Mountain green cover area in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Mountain green cover area was 2,124 kmsq in 2021. β² Rising
Mountain green cover area in Afghanistan, 2000β2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in kmsq.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mountain green cover area in Afghanistan is 2,124 kmsq, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 10.6% on the previous year and up 56.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mountain green cover area in Afghanistan peaked at 2,124 kmsq in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1,024 kmsq, in 2000.
Afghanistan ranks 42nd of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,136 kmsq | 1,024 kmsq | 1,247 kmsq | 2 |
| 2010s | 1,632 kmsq | 1,358 kmsq | 1,921 kmsq | 3 |
| 2020s | 2,124 kmsq | 2,124 kmsq | 2,124 kmsq | 1 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 39 Philippines 2,194 kmsq compare
- 40 Uzbekistan 2,139 kmsq compare
- 41 Brazil 2,127 kmsq compare
- 43 Azerbaijan 2,095 kmsq compare
- 44 Switzerland 2,025 kmsq compare
- 45 Zimbabwe 1,941 kmsq compare
More development goals data for Afghanistan
- Red List Index 0.9237 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 9,820 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 27.99 constant US$ (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 mountain green cover area in Afghanistan?
- Mountain green cover area in Afghanistan was 2,124 kmsq in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest mountain green cover area recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 2,124 kmsq in 2021.
- What is the lowest mountain green cover area recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,024 kmsq in 2000.
- How does Afghanistan rank for mountain green cover area?
- Afghanistan ranks 42nd out of 164 countries with data for 2021.
- Is mountain green cover area rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Mountain green cover area (square kilometres). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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