Cattle — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Cattle — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita was 0.7554 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Manure left on pasture 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 left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita in Afghanistan is 0.7554 kg per person, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 26.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita in Afghanistan peaked at 1.24 kg per person in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.6283 kg per person, in 1990.
That places Afghanistan 99th 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 left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.04 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 1.08 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 1963 | 1.12 kg per person | +4.0% |
| 1964 | 1.11 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1965 | 1.14 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 1966 | 1.21 kg per person | +5.3% |
| 1967 | 1.23 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1968 | 1.22 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 1.18 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1970 | 1.15 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1971 | 1.11 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 1972 | 1.04 kg per person | -6.0% |
| 1973 | 0.9937 kg per person | -4.5% |
| 1974 | 1.01 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 1.03 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 1.02 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.9621 kg per person | -5.8% |
| 1978 | 0.9922 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 0.9861 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 1.02 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 1.14 kg per person | +11.4% |
| 1982 | 1.24 kg per person | +8.4% |
| 1983 | 1.24 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 1.06 kg per person | -13.9% |
| 1985 | 0.8588 kg per person | -19.2% |
| 1986 | 0.6287 kg per person | -26.8% |
| 1987 | 0.6532 kg per person | +3.9% |
| 1988 | 0.6537 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.6344 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 0.6283 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.749 kg per person | +19.2% |
| 1992 | 0.7339 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.6764 kg per person | -7.8% |
| 1994 | 0.6714 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.7223 kg per person | +7.6% |
| 1996 | 0.847 kg per person | +17.3% |
| 1997 | 0.9017 kg per person | +6.5% |
| 1998 | 0.9085 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 1 kg per person | +10.5% |
| 2000 | 0.827 kg per person | -17.7% |
| 2001 | 0.6496 kg per person | -21.4% |
| 2002 | 1.01 kg per person | +55.0% |
| 2003 | 0.9572 kg per person | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 0.8491 kg per person | -11.3% |
| 2005 | 0.883 kg per person | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9206 kg per person | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 0.9643 kg per person | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 1.03 kg per person | +7.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9955 kg per person | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 1.15 kg per person | +15.4% |
| 2011 | 1.08 kg per person | -6.1% |
| 2012 | 1.05 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 1.02 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.9963 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 0.8796 kg per person | -11.7% |
| 2016 | 0.8538 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.7906 kg per person | -7.4% |
| 2018 | 0.7924 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.7743 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.7602 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.752 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.7586 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.7554 kg per person | -0.4% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 0.7554 kg per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 3.51 kg per person, 21% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 0.7554 kg per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.4017 kg per person, 1.9× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle — Manure left on pasture 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 | +55.0% | 0.6496 kg per person | 1.01 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.15 kg per person | 1.04 kg per person | 1.23 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.03 kg per person | 0.9621 kg per person | 1.15 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9124 kg per person | 0.6287 kg per person | 1.24 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7843 kg per person | 0.6283 kg per person | 1 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9088 kg per person | 0.6496 kg per person | 1.03 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9393 kg per person | 0.7743 kg per person | 1.15 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7566 kg per person | 0.752 kg per person | 0.7602 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 left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita in Afghanistan?
- Cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita in Afghanistan was 0.7554 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.24 kg per person in 1982.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6283 kg per person in 1990.
- How does Afghanistan rank for cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita?
- Afghanistan ranks 99th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.3%. 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 left on pasture 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 left on pasture 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 left on pasture that leaches (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cattle — Manure left on pasture 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 left on pasture 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.