Fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people was 0.4389 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.4389
Change on year
up 9.8%
World rank
177th
of 212 countries
All-time high
0.4389
in 2023
All-time low
0.0187
in 2009
Years of data
59
1960–2023
Fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people in Afghanistan, 1960–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people in Afghanistan stood at 0.4389. That is the highest value across all 59 years on record.
The figure is up 9.8% on the previous year and up 44.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people in Afghanistan peaked at 0.4389 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0187, in 2009.
Afghanistan ranks 177th of 212 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.
Fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0893 | — |
| 1961 | 0.0856 | -4.2% |
| 1962 | 0.0856 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0856 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0856 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0972 | +13.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0934 | -3.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0934 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0934 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0934 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.1488 | +59.3% |
| 1971 | 0.1432 | -3.8% |
| 1972 | 0.1432 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.1432 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.1432 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.1768 | +23.5% |
| 1976 | 0.1787 | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.175 | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 0.1955 | +11.7% |
| 1979 | 0.1948 | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.2066 | +6.1% |
| 1981 | 0.2842 | +37.5% |
| 1982 | 0.2776 | -2.3% |
| 1983 | 0.2914 | +5.0% |
| 1984 | 0.2929 | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.2949 | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.3063 | +3.9% |
| 1987 | 0.3197 | +4.4% |
| 1988 | 0.3274 | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 0.3279 | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.301 | -8.2% |
| 1991 | 0.302 | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.218 | -27.8% |
| 1993 | 0.194 | -11.0% |
| 1994 | 0.178 | -8.2% |
| 1995 | 0.17 | -4.5% |
| 1996 | 0.163 | -4.1% |
| 1997 | 0.157 | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 0.151 | -3.8% |
| 1999 | 0.146 | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 0.1441 | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.143 | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.1546 | +8.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1614 | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0187 | -88.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0588 | +214.6% |
| 2011 | 0.046 | -21.7% |
| 2012 | 0.2946 | +539.9% |
| 2013 | 0.3028 | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.3108 | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.3251 | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 0.3291 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.3328 | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.3478 | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 0.3557 | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.3732 | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 0.3645 | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.3998 | +9.7% |
| 2023 | 0.4389 | +9.8% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 0.4389 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.2996, 1.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 0.4389 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 11.83, 4% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +539.9% | 0.046 | 0.2946 |
| 2010 | +214.6% | 0.0187 | 0.0588 |
| 2009 | -88.4% | 0.1614 | 0.0187 |
| 1970 | +59.3% | 0.0934 | 0.1488 |
| 1981 | +37.5% | 0.2066 | 0.2842 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0902 | 0.0856 | 0.0972 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1642 | 0.1432 | 0.1955 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2929 | 0.2066 | 0.3279 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.198 | 0.146 | 0.302 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1243 | 0.0187 | 0.1614 | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.2703 | 0.046 | 0.3557 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3941 | 0.3645 | 0.4389 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 174 Sao Tome and Principe 0.7561 compare
- 175 Equatorial Guinea 0.6315 compare
- 176 Ethiopia 0.5798 compare
- 178 Niger 0.4349 compare
- 179 Uganda 0.3918 compare
- 180 Burkina Faso 0.347 compare
More reference data data for Afghanistan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8991 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4362 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 6.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.847 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 18.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 26.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.38 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people in Afghanistan?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people in Afghanistan was 0.4389 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4389 in 2023.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0187 in 2009.
- How does Afghanistan rank for fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people?
- Afghanistan ranks 177th out of 212 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.9%. 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 Fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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