Agricultural land in Afghanistan
Agricultural land made up 58.4% of the land area of Afghanistan in 2024.
Afghanistan, 2024
58.4%
Change from 2023
−0.1percentage points
World, 2023
36.9%
Position in 2024
44th of 208
Agricultural land in Afghanistan over time
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% of land area. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Afghanistan | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 58.4% | – |
| 2023 | 58.4% | 36.9% |
| 2022 | 58.7% | 37.0% |
| 2021 | 58.7% | 37.0% |
| 2020 | 58.4% | 36.9% |
| 2019 | 58.3% | 36.9% |
| 2018 | 58.3% | 36.9% |
| 2017 | 58.1% | 37.0% |
| 2016 | 58.1% | 36.8% |
| 2015 | 58.1% | 36.8% |
| 2014 | 58.1% | 37.0% |
| 2013 | 58.1% | 37.0% |
| 2012 | 58.1% | 37.0% |
| 2011 | 58.1% | 36.7% |
| 2010 | 58.1% | 36.5% |
| 2009 | 58.1% | 36.5% |
| 2008 | 58.1% | 36.5% |
| 2007 | 58.1% | 36.6% |
| 2006 | 58.1% | 36.6% |
| 2005 | 58.1% | 36.6% |
| 2004 | 58.1% | 36.6% |
| 2003 | 58.1% | 37.0% |
| 2002 | 57.9% | 37.1% |
| 2001 | 57.9% | 37.2% |
| 2000 | 57.9% | 37.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.1 percentage points from 58.4% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 58.1%, the figure has changed by +0.3 percentage points.
- Among the 208 countries with data for 2024, Afghanistan has the 44th highest value.
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1.9%
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Cereal yield
2,359 kg per hectare
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Nitrogen fertiliser use
12.6e (Estimate) kg/ha
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Agriculture share of GDP
34.3%
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Capture fisheries production
2,000 tonnes
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Prevalence of undernourishment
27.8%
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