Fixed broadband subscriptions, per square kilometre in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Fixed broadband subscriptions, per square kilometre was 0.0509 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Fixed broadband subscriptions, per square kilometre in Afghanistan, 2004–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 0.0509 units per square kilometre for fixed broadband subscriptions, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 2,113.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed broadband subscriptions, per square kilometre in Afghanistan peaked at 0.0509 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 units per square kilometre, in 2004.
Afghanistan ranks 194th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Fixed broadband subscriptions, per square kilometre in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2005 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | +127.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | +100.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0023 units per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0023 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0023 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0023 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0108 units per square kilometre | +371.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0135 units per square kilometre | +24.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0141 units per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0245 units per square kilometre | +74.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0302 units per square kilometre | +23.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0407 units per square kilometre | +35.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0407 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0495 units per square kilometre | +21.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0509 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.0114 units per square kilometre | 0.0023 units per square kilometre | 0.0302 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.0455 units per square kilometre | 0.0407 units per square kilometre | 0.0509 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 191 Equatorial Guinea 0.0647 units per square kilometre compare
- 192 Mozambique 0.0637 units per square kilometre compare
- 193 Papua New Guinea 0.0523 units per square kilometre compare
- 195 Eritrea 0.0465 units per square kilometre compare
- 196 Greenland 0.0436 units per square kilometre compare
- 197 Solomon Islands 0.0299 units per square kilometre compare
More infrastructure data for Afghanistan
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 25.63 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 60.1 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 181,963 (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.4389 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0044 units per person (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 12.17 % change on previous year (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 181,963 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.601 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0014 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed broadband subscriptions, per square kilometre in Afghanistan?
- Fixed broadband subscriptions, per square kilometre in Afghanistan was 0.0509 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fixed broadband subscriptions, per square kilometre recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0509 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest fixed broadband subscriptions, per square kilometre recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 units per square kilometre in 2004.
- How does Afghanistan rank for fixed broadband subscriptions, per square kilometre?
- Afghanistan ranks 194th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fixed broadband subscriptions, per square kilometre rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2,113.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Fixed broadband subscriptions, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Fixed broadband subscriptions divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Fixed broadband subscriptions ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Fixed broadband subscriptions World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Fixed broadband subscriptions divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.