Land area in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Land area was 65,223 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
65,223
World rank
34th
of 219 countries
All-time high
65,223
in 1990
All-time low
65,223
in 1990
Years of data
6
1990–2025
Land area in Afghanistan, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land area in Afghanistan is 65,223, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area in Afghanistan peaked at 65,223 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 65,223, in 1990.
Afghanistan ranks 34th of 219 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Land area in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 65,223 | — |
| 2000 | 65,223 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 65,223 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 65,223 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 65,223 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 65,223 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 65,223 | 65,223 | 65,223 | 1 |
| 2000s | 65,223 | 65,223 | 65,223 | 1 |
| 2010s | 65,223 | 65,223 | 65,223 | 2 |
| 2020s | 65,223 | 65,223 | 65,223 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More development goals data for Afghanistan
- Red List Index 0.9237 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 9,820 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 27.99 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 9 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 9 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 9 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 37 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 37 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 37 (2025)
- Infant deaths 70,975 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area in Afghanistan?
- Land area in Afghanistan was 65,223 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest land area recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 65,223 in 1990.
- What is the lowest land area recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 65,223 in 1990.
- How does Afghanistan rank for land area?
- Afghanistan ranks 34th out of 219 countries with data for 2025.
- Is land area rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Land area (thousands of hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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