Afghanistan exposure#
This page summarises the exposure model for Afghanistan in South Asia, including national, subnational, and taxonomy-level views.
National summary#
The national exposure profile by occupancy class highlights the distribution of buildings, replacement value, and exposed population.
| BUILDINGS | POPULATION | TOTAL_COST | BUILDINGS_% | POPULATION_% | TOTAL_COST_% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OCCUPANCY | ||||||
| COM | 410.2K | 0.0M | $12.2B | 6.32% | 0.00% | 7.17% |
| IND | 115.1K | 0.0M | $11.0B | 1.77% | 0.00% | 6.49% |
| RES | 5,961.3K | 43.8M | $146.9B | 91.90% | 100.00% | 86.34% |

Figure: Relative contribution of occupancy classes to total national exposure in Afghanistan.

Figure: National exposure distribution by taxonomy classes in Afghanistan.

Figure: Building height profile used in the exposure model for Afghanistan.
Subnational summary#
The subnational summary aggregates exposure by first administrative level and supports comparison of spatial concentration of assets.
| BUILDINGS | POPULATION | TOTAL_COST | BUILDINGS_% | POPULATION_% | TOTAL_COST_% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NAME_1 | ||||||
| Kabul | 845.0K | 7,273.4K | $36,599.4M | 13.03% | 16.59% | 21.51% |
| Balkh | 342.7K | 2,127.1K | $19,856.1M | 5.28% | 4.85% | 11.67% |
| Herat | 446.1K | 2,994.8K | $17,960.1M | 6.88% | 6.83% | 10.55% |
| Kandahar | 197.1K | 1,965.1K | $12,015.1M | 3.04% | 4.48% | 7.06% |
| Faryab | 254.6K | 1,560.1K | $9,220.7M | 3.92% | 3.56% | 5.42% |
| Nangarhar | 302.0K | 2,379.3K | $7,691.5M | 4.66% | 5.43% | 4.52% |
| Baghlan | 246.9K | 1,410.7K | $7,361.0M | 3.81% | 3.22% | 4.33% |
| Kunduz | 203.5K | 1,580.2K | $6,247.3M | 3.14% | 3.60% | 3.67% |
| Takhar | 276.9K | 1,534.4K | $5,352.6M | 4.27% | 3.50% | 3.15% |
| Ghazni | 311.3K | 1,894.9K | $4,946.4M | 4.80% | 4.32% | 2.91% |
| Helmand | 242.2K | 2,051.0K | $4,846.7M | 3.73% | 4.68% | 2.85% |
| Parwan | 173.8K | 1,033.4K | $4,215.9M | 2.68% | 2.36% | 2.48% |
| Badakhshan | 242.3K | 1,470.9K | $3,817.1M | 3.73% | 3.35% | 2.24% |
| Jowzjan | 127.6K | 826.6K | $3,529.9M | 1.97% | 1.89% | 2.07% |
| Farah | 128.7K | 787.9K | $2,880.6M | 1.98% | 1.80% | 1.69% |
| Samangan | 101.3K | 603.1K | $2,355.8M | 1.56% | 1.38% | 1.38% |
| Sar-e Pol | 159.7K | 867.7K | $2,219.5M | 2.46% | 1.98% | 1.30% |
| Paktia | 118.5K | 873.7K | $2,000.7M | 1.83% | 1.99% | 1.18% |
| Laghman | 117.6K | 712.4K | $1,970.9M | 1.81% | 1.62% | 1.16% |
| Badghis | 141.2K | 750.6K | $1,869.7M | 2.18% | 1.71% | 1.10% |
| Nimruz | 49.3K | 247.4K | $1,484.7M | 0.76% | 0.56% | 0.87% |
| Khost | 98.3K | 882.6K | $1,345.9M | 1.52% | 2.01% | 0.79% |
| Ghor | 216.0K | 1,078.2K | $1,317.6M | 3.33% | 2.46% | 0.77% |
| Uruzgan | 100.7K | 697.7K | $1,313.4M | 1.55% | 1.59% | 0.77% |
| Paktika | 164.2K | 1,067.6K | $1,120.6M | 2.53% | 2.44% | 0.66% |
| Kunar | 87.7K | 665.5K | $1,036.9M | 1.35% | 1.52% | 0.61% |
| Zabul | 71.7K | 535.1K | $980.9M | 1.11% | 1.22% | 0.58% |
| Wardak | 164.5K | 924.8K | $972.4M | 2.54% | 2.11% | 0.57% |
| Kapisa | 115.0K | 683.3K | $821.2M | 1.77% | 1.56% | 0.48% |
| Bamyan | 130.7K | 693.3K | $732.0M | 2.01% | 1.58% | 0.43% |
| Daykundi | 134.2K | 590.8K | $712.6M | 2.07% | 1.35% | 0.42% |
| Logar | 76.7K | 609.1K | $659.2M | 1.18% | 1.39% | 0.39% |
| Nuristan | 59.0K | 233.2K | $438.7M | 0.91% | 0.53% | 0.26% |
| Panjshir | 39.3K | 238.1K | $274.9M | 0.61% | 0.54% | 0.16% |

Figure: Subnational distribution of exposure by occupancy class across first-level administrative units.

Figure: Subnational distribution of exposure by taxonomy classes across first-level administrative units.
Taxonomy summary#
The taxonomy summary provides a detailed view of building classes represented in the national exposure model.

Figure: Distribution of exposure by detailed taxonomy classes in Afghanistan.
| BUILDINGS | POPULATION | TOTAL_COST | BUILDINGS_% | POPULATION_% | TOTAL_COST_% | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MACRO_TAXONOMY | TAXONOMY | OCCUPANCY | ||||||
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDN+ERL/H:3/RES | RES | 700,150 | 5,665.1K | $83,241.4M | 10.79% | 12.92% | 48.92% |
| MUR | MUR+CLBRS/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:3/RES | RES | 176,274 | 1,681.3K | $14,297.8M | 2.72% | 3.83% | 8.40% |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDN+ERL/H:4/RES | RES | 95,786 | 3,463.5K | $13,478.4M | 1.48% | 7.90% | 7.92% |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+STRUB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/RES | RES | 611,348 | 4,309.2K | $7,227.4M | 9.42% | 9.83% | 4.25% |
| MUR+ADO/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/RES | RES | 1,471,117 | 9,191.8K | $5,227.9M | 22.68% | 20.96% | 3.07% | |
| EU+ETR/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/RES | RES | 1,468,710 | 9,169.2K | $5,219.8M | 22.64% | 20.91% | 3.07% | |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDN+ERL/H:>4/RES | RES | 14,463 | 992.5K | $3,992.8M | 0.22% | 2.26% | 2.35% |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+STRUB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:3/RES | RES | 113,965 | 850.2K | $3,866.9M | 1.76% | 1.94% | 2.27% |
| MUR+STRUB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/RES | RES | 942,458 | 5,879.8K | $3,328.7M | 14.53% | 13.41% | 1.96% | |
| MUR | MUR+CL/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/IND | IND | 28,103 | 0.0K | $3,297.4M | 0.43% | 0.00% | 1.94% |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDN+ERL/H:3/COM | COM | 37,617 | 0.0K | $2,124.2M | 0.58% | 0.00% | 1.25% |
| CR/LFINF/CDN+ERL/H:4/COM | COM | 21,563 | 0.0K | $1,826.5M | 0.33% | 0.00% | 1.07% | |
| CR/LFINF/CDN+ERL/H:2/IND | IND | 15,213 | 0.0K | $1,785.0M | 0.23% | 0.00% | 1.05% | |
| MUR | MUR+CB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/IND | IND | 13,598 | 0.0K | $1,595.5M | 0.21% | 0.00% | 0.94% |
| MUR+CLBRS/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/RES | RES | 48,679 | 358.3K | $1,505.4M | 0.75% | 0.82% | 0.88% | |
| CR+ | CR/LFINF/CDM+ERM/H:3/RES | RES | 16,345 | 173.3K | $1,345.2M | 0.25% | 0.40% | 0.79% |
| MUR | MUR+CB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/RES | RES | 53,043 | 329.7K | $973.8M | 0.82% | 0.75% | 0.57% |
| MUR+CL/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/IND | IND | 16,586 | 0.0K | $973.1M | 0.26% | 0.00% | 0.57% | |
| MUR+CLBRS/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/RES | RES | 111,550 | 691.1K | $939.8M | 1.72% | 1.58% | 0.55% | |
| MUR+CB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/COM | COM | 59,955 | 0.0K | $899.3M | 0.92% | 0.00% | 0.53% | |
| MUR+CLBRS/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:3/COM | COM | 14,374 | 0.0K | $862.5M | 0.22% | 0.00% | 0.51% | |
| MUR+CLBRS/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/COM | COM | 52,526 | 0.0K | $787.9M | 0.81% | 0.00% | 0.46% | |
| S | S/LFM/CDN+ERL/H:2/IND | IND | 6,407 | 0.0K | $751.7M | 0.10% | 0.00% | 0.44% |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+STRUB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/COM | COM | 19,806 | 0.0K | $739.4M | 0.31% | 0.00% | 0.43% |
| MUR | MUR+CB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/IND | IND | 11,689 | 0.0K | $685.7M | 0.18% | 0.00% | 0.40% |
| ADO|ST|E | EU+ETR/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/COM | COM | 41,224 | 0.0K | $659.6M | 0.64% | 0.00% | 0.39% |
| MUR+ADO/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/COM | COM | 41,157 | 0.0K | $658.5M | 0.63% | 0.00% | 0.39% | |
| CR+ | CR/LFINF/CDM+ERM/H:4/RES | RES | 4,571 | 195.1K | $651.3M | 0.07% | 0.44% | 0.38% |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+STRUB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/COM | COM | 38,384 | 0.0K | $614.2M | 0.59% | 0.00% | 0.36% |
| MUR+STRUB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:3/COM | COM | 8,709 | 0.0K | $557.4M | 0.13% | 0.00% | 0.33% | |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDN+ERL/H:>4/COM | COM | 4,842 | 0.0K | $512.7M | 0.07% | 0.00% | 0.30% |
| CR/LFINF/CDN+ERL/H:2/RES | RES | 13,185 | 98.8K | $422.7M | 0.20% | 0.23% | 0.25% | |
| MUR | MUR+CLBRS/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/COM | COM | 11,003 | 0.0K | $385.1M | 0.17% | 0.00% | 0.23% |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+STDRE/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/RES | RES | 37,313 | 231.3K | $383.7M | 0.58% | 0.53% | 0.23% |
| MR|MCF | MCF/LWAL/CDN+ERL/H:2/IND | IND | 3,101 | 0.0K | $363.8M | 0.05% | 0.00% | 0.21% |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDN+ERL/H:1/IND | IND | 6,179 | 0.0K | $362.5M | 0.10% | 0.00% | 0.21% |
| CR/LFINF/CDN+ERL/H:2/COM | COM | 9,785 | 0.0K | $322.3M | 0.15% | 0.00% | 0.19% | |
| CR+ | CR/LFINF/CDM+ERM/H:3/COM | COM | 5,654 | 0.0K | $319.3M | 0.09% | 0.00% | 0.19% |
| CR/LFINF/CDM+ERM/H:2/IND | IND | 2,459 | 0.0K | $288.5M | 0.04% | 0.00% | 0.17% | |
| S | S/LFM/CDN+ERL/H:1/IND | IND | 4,339 | 0.0K | $254.5M | 0.07% | 0.00% | 0.15% |
| OT | MATO/LN/CDN+ERN/H:1/RES | RES | 60,933 | 391.6K | $250.0M | 0.94% | 0.89% | 0.15% |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+STDRE/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/COM | COM | 14,328 | 0.0K | $229.2M | 0.22% | 0.00% | 0.13% |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDM+ERL/H:2/IND | IND | 1,887 | 0.0K | $221.4M | 0.03% | 0.00% | 0.13% |
| CR+ | CR/LFINF/CDM+ERM/H:2/RES | RES | 7,507 | 52.9K | $210.0M | 0.12% | 0.12% | 0.12% |
| CR/LFINF/CDM+ERM/H:2/COM | COM | 6,218 | 0.0K | $204.8M | 0.10% | 0.00% | 0.12% | |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDN+ERL/H:1/COM | COM | 11,550 | 0.0K | $163.1M | 0.18% | 0.00% | 0.10% |
| CR+ | CR/LFINF/CDM+ERM/H:4/COM | COM | 1,763 | 0.0K | $149.3M | 0.03% | 0.00% | 0.09% |
| CR/LFINF/CDM+ERM/H:1/COM | COM | 9,258 | 0.0K | $130.7M | 0.14% | 0.00% | 0.08% | |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDN+ERL/H:1/RES | RES | 6,812 | 41.9K | $129.7M | 0.11% | 0.10% | 0.08% |
| MR|MCF | MCF/LWAL/CDN+ERL/H:1/IND | IND | 2,097 | 0.0K | $123.0M | 0.03% | 0.00% | 0.07% |
| CR+ | CR/LFINF/CDM+ERM/H:>4/RES | RES | 438 | 36.6K | $116.9M | 0.01% | 0.08% | 0.07% |
| CR/LFINF/CDM+ERM/H:1/RES | RES | 6,633 | 41.1K | $116.8M | 0.10% | 0.09% | 0.07% | |
| S | S/LFM/CDM+ERL/H:2/IND | IND | 822 | 0.0K | $96.5M | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.06% |
| S/LFM/CDM+ERM/H:2/IND | IND | 816 | 0.0K | $95.7M | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.06% | |
| CR+ | CR/LFINF/CDM+ERM/H:>4/COM | COM | 468 | 0.0K | $49.6M | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.03% |
| MR|MCF | MCF/LWAL/CDM+ERL/H:2/IND | IND | 418 | 0.0K | $49.1M | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.03% |
| MCF/LWAL/CDM+ERM/H:2/IND | IND | 389 | 0.0K | $45.6M | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.03% | |
| CR+ | CR/LFINF/CDM+ERM/H:1/IND | IND | 291 | 0.0K | $17.1M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.01% |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDM+ERL/H:1/IND | IND | 236 | 0.0K | $13.9M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.01% |
| S | S/LFM/CDM+ERL/H:1/IND | IND | 146 | 0.0K | $8.6M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.01% |
| S/LFM/CDM+ERM/H:1/IND | IND | 133 | 0.0K | $7.8M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | |
| MR|MCF | MCF/LWAL/CDM+ERM/H:1/IND | IND | 89 | 0.0K | $5.2M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| MCF/LWAL/CDM+ERL/H:1/IND | IND | 81 | 0.0K | $4.8M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |