World Bank · Agriculture

Afghanistan: Land area

652,230sq km · 20240.0% since 2014

Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes. Annual figures for Afghanistan from 1961 to 2024.

19852024

Every year

YearValue (sq km)Note
2024652,230
2023652,230
2022652,230
2021652,230
2020652,230
2019652,230
2018652,230
2017652,230
2016652,230
2015652,230
2014652,230
2013652,230
2012652,230
2011652,230
2010652,230
2009652,230
2008652,230
2007652,230
2006652,230
2005652,230
2004652,230
2003652,230
2002652,230
2001652,230
2000652,230
1999652,230
1998652,230
1997652,230
1996652,230
1995652,230
1994652,230
1993652,230
1992652,230
1991652,230
1990652,230
1989652,230
1988652,230
1987652,230
1986652,230
1985652,230
1984652,230
1983652,230
1982652,230
1981652,230
1980652,230
1979652,230
1978652,230
1977652,230
1976652,230
1975652,230
1974652,230
1973652,230
1972652,230
1971652,230
1970652,230
1969652,230
1968652,230
1967652,230
1966652,230
1965652,230
1964652,230
1963652,230
1962652,230
1961652,230

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by Food and Agriculture Organization. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-08.

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World Bank (2026). Land area. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-land-area (accessed 2026-11-14). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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