Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square was 75.9 current US$ per square kilometre in 2020. ▲ Rising
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in Afghanistan, 2008–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 75.9 current US$ per square kilometre for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in 2020.
The figure is down 70.5% on the previous year and down 53.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in Afghanistan peaked at 390.97 current US$ per square kilometre in 2011 and was at its lowest, 58.26 current US$ per square kilometre, in 2008.
Afghanistan ranks 187th of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 58.26 current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 2009 | 107.32 current US$ per square kilometre | +84.2% |
| 2010 | 162.52 current US$ per square kilometre | +51.4% |
| 2011 | 390.97 current US$ per square kilometre | +140.6% |
| 2012 | 168.65 current US$ per square kilometre | -56.9% |
| 2013 | 211.58 current US$ per square kilometre | +25.5% |
| 2014 | 214.65 current US$ per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 231.51 current US$ per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 2016 | 136.46 current US$ per square kilometre | -41.1% |
| 2017 | 199.32 current US$ per square kilometre | +46.1% |
| 2018 | 346.5 current US$ per square kilometre | +73.8% |
| 2019 | 257.58 current US$ per square kilometre | -25.7% |
| 2020 | 75.9 current US$ per square kilometre | -70.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 82.79 current US$ per square kilometre | 58.26 current US$ per square kilometre | 107.32 current US$ per square kilometre | 2 |
| 2010s | 231.97 current US$ per square kilometre | 136.46 current US$ per square kilometre | 390.97 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.9 current US$ per square kilometre | 75.9 current US$ per square kilometre | 75.9 current US$ per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
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 spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in Afghanistan?
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in Afghanistan was 75.9 current US$ per square kilometre in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 390.97 current US$ per square kilometre in 2011.
- What is the lowest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.26 current US$ per square kilometre in 2008.
- How does Afghanistan rank for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square?
- Afghanistan ranks 187th out of 189 countries with data for 2020.
- Is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.