Other forest — Burned Area in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Other forest — Burned Area was 0 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0 ha
World rank
93rd
of 219 countries
All-time high
70.38 ha
in 2000
All-time low
0 ha
in 2001
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Other forest — Burned Area in Afghanistan, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, other forest — burned area in Afghanistan stood at 0 ha. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Over the whole period, other forest — burned area in Afghanistan peaked at 70.38 ha in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0 ha, in 2001.
Afghanistan ranks 93rd of 219 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Other forest — Burned Area in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.94 ha | — |
| 1991 | 4.94 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 4.94 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 4.94 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 4.94 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 4.94 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 19.94 ha | +303.5% |
| 1997 | 11.79 ha | -40.8% |
| 1998 | 32.29 ha | +173.8% |
| 1999 | 8.86 ha | -72.6% |
| 2000 | 70.38 ha | +694.2% |
| 2001 | 0 ha | -100.0% |
| 2002 | 0 ha | — |
| 2003 | 0 ha | — |
| 2004 | 0 ha | — |
| 2005 | 0 ha | — |
| 2006 | 0 ha | — |
| 2007 | 0 ha | — |
| 2008 | 0 ha | — |
| 2009 | 0 ha | — |
| 2010 | 0 ha | — |
| 2011 | 0 ha | — |
| 2012 | 0 ha | — |
| 2013 | 0 ha | — |
| 2014 | 0 ha | — |
| 2015 | 0 ha | — |
| 2016 | 0 ha | — |
| 2017 | 0 ha | — |
| 2018 | 0 ha | — |
| 2019 | 0 ha | — |
| 2020 | 0 ha | — |
| 2021 | 0 ha | — |
| 2022 | 0 ha | — |
| 2023 | 0 ha | — |
| 2024 | 0 ha | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.25 ha | 4.94 ha | 32.29 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.04 ha | 0 ha | 70.38 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 ha | 0 ha | 0 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 ha | 0 ha | 0 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
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- 93 Andorra 0 ha
- 93 Anguilla 0 ha
- 93 Antigua and Barbuda 0 ha
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- 93 Aruba 0 ha
- 93 Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha 0 ha
- 93 Bahrain 0 ha
- 93 Bangladesh 0 ha
- 93 Barbados 0 ha
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- 93 Belize 0 ha
- 93 Benin 0 ha compare
- 93 Bermuda 0 ha
- 93 British Virgin Islands 0 ha compare
- 93 Brunei Darussalam 0 ha
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- 93 China, Macao SAR 0 ha
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- 93 Djibouti 0 ha compare
- 93 Dominica 0 ha
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- 93 Estonia 0 ha compare
- 93 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 0 ha compare
- 93 Faroe Islands 0 ha
- 93 Fiji 0 ha
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- 93 French Guiana 0 ha
- 93 French Polynesia 0 ha
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- 93 Germany 0 ha compare
- 93 Ghana 0 ha compare
- 93 Gibraltar 0 ha compare
- 93 Greenland 0 ha
- 93 Grenada 0 ha
- 93 Guadeloupe 0 ha
- 93 Guam 0 ha
- 93 Guinea-Bissau 0 ha
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- 93 Iceland 0 ha
- 93 Iraq 0 ha compare
- 93 Ireland 0 ha compare
- 93 Isle of Man 0 ha compare
- 93 Israel 0 ha compare
- 93 Jamaica 0 ha compare
- 93 Jordan 0 ha
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- 93 Kiribati 0 ha
- 93 Kuwait 0 ha
- 93 Kyrgyzstan 0 ha compare
- 93 Latvia 0 ha compare
- 93 Lebanon 0 ha compare
- 93 Lesotho 0 ha compare
- 93 Liberia 0 ha compare
- 93 Libya 0 ha
- 93 Liechtenstein 0 ha
- 93 Lithuania 0 ha compare
- 93 Luxembourg 0 ha
- 93 Maldives 0 ha
- 93 Mali 0 ha compare
- 93 Malta 0 ha
- 93 Marshall Islands 0 ha
- 93 Martinique 0 ha
- 93 Mauritania 0 ha compare
- 93 Mauritius 0 ha compare
- 93 Mayotte 0 ha
- 93 Montserrat 0 ha
- 93 Namibia 0 ha compare
- 93 Naoero 0 ha
- 93 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 0 ha compare
- 93 Netherlands Antilles (former) 0 ha
- 93 New Caledonia 0 ha
- 93 Niger 0 ha compare
- 93 Niue 0 ha
- 93 Norfolk Island 0 ha
- 93 Northern Mariana Islands 0 ha
- 93 Norway 0 ha compare
- 93 Oman 0 ha
- 93 Palau 0 ha
- 93 Palestine, State of 0 ha
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- 93 Pitcairn 0 ha
- 93 Poland 0 ha compare
- 93 Puerto Rico 0 ha
- 93 Qatar 0 ha
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- 93 Rwanda 0 ha compare
- 93 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 ha
- 93 Saint Lucia 0 ha
- 93 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0 ha
- 93 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 ha
- 93 Samoa 0 ha
- 93 Sao Tome and Principe 0 ha
- 93 Saudi Arabia 0 ha
- 93 Senegal 0 ha compare
- 93 Seychelles 0 ha
- 93 Singapore 0 ha
- 93 Solomon Islands 0 ha
- 93 Somalia 0 ha compare
- 93 Sri Lanka 0 ha compare
- 93 Suriname 0 ha
- 93 Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands 0 ha
- 93 Sweden 0 ha compare
- 93 Tajikistan 0 ha compare
- 93 Togo 0 ha compare
- 93 Tokelau 0 ha
- 93 Tonga 0 ha
- 93 Trinidad and Tobago 0 ha
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- 93 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 ha
- 93 Tuvalu 0 ha
- 93 United Arab Emirates 0 ha
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- 93 Uzbekistan 0 ha compare
- 93 Vanuatu 0 ha
- 93 Western Sahara 0 ha
- 93 Yemen 0 ha
More climate change data for Afghanistan
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 23,854 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 5,965 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 17,889 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 22.51 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 638.89 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 2,345 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,090 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,255 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 4.11 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 44.82 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other forest — burned area in Afghanistan?
- Other forest — burned area in Afghanistan was 0 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest other forest — burned area recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 70.38 ha in 2000.
- What is the lowest other forest — burned area recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha in 2001.
- How does Afghanistan rank for other forest — burned area?
- Afghanistan ranks 93rd out of 219 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Other forest — Burned Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.