Afghanistan · Environment

Afghanistan's forest cover was 1.9 % in 1994 and 1.9 % in 2023.

Afghanistan's forest area was 12,084 km in 1994 and 12,084 km in 2023.

Afghanistan's terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) rose from 0.4 % in 2013 to 3.6 % in 2025.

Afghanistan's agricultural land (% of land area) rose from 58.0 % in 1994 to 58.4 % in 2023.

Afghanistan's arable land (% of land area) rose from 11.8 % in 1994 to 12.0 % in 2023.

Afghanistan's air pollution (pm2.5) fell from 48.0 in 1994 to 37.9 in 2023.

Afghanistan's water stress fell from 48.6 % in 1993 to 43.0 % in 2022.

Afghanistan's renewable internal freshwater resources per capita fell from 3,155 in 1993 to 1,162 in 2022.

Afghanistan's safe drinking water rose from 11.5 % in 2000 to 30.6 % in 2024.

Afghanistan's safe sanitation rose from 10.1 % in 2000 to 24.8 % in 2024.