Cattle: Manure left on pasture that volatilises … capita volatilises in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Cattle: Manure left on pasture that volatilises … capita volatilises was 0.5036 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content), per in Afghanistan, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 0.5036 kg per person for cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 26.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Afghanistan peaked at 0.8237 kg per person in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.4189 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 volatilises … capita volatilises in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.6925 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.7207 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 1963 | 0.7497 kg per person | +4.0% |
| 1964 | 0.7404 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1965 | 0.7632 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 1966 | 0.8037 kg per person | +5.3% |
| 1967 | 0.8199 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1968 | 0.8116 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 0.7884 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1970 | 0.7683 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1971 | 0.7381 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 1972 | 0.6936 kg per person | -6.0% |
| 1973 | 0.6625 kg per person | -4.5% |
| 1974 | 0.676 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 0.6844 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 0.6808 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.6414 kg per person | -5.8% |
| 1978 | 0.6615 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 0.6574 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 0.6817 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 0.7595 kg per person | +11.4% |
| 1982 | 0.8237 kg per person | +8.5% |
| 1983 | 0.8234 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.7087 kg per person | -13.9% |
| 1985 | 0.5726 kg per person | -19.2% |
| 1986 | 0.4192 kg per person | -26.8% |
| 1987 | 0.4355 kg per person | +3.9% |
| 1988 | 0.4358 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.4229 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 0.4189 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.4993 kg per person | +19.2% |
| 1992 | 0.4893 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.451 kg per person | -7.8% |
| 1994 | 0.4476 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.4815 kg per person | +7.6% |
| 1996 | 0.5647 kg per person | +17.3% |
| 1997 | 0.6011 kg per person | +6.5% |
| 1998 | 0.6057 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.6695 kg per person | +10.5% |
| 2000 | 0.5513 kg per person | -17.7% |
| 2001 | 0.4331 kg per person | -21.4% |
| 2002 | 0.6715 kg per person | +55.0% |
| 2003 | 0.6381 kg per person | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 0.5661 kg per person | -11.3% |
| 2005 | 0.5887 kg per person | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 0.6138 kg per person | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 0.6429 kg per person | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 0.6895 kg per person | +7.3% |
| 2009 | 0.6637 kg per person | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 0.766 kg per person | +15.4% |
| 2011 | 0.7192 kg per person | -6.1% |
| 2012 | 0.7023 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.6829 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.6642 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 0.5864 kg per person | -11.7% |
| 2016 | 0.5692 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.5271 kg per person | -7.4% |
| 2018 | 0.5283 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.5162 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.5068 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.5014 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.5057 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.5036 kg per person | -0.4% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 0.5036 kg per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 2.34 kg per person, 21% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 0.5036 kg per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2678 kg per person, 1.9× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle: Manure left on pasture that volatilises … 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 | +55.0% | 0.4331 kg per person | 0.6715 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7656 kg per person | 0.6925 kg per person | 0.8199 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6864 kg per person | 0.6414 kg per person | 0.7683 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6083 kg per person | 0.4192 kg per person | 0.8237 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5229 kg per person | 0.4189 kg per person | 0.6695 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6059 kg per person | 0.4331 kg per person | 0.6895 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6262 kg per person | 0.5162 kg per person | 0.766 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5044 kg per person | 0.5014 kg per person | 0.5068 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 volatilises (n content), per in Afghanistan?
- Cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Afghanistan was 0.5036 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8237 kg per person in 1982.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4189 kg per person in 1990.
- How does Afghanistan rank for cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per?
- Afghanistan ranks 99th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per 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 volatilises (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 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 left on pasture that volatilises (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cattle — Manure left on pasture 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 left on pasture 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.