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Afghanistan: Arable land (% of land area)

11.98percent · 2024+0.5% since 2014

Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded. Annual figures for Afghanistan from 1961 to 2024.

19852024

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202411.976
202312.029
202211.974
202112.003
202012.003
201911.941
201811.95
201711.804
201611.85
201511.905
201411.915
201311.936
201211.944
201111.945
201011.948
200911.948
200811.95
200711.95
200611.95
200511.967
200411.984
200311.916
200211.772
200111.78
200011.78
199911.734
199811.893
199711.783
199611.724
199511.734
199411.81
199311.996
199212.128
199112.128
199012.128
198912.128
198812.128
198712.128
198612.128
198512.128
198412.128
198312.128
198212.128
198112.128
198012.128
197912.128
197812.128
197712.128
197612.128
197512.128
197412.128
197312.128
197212.128
197112.112
197012.066
196912.051
196812.026
196712.026
196612.013
196511.959
196411.959
196311.882
196211.806
196111.729

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by Food and Agriculture Organization. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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World Bank (2026). Arable land (% of land area). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-arable-land-zs (accessed 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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