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 149th out of 176 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.
Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.8675 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.8676 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.8731 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 0.9057 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 1965 | 0.9175 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 0.9288 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 0.8032 kg/ha | -13.5% |
| 1968 | 0.8936 kg/ha | +11.3% |
| 1969 | 0.9004 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 0.897 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 0.8704 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 1972 | 0.9394 kg/ha | +7.9% |
| 1973 | 0.9818 kg/ha | +4.5% |
| 1974 | 0.969 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 0.9711 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.9872 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 1 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 1.01 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 1 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.9954 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 0.9761 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 0.8723 kg/ha | -10.6% |
| 1983 | 0.842 kg/ha | -3.5% |
| 1984 | 0.8272 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 1985 | 0.8564 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 1986 | 0.8334 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 1987 | 0.8737 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 1988 | 0.8812 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.8291 kg/ha | -5.9% |
| 1990 | 0.8681 kg/ha | +4.7% |
| 1991 | 0.8793 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.8895 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.9467 kg/ha | +6.4% |
| 1994 | 1.03 kg/ha | +8.4% |
| 1995 | 1.05 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 1.21 kg/ha | +15.7% |
| 1997 | 1.07 kg/ha | -11.4% |
| 1998 | 1.04 kg/ha | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 0.9011 kg/ha | -13.0% |
| 2000 | 0.8819 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.8552 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 0.9025 kg/ha | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 0.8706 kg/ha | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 1.02 kg/ha | +17.3% |
| 2005 | 0.9672 kg/ha | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 0.9164 kg/ha | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 0.9385 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 1.1 kg/ha | +17.1% |
| 2009 | 1.13 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 1.23 kg/ha | +8.5% |
| 2011 | 1.36 kg/ha | +10.5% |
| 2012 | 1.37 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 1.27 kg/ha | -6.9% |
| 2014 | 1.34 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 1.65 kg/ha | +23.8% |
| 2016 | 1.24 kg/ha | -24.9% |
| 2017 | 0.7382 kg/ha | -40.6% |
| 2018 | 0.8144 kg/ha | +10.3% |
| 2019 | 0.8811 kg/ha | +8.2% |
| 2020 | 0.9409 kg/ha | +6.8% |
| 2021 | 0.9869 kg/ha | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 1.01 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.9911 kg/ha | -1.9% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 0.9911 kg/ha is below the median for low income countries, which is 12.63 kg/ha, 8% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 0.9911 kg/ha is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.76 kg/ha, 56% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | -40.6% | 1.24 kg/ha | 0.7382 kg/ha |
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
- 146 Lesotho 1.2 kg/ha compare
- 147 Turkmenistan 1.13 kg/ha compare
- 148 Luxembourg 1.07 kg/ha compare
- 150 Belgium-Luxembourg 0.9334 kg/ha compare
- 151 Portugal 0.9083 kg/ha compare
- 152 Dominica 0.8955 kg/ha 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 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 149th out of 176 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 (%).