Urban area long term, per capita in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Urban area long term, per capita was 0 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Urban area long term, per capita in Afghanistan, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 0 units per person for urban area long term, per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban area long term, per capita in Afghanistan peaked at 0 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1999.
That places Afghanistan 183rd out of 189 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Urban area long term, per capita in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1962 | 0 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 0 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 0 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 0 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 0 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 0 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 0 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 0 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 0 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 0 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 0 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 0 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 0 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 0 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 0 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 0 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 0 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 0 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 0 units per person | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 0 units per person | +4.9% |
| 1982 | 0 units per person | +4.5% |
| 1983 | 0 units per person | -3.6% |
| 1984 | 0 units per person | -6.5% |
| 1985 | 0 units per person | -5.6% |
| 1986 | 0 units per person | -3.0% |
| 1987 | 0 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 0 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 0 units per person | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 0 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 0 units per person | +4.4% |
| 1992 | 0 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 0 units per person | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 0 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 0 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 0 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 0 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 0 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 0 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 0 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 0 units per person | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 0 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 0 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 0 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 0 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 0 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 0 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 0 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 0 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 0 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 0 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 0 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 0 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 0 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 0 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 0 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 0 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 0 units per person | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 0 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 0 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2025 | 0 units per person | +1.6% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 0 units per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0 units per person, 50% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 0 units per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0001 units per person, 23% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 6 |
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 urban area long term, per capita in Afghanistan?
- Urban area long term, per capita in Afghanistan was 0 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban area long term, per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban area long term, per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1999.
- How does Afghanistan rank for urban area long term, per capita?
- Afghanistan ranks 183rd out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban area long term, per capita rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.3%. 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 Urban area long term, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Urban area long term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Urban area long term ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Urban area over the long-term HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Urban area long term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.