Number of armed conflicts, annual growth rate in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Number of armed conflicts, annual growth rate was 50 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Number of armed conflicts, annual growth rate in Afghanistan, 1994–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 50 % change on previous year for number of armed conflicts, annual growth rate in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of armed conflicts, annual growth rate in Afghanistan peaked at 100 % change on previous year in 2001 and was at its lowest, -100 % change on previous year, in 1994.
Afghanistan ranks 6th of 62 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of armed conflicts, annual growth rate in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | -100 % change on previous year | — |
| 1996 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1997 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1998 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1999 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2000 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2001 | 100 % change on previous year | — |
| 2002 | -100 % change on previous year | -200.0% |
| 2005 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2006 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2007 | 100 % change on previous year | — |
| 2008 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2009 | -50 % change on previous year | — |
| 2010 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2011 | 100 % change on previous year | — |
| 2012 | -50 % change on previous year | -150.0% |
| 2013 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2014 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2015 | 100 % change on previous year | — |
| 2016 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2017 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2018 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2019 | 50 % change on previous year | — |
| 2020 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2021 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2022 | -33.33 % change on previous year | — |
| 2023 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2024 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2025 | 50 % change on previous year | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -20 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 5 |
| 2000s | 6.25 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year | 100 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 2010s | 20 % change on previous year | -50 % change on previous year | 100 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.78 % change on previous year | -33.33 % change on previous year | 50 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 7 Colombia 25 % change on previous year compare
- 8 Burundi 0 % change on previous year compare
- 8 Burkina Faso 0 % change on previous year compare
- 8 Brazil 0 % change on previous year compare
- 8 Cameroon 0 % change on previous year compare
- 8 Ethiopia 0 % change on previous year compare
- 8 Iran 0 % change on previous year compare
- 8 Iraq 0 % change on previous year compare
- 8 Israel 0 % change on previous year compare
- 8 Mexico 0 % change on previous year compare
- 8 Mali 0 % change on previous year compare
- 8 Mozambique 0 % change on previous year compare
- 8 Niger 0 % change on previous year compare
- 8 Pakistan 0 % change on previous year compare
- 8 Palestine 0 % change on previous year compare
- 8 Russia 0 % change on previous year compare
- 8 Chad 0 % change on previous year compare
- 8 Yemen 0 % change on previous year compare
More social development data for Afghanistan
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 20,869 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2.67 million (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0609 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2.67 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0005 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of armed conflicts, annual growth rate in Afghanistan?
- Number of armed conflicts, annual growth rate in Afghanistan was 50 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of armed conflicts, annual growth rate recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 100 % change on previous year in 2001.
- What is the lowest number of armed conflicts, annual growth rate recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was -100 % change on previous year in 1994.
- How does Afghanistan rank for number of armed conflicts, annual growth rate?
- Afghanistan ranks 6th out of 62 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of armed conflicts, annual growth rate rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. 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 Number of armed conflicts, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Number of armed conflicts. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Number of armed conflicts Uppsala Conflict Data Program and Peace Research Institute Oslo (2026); geoBoundaries (2023) – processed by Our World in Data
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The year-on-year percentage change in Number of armed conflicts. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.