Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita was 0.2535 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches (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 that leaches (n content), per capita in Afghanistan is 0.2535 kg per person, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 24.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita in Afghanistan peaked at 0.4762 kg per person in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.2153 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 that leaches (N content), per capita in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4151 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.4386 kg per person | +5.7% |
| 1963 | 0.4509 kg per person | +2.8% |
| 1964 | 0.4464 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1965 | 0.4534 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1966 | 0.4743 kg per person | +4.6% |
| 1967 | 0.4761 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 0.4705 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1969 | 0.4564 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1970 | 0.4495 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1971 | 0.4335 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 1972 | 0.4012 kg per person | -7.5% |
| 1973 | 0.3789 kg per person | -5.5% |
| 1974 | 0.3888 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 0.3968 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 0.3947 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.3753 kg per person | -4.9% |
| 1978 | 0.3828 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 0.3801 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.3942 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 0.4393 kg per person | +11.4% |
| 1982 | 0.4762 kg per person | +8.4% |
| 1983 | 0.4659 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1984 | 0.3832 kg per person | -17.8% |
| 1985 | 0.3083 kg per person | -19.5% |
| 1986 | 0.2222 kg per person | -27.9% |
| 1987 | 0.2305 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 0.2307 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.2239 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 0.2214 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.2497 kg per person | +12.8% |
| 1992 | 0.2446 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.2267 kg per person | -7.3% |
| 1994 | 0.2237 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.2391 kg per person | +6.9% |
| 1996 | 0.2828 kg per person | +18.3% |
| 1997 | 0.3004 kg per person | +6.2% |
| 1998 | 0.3021 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.3346 kg per person | +10.8% |
| 2000 | 0.2756 kg per person | -17.6% |
| 2001 | 0.2153 kg per person | -21.9% |
| 2002 | 0.3347 kg per person | +55.5% |
| 2003 | 0.3198 kg per person | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 0.2831 kg per person | -11.5% |
| 2005 | 0.2936 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 0.3074 kg per person | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 0.3214 kg per person | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 0.3441 kg per person | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 0.3309 kg per person | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 0.3831 kg per person | +15.8% |
| 2011 | 0.3596 kg per person | -6.1% |
| 2012 | 0.3449 kg per person | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 0.3347 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3266 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.2943 kg per person | -9.9% |
| 2016 | 0.2856 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2643 kg per person | -7.4% |
| 2018 | 0.2657 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.2596 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.2549 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.2522 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.2545 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.2535 kg per person | -0.4% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 0.2535 kg per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.1528 kg per person, 1.7× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 0.2535 kg per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0334 kg per person, 7.6× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches (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% | 0.2153 kg per person | 0.3347 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4535 kg per person | 0.4151 kg per person | 0.4761 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3982 kg per person | 0.3753 kg per person | 0.4495 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3374 kg per person | 0.2222 kg per person | 0.4762 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2625 kg per person | 0.2214 kg per person | 0.3346 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3026 kg per person | 0.2153 kg per person | 0.3441 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3118 kg per person | 0.2596 kg per person | 0.3831 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2538 kg per person | 0.2522 kg per person | 0.2549 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 that leaches (n content), per capita in Afghanistan?
- Cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita in Afghanistan was 0.2535 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4762 kg per person in 1982.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2153 kg per person in 2001.
- How does Afghanistan rank for cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita?
- Afghanistan ranks 78th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (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 that leaches (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 that leaches (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 that leaches (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches 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 that leaches (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.