All Animals: Losses from manure treated (N content) … square in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: All Animals: Losses from manure treated (N content) … square was 13 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
All Animals — Losses from manure treated (N content), per square in Afghanistan, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for all animals — losses from manure treated (n content), per square in Afghanistan is 13 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all animals — losses from manure treated (n content), per square in Afghanistan peaked at 13.92 kg per square kilometre in 2014 and was at its lowest, 2.82 kg per square kilometre, in 1986.
That places Afghanistan 111th out of 170 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
All Animals: Losses from manure treated (N content) … square in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.08 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 3.19 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1963 | 3.46 kg per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1964 | 3.48 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 3.76 kg per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1966 | 4.1 kg per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1967 | 4.4 kg per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1968 | 4.47 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1969 | 4.46 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 4.37 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1971 | 4.28 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1972 | 4.23 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 4.22 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 4.37 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1975 | 4.48 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 4.55 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 4.32 kg per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1978 | 4.62 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1979 | 4.62 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 4.62 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 4.66 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 4.66 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 4.79 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 4.52 kg per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1985 | 3.76 kg per square kilometre | -16.9% |
| 1986 | 2.82 kg per square kilometre | -25.0% |
| 1987 | 2.92 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 2.96 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 2.96 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 2.98 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 3.85 kg per square kilometre | +29.3% |
| 1992 | 4.09 kg per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1993 | 4.21 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 4.58 kg per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1995 | 5.21 kg per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 1996 | 6.29 kg per square kilometre | +20.8% |
| 1997 | 6.97 kg per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 1998 | 7.31 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 8.36 kg per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 2000 | 6.97 kg per square kilometre | -16.6% |
| 2001 | 5.56 kg per square kilometre | -20.2% |
| 2002 | 9.06 kg per square kilometre | +63.0% |
| 2003 | 9.1 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 8.4 kg per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 2005 | 9.08 kg per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2006 | 9.78 kg per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2007 | 10.45 kg per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2008 | 11.48 kg per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 2009 | 11.47 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 13.59 kg per square kilometre | +18.4% |
| 2011 | 13.24 kg per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 13.74 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 13.86 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 13.92 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 12.39 kg per square kilometre | -11.0% |
| 2016 | 12.34 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 11.77 kg per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 12.1 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 12.18 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 12.34 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 12.5 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 12.78 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 13 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 13 kg per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 7.51 kg per square kilometre, 1.7× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 13 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.61 kg per square kilometre, 5.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where All Animals: Losses from manure treated (N content) … square 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +63.0% | 5.56 kg per square kilometre | 9.06 kg per square kilometre |
| 1991 | +29.3% | 2.98 kg per square kilometre | 3.85 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.82 kg per square kilometre | 3.08 kg per square kilometre | 4.47 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.4 kg per square kilometre | 4.22 kg per square kilometre | 4.62 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.87 kg per square kilometre | 2.82 kg per square kilometre | 4.79 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.39 kg per square kilometre | 2.98 kg per square kilometre | 8.36 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.13 kg per square kilometre | 5.56 kg per square kilometre | 11.48 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.91 kg per square kilometre | 11.77 kg per square kilometre | 13.92 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.66 kg per square kilometre | 12.34 kg per square kilometre | 13 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More environment data for Afghanistan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -19.95 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -17.12 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.547 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.96 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1990)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.7636 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is all animals — losses from manure treated (n content), per square in Afghanistan?
- All animals — losses from manure treated (n content), per square in Afghanistan was 13 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest all animals — losses from manure treated (n content), per square recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 13.92 kg per square kilometre in 2014.
- What is the lowest all animals — losses from manure treated (n content), per square recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.82 kg per square kilometre in 1986.
- How does Afghanistan rank for all animals — losses from manure treated (n content), per square?
- Afghanistan ranks 111th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all animals — losses from manure treated (n content), per square rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. 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 All Animals — Losses from manure treated (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
All Animals — Losses from manure treated (N content) 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.
All Animals — Losses from manure treated (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- All Animals — Losses from manure treated Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
All Animals — Losses from manure treated (N content) 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.