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Afghanistan: Forest area (% of land area)

1.85percent · 20240.0% since 2014

Forest area (% of land area) is the share of total land area that is under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens. Annual figures for Afghanistan from 1990 to 2024.

19902024

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
20241.854
20231.854
20221.854
20211.854
20201.854
20191.854
20181.854
20171.854
20161.854
20151.854
20141.854
20131.854
20121.854
20111.854
20101.854
20091.854
20081.854
20071.854
20061.854
20051.854
20041.854
20031.854
20021.854
20011.854
20001.854
19991.854
19981.854
19971.854
19961.854
19951.854
19941.854
19931.854
19921.854
19911.854
19901.854

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

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