Cattle — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Cattle — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita was 0.8449 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Afghanistan, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Afghanistan is 0.8449 kg per person, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 24.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Afghanistan peaked at 1.59 kg per person in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.7176 kg per person, in 2001.
Afghanistan ranks 78th of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.38 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 1.46 kg per person | +5.7% |
| 1963 | 1.5 kg per person | +2.8% |
| 1964 | 1.49 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1965 | 1.51 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1966 | 1.58 kg per person | +4.6% |
| 1967 | 1.59 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 1.57 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1969 | 1.52 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1970 | 1.5 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1971 | 1.45 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 1972 | 1.34 kg per person | -7.5% |
| 1973 | 1.26 kg per person | -5.5% |
| 1974 | 1.3 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 1.32 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 1.32 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 1.25 kg per person | -4.9% |
| 1978 | 1.28 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 1.27 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 1.31 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 1.46 kg per person | +11.4% |
| 1982 | 1.59 kg per person | +8.4% |
| 1983 | 1.55 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1984 | 1.28 kg per person | -17.8% |
| 1985 | 1.03 kg per person | -19.5% |
| 1986 | 0.7407 kg per person | -27.9% |
| 1987 | 0.7685 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 0.769 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.7463 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 0.7381 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.8323 kg per person | +12.8% |
| 1992 | 0.8155 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.7558 kg per person | -7.3% |
| 1994 | 0.7456 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.7969 kg per person | +6.9% |
| 1996 | 0.9427 kg per person | +18.3% |
| 1997 | 1 kg per person | +6.2% |
| 1998 | 1.01 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 1.12 kg per person | +10.8% |
| 2000 | 0.9185 kg per person | -17.6% |
| 2001 | 0.7176 kg per person | -21.9% |
| 2002 | 1.12 kg per person | +55.5% |
| 2003 | 1.07 kg per person | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 0.9437 kg per person | -11.5% |
| 2005 | 0.9785 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 1.02 kg per person | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 1.07 kg per person | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 1.15 kg per person | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 1.1 kg per person | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 1.28 kg per person | +15.8% |
| 2011 | 1.2 kg per person | -6.1% |
| 2012 | 1.15 kg per person | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 1.12 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 1.09 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.9809 kg per person | -9.9% |
| 2016 | 0.9519 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 0.8811 kg per person | -7.4% |
| 2018 | 0.8855 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.8653 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.8497 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.8407 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.8483 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.8449 kg per person | -0.4% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 0.8449 kg per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.5093 kg per person, 1.7× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 0.8449 kg per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.1113 kg per person, 7.6× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita 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 | +55.5% | 0.7176 kg per person | 1.12 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.51 kg per person | 1.38 kg per person | 1.59 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.33 kg per person | 1.25 kg per person | 1.5 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.12 kg per person | 0.7407 kg per person | 1.59 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.875 kg per person | 0.7381 kg per person | 1.12 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.01 kg per person | 0.7176 kg per person | 1.15 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.04 kg per person | 0.8653 kg per person | 1.28 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8459 kg per person | 0.8407 kg per person | 0.8497 kg per person | 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 cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Afghanistan?
- Cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Afghanistan was 0.8449 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.59 kg per person in 1982.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7176 kg per person in 2001.
- How does Afghanistan rank for cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita?
- Afghanistan ranks 78th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cattle — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cattle — Manure applied to soils (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cattle — Manure applied to soils (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cattle — Manure applied to soils Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Cattle — Manure applied to soils (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.