Chickens, layers: Manure left … left square kilometre leaches in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Chickens, layers: Manure left … left square kilometre leaches was 1.13 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) in Afghanistan, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 1.13 kg per square kilometre for chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in 2023.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Afghanistan peaked at 1.35 kg per square kilometre in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.4411 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Afghanistan 98th out of 168 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Chickens, layers: Manure left … left square kilometre leaches in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4411 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.4852 kg per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1963 | 0.5072 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1964 | 0.5293 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1965 | 0.5734 kg per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1966 | 0.6065 kg per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1967 | 0.6936 kg per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 1968 | 0.614 kg per square kilometre | -11.5% |
| 1969 | 0.6616 kg per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1970 | 0.6065 kg per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1971 | 0.5514 kg per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1972 | 0.5514 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.5624 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 0.5624 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.5734 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 0.5734 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.5844 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 0.5844 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.5955 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 0.5955 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.6065 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 0.6065 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.6065 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.6065 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.6065 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.6065 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.6065 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.6065 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.6065 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.6186 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 0.6092 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.5999 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 0.5905 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 0.612 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 0.6175 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.7498 kg per square kilometre | +21.4% |
| 1997 | 0.7609 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.7278 kg per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1999 | 0.6947 kg per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2000 | 0.6396 kg per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 2001 | 0.6506 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 1.14 kg per square kilometre | +74.6% |
| 2003 | 1.16 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 1.21 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 1.35 kg per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 2006 | 1.01 kg per square kilometre | -24.6% |
| 2007 | 0.9042 kg per square kilometre | -10.9% |
| 2008 | 1 kg per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9594 kg per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 0.9042 kg per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 1.06 kg per square kilometre | +17.1% |
| 2012 | 1.05 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 1.05 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.05 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.03 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 1.03 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 1.18 kg per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 2018 | 1.08 kg per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2019 | 1.08 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.1 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 1.12 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 1.12 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.13 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 1.13 kg per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.34 kg per square kilometre, 85% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 1.13 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 5.89 kg per square kilometre, 19% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens, layers: Manure left … left square kilometre leaches 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 | +74.6% | 0.6506 kg per square kilometre | 1.14 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.568 kg per square kilometre | 0.4411 kg per square kilometre | 0.6936 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5745 kg per square kilometre | 0.5514 kg per square kilometre | 0.6065 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6054 kg per square kilometre | 0.5955 kg per square kilometre | 0.6065 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6581 kg per square kilometre | 0.5905 kg per square kilometre | 0.7609 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1 kg per square kilometre | 0.6396 kg per square kilometre | 1.35 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.05 kg per square kilometre | 0.9042 kg per square kilometre | 1.18 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.12 kg per square kilometre | 1.1 kg per square kilometre | 1.13 kg per square kilometre | 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 chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Afghanistan?
- Chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Afghanistan was 1.13 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.35 kg per square kilometre in 2005.
- What is the lowest chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4411 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Afghanistan rank for chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content)?
- Afghanistan ranks 98th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture that leaches Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.