Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 0.9911 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Afghanistan, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Afghanistan is 0.9911 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Afghanistan peaked at 1.65 kg/ha in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.7382 kg/ha, in 2017.
That places Afghanistan 164th out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8842 kg/ha | 0.8032 kg/ha | 0.9288 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.9631 kg/ha | 0.8704 kg/ha | 1.01 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8787 kg/ha | 0.8272 kg/ha | 0.9954 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9884 kg/ha | 0.8681 kg/ha | 1.21 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9585 kg/ha | 0.8552 kg/ha | 1.13 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.19 kg/ha | 0.7382 kg/ha | 1.65 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9824 kg/ha | 0.9409 kg/ha | 1.01 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 161 Lesotho 1.2 kg/ha compare
- 162 Turkmenistan 1.13 kg/ha compare
- 163 Luxembourg 1.07 kg/ha compare
- 165 Belgium-Luxembourg 0.9334 kg/ha compare
- 166 Portugal 0.9083 kg/ha compare
- 167 Dominica 0.8955 kg/ha compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Afghanistan?
- Biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Afghanistan was 0.9911 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.65 kg/ha in 2015.
- What is the lowest biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7382 kg/ha in 2017.
- How does Afghanistan rank for biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Afghanistan ranks 164th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Cropland Nutrient balance domain contains information on the flows of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium from mineral fertilizer, manure applied, atmospheric deposition, crop removal, and biological fixation over cropland and per unit area of cropland. The flows are aggregated to total inputs and total outputs, from which the overall nutrient balance and nutrient use efficiency on cropland are calculated. Statistics are disseminated in units of tonnes and in kg/ha, as appropriate. Nutrient use efficiency is expressed as a fraction (%).