All Animals: Manure applied … applied square kilometre leaches in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: All Animals: Manure applied … applied square kilometre leaches was 32.92 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
All Animals — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per in Afghanistan, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for all animals — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per in Afghanistan is 32.92 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all animals — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per in Afghanistan peaked at 34.84 kg per square kilometre in 2011 and was at its lowest, 16.53 kg per square kilometre, in 1986.
Afghanistan ranks 113th of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
All Animals: Manure applied … applied square kilometre leaches in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 25.87 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 26.24 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 26.95 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1964 | 27.51 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1965 | 28.34 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1966 | 29.72 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1967 | 30.03 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 31.01 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1969 | 30.9 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 31.07 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 30.83 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 22.01 kg per square kilometre | -28.6% |
| 1973 | 24.88 kg per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 1974 | 27.22 kg per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1975 | 29.92 kg per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 1976 | 30.78 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 29.73 kg per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1978 | 28.95 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1979 | 28.23 kg per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1980 | 28.5 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 28.82 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 28.8 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 26.65 kg per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 1984 | 23.5 kg per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 1985 | 21.04 kg per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 1986 | 16.53 kg per square kilometre | -21.4% |
| 1987 | 18.19 kg per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1988 | 20.17 kg per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 1989 | 20.14 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 20.16 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 20.82 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 20.52 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 20.29 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 20.74 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 21.33 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 24.04 kg per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 1997 | 26.27 kg per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1998 | 28.1 kg per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1999 | 31.05 kg per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 2000 | 26.62 kg per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 2001 | 23.04 kg per square kilometre | -13.4% |
| 2002 | 24.32 kg per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 24.87 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 25.13 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 26.31 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 25.26 kg per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 24.42 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 28.48 kg per square kilometre | +16.6% |
| 2009 | 29.73 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 33.96 kg per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 2011 | 34.84 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 34.25 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 33.49 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 33.92 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 32.83 kg per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 32.7 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 32.72 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 32.77 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 32.53 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 32.52 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 32.63 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 32.82 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 32.92 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 32.92 kg per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 25.49 kg per square kilometre, 1.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 32.92 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 25.14 kg per square kilometre, 1.3× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where All Animals: Manure applied … applied square kilometre leaches 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | -28.6% | 30.83 kg per square kilometre | 22.01 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 28.51 kg per square kilometre | 25.87 kg per square kilometre | 31.01 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 28.36 kg per square kilometre | 22.01 kg per square kilometre | 31.07 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 23.23 kg per square kilometre | 16.53 kg per square kilometre | 28.82 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.33 kg per square kilometre | 20.16 kg per square kilometre | 31.05 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.82 kg per square kilometre | 23.04 kg per square kilometre | 29.73 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.4 kg per square kilometre | 32.53 kg per square kilometre | 34.84 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.72 kg per square kilometre | 32.52 kg per square kilometre | 32.92 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 110 French Polynesia 34.14 kg per square kilometre compare
- 111 Mongolia 33.48 kg per square kilometre compare
- 112 Ethiopia 33.41 kg per square kilometre compare
- 114 Tunisia 32.58 kg per square kilometre compare
- 115 Eswatini 32 kg per square kilometre compare
- 116 Sierra Leone 29.95 kg per square kilometre compare
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 — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per in Afghanistan?
- All animals — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per in Afghanistan was 32.92 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest all animals — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 34.84 kg per square kilometre in 2011.
- What is the lowest all animals — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.53 kg per square kilometre in 1986.
- How does Afghanistan rank for all animals — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per?
- Afghanistan ranks 113th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all animals — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of All Animals — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
All Animals — Manure applied to soils that leaches (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 — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- All Animals — Manure applied to soils that leaches 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 — Manure applied to soils that leaches (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.