 million | 10 |
| 1960s | 37.88 million | 37.64 million | 38.00 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 38.04 million | 38.01 million | 38.05 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 38.05 million | 38.04 million | 38.05 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 37.88 million | 37.76 million | 38.04 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.88 million | 37.79 million | 37.93 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.93 million | 37.91 million | 38.01 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.43 million | 38.31 million | 38.65 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 32 Turkmenistan 39.02 million compare
- 33 Mozambique 38.90 million compare
- 34 Türkiye 38.84 million compare
- 36 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 35.97 million compare
- 37 Pakistan 35.24 million compare
- 38 Morocco 30.32 million 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)
- Agriculture share gdp 34.29 (2024)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 34.29 (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 21.0% (2019)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.8% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total agricultural area over the long term in Afghanistan?
- Total agricultural area over the long term in Afghanistan was 38.65 million in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total agricultural area over the long term recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 38.65 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest total agricultural area over the long term recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.37 million in 1300.
- How does Afghanistan rank for total agricultural area over the long term?
- Afghanistan ranks 35th out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Total agricultural area over the long term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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