Cattle: Manure applied to soils … capita volatilises in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Cattle: Manure applied to soils … capita volatilises was 0.169 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content), per in Afghanistan, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in Afghanistan stood at 0.169 kg per person.
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 volatilises (n content), per in Afghanistan peaked at 0.3175 kg per person in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.1435 kg per person, in 2001.
That places Afghanistan 78th out of 167 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 … capita volatilises in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2768 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.2924 kg per person | +5.7% |
| 1963 | 0.3006 kg per person | +2.8% |
| 1964 | 0.2976 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1965 | 0.3022 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1966 | 0.3162 kg per person | +4.6% |
| 1967 | 0.3174 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 0.3137 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1969 | 0.3042 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1970 | 0.2997 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1971 | 0.289 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 1972 | 0.2674 kg per person | -7.5% |
| 1973 | 0.2526 kg per person | -5.5% |
| 1974 | 0.2592 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 0.2645 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 0.2631 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.2502 kg per person | -4.9% |
| 1978 | 0.2552 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 0.2534 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.2628 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 0.2929 kg per person | +11.4% |
| 1982 | 0.3175 kg per person | +8.4% |
| 1983 | 0.3106 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1984 | 0.2554 kg per person | -17.8% |
| 1985 | 0.2055 kg per person | -19.5% |
| 1986 | 0.1481 kg per person | -27.9% |
| 1987 | 0.1537 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 0.1538 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.1493 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 0.1476 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.1665 kg per person | +12.8% |
| 1992 | 0.1631 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1512 kg per person | -7.3% |
| 1994 | 0.1491 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.1594 kg per person | +6.9% |
| 1996 | 0.1885 kg per person | +18.3% |
| 1997 | 0.2002 kg per person | +6.2% |
| 1998 | 0.2014 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.2231 kg per person | +10.8% |
| 2000 | 0.1837 kg per person | -17.6% |
| 2001 | 0.1435 kg per person | -21.9% |
| 2002 | 0.2232 kg per person | +55.5% |
| 2003 | 0.2132 kg per person | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 0.1887 kg per person | -11.5% |
| 2005 | 0.1957 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 0.2049 kg per person | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 0.2143 kg per person | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 0.2294 kg per person | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 0.2206 kg per person | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 0.2554 kg per person | +15.8% |
| 2011 | 0.2397 kg per person | -6.1% |
| 2012 | 0.2299 kg per person | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 0.2231 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2177 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.1962 kg per person | -9.9% |
| 2016 | 0.1904 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1762 kg per person | -7.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1771 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.1731 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1699 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.1681 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1697 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.169 kg per person | -0.4% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 0.169 kg per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.1019 kg per person, 1.7× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 0.169 kg per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0223 kg per person, 7.6× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle: Manure applied to soils … capita volatilises 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% | 0.1435 kg per person | 0.2232 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3023 kg per person | 0.2768 kg per person | 0.3174 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2654 kg per person | 0.2502 kg per person | 0.2997 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.225 kg per person | 0.1481 kg per person | 0.3175 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.175 kg per person | 0.1476 kg per person | 0.2231 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2017 kg per person | 0.1435 kg per person | 0.2294 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2079 kg per person | 0.1731 kg per person | 0.2554 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1692 kg per person | 0.1681 kg per person | 0.1699 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 volatilises (n content), per in Afghanistan?
- Cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in Afghanistan was 0.169 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3175 kg per person in 1982.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1435 kg per person in 2001.
- How does Afghanistan rank for cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per?
- Afghanistan ranks 78th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per 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 volatilises (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 volatilises (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 volatilises (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cattle — Manure applied to soils that volatilises 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 volatilises (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.