Cattle: Manure left on pasture … unit GDP volatilises in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Cattle: Manure left on pasture … unit GDP volatilises was 0.0012 kg per US$ of GDP in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content), per in Afghanistan, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Afghanistan stood at 0.0012 kg per US$ of GDP.
That represents a change of down 14.0% on the previous year and up 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Afghanistan peaked at 0.0038 kg per US$ of GDP in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.001 kg per US$ of GDP, in 2020.
That places Afghanistan 24th out of 166 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Cattle: Manure left on pasture … unit GDP volatilises in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | kg per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0032 kg per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2001 | 0.0031 kg per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0038 kg per US$ of GDP | +20.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0032 kg per US$ of GDP | -14.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0026 kg per US$ of GDP | -20.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0023 kg per US$ of GDP | -9.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0022 kg per US$ of GDP | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0017 kg per US$ of GDP | -23.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0018 kg per US$ of GDP | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0015 kg per US$ of GDP | -18.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0014 kg per US$ of GDP | -6.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0012 kg per US$ of GDP | -13.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0011 kg per US$ of GDP | -9.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0011 kg per US$ of GDP | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0011 kg per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.001 kg per US$ of GDP | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0011 kg per US$ of GDP | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 0.001 kg per US$ of GDP | -8.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0011 kg per US$ of GDP | +7.2% |
| 2019 | 0.001 kg per US$ of GDP | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 0.001 kg per US$ of GDP | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0014 kg per US$ of GDP | +41.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0014 kg per US$ of GDP | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0012 kg per US$ of GDP | -14.0% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 0.0012 kg per US$ of GDP is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0029 kg per US$ of GDP, 42% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 0.0012 kg per US$ of GDP is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0 kg per US$ of GDP, 27.4× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0025 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0015 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0038 kg per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0011 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.001 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0014 kg per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0013 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.001 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0014 kg per US$ of GDP | 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 0.0012 kg per US$ of GDP 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 0.0038 kg per US$ of GDP in 2002.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.001 kg per US$ of GDP in 2020.
- How does Afghanistan rank for cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per?
- Afghanistan ranks 24th out of 166 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 up 13.6%. 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 unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Cattle — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cattle — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- Cattle — Manure left on pasture that volatilises Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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Cattle — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.