Breakdown of habitable land area in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Breakdown of habitable land area was 63,790 hectares in 2019. ▲ Rising
Breakdown of habitable land area in Afghanistan, 2015–2019
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for breakdown of habitable land area in Afghanistan is 63,790 hectares, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.0% on the previous year and up 38.9% over five years.
Afghanistan ranks 103rd of 235 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More reference data data for Afghanistan
- Spring temperature anomalies 3.05 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.6919 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.1923 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 1.44 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 2.68 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 168.54 2010 = 100 (2024)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is breakdown of habitable land area in Afghanistan?
- Breakdown of habitable land area in Afghanistan was 63,790 hectares in 2019, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest breakdown of habitable land area recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 63,790 hectares in 2019.
- What is the lowest breakdown of habitable land area recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 45,940 hectares in 2015.
- How does Afghanistan rank for breakdown of habitable land area?
- Afghanistan ranks 103rd out of 235 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Breakdown of habitable land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Habitable land is defined as ice- and barren-free land. Agricultural land is the sum of croplands and pasture for grazing.