Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre was 0.279 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre in Afghanistan, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre in Afghanistan stood at 0.279 units per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 58 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.2% on the previous year and up 90.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre in Afghanistan peaked at 0.279 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0079 units per square kilometre, in 2009.
Afghanistan ranks 176th of 212 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 telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0118 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0118 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0118 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0118 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0143 units per square kilometre | +20.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0143 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0143 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0143 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0143 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0245 units per square kilometre | +72.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0245 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0245 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0245 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0245 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.033 units per square kilometre | +34.4% |
| 1976 | 0.034 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 0.034 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0388 units per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0388 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0396 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0486 units per square kilometre | +22.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0429 units per square kilometre | -11.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0445 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 0.046 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0475 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0491 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0506 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0521 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0537 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0555 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0567 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0445 units per square kilometre | -21.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0445 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0445 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0445 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0445 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0445 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0445 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0445 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0445 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0445 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0507 units per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0563 units per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0079 units per square kilometre | -86.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0255 units per square kilometre | +224.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0207 units per square kilometre | -18.7% |
| 2012 | 0.138 units per square kilometre | +566.3% |
| 2013 | 0.1468 units per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1563 units per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 0.1687 units per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 2016 | 0.1751 units per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 0.1821 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1959 units per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2019 | 0.2064 units per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2020 | 0.2235 units per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2021 | 0.2235 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2487 units per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 2023 | 0.279 units per square kilometre | +12.2% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 0.279 units per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.1354 units per square kilometre, 2.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 0.279 units per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 11.99 units per square kilometre, 2% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre in Afghanistan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +566.3% | 0.0207 units per square kilometre | 0.138 units per square kilometre |
| 2010 | +224.0% | 0.0079 units per square kilometre | 0.0255 units per square kilometre |
| 2009 | -86.0% | 0.0563 units per square kilometre | 0.0079 units per square kilometre |
| 1970 | +72.0% | 0.0143 units per square kilometre | 0.0245 units per square kilometre |
| 1975 | +34.4% | 0.0245 units per square kilometre | 0.033 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0132 units per square kilometre | 0.0118 units per square kilometre | 0.0143 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0301 units per square kilometre | 0.0245 units per square kilometre | 0.0388 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0475 units per square kilometre | 0.0396 units per square kilometre | 0.0537 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0468 units per square kilometre | 0.0445 units per square kilometre | 0.0567 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0407 units per square kilometre | 0.0079 units per square kilometre | 0.0563 units per square kilometre | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.1416 units per square kilometre | 0.0207 units per square kilometre | 0.2064 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2437 units per square kilometre | 0.2235 units per square kilometre | 0.279 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 173 Rwanda 0.3389 units per square kilometre compare
- 174 Mongolia 0.3091 units per square kilometre compare
- 175 Burkina Faso 0.3014 units per square kilometre compare
- 177 Vanuatu 0.2595 units per square kilometre compare
- 178 Mali 0.2515 units per square kilometre compare
- 179 Solomon Islands 0.2493 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 telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre in Afghanistan?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre in Afghanistan was 0.279 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.279 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0079 units per square kilometre in 2009.
- How does Afghanistan rank for fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre?
- Afghanistan ranks 176th out of 212 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 90.0%. 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 telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Fixed telephone 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 telephone subscriptions ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Fixed telephone 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 telephone 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.