Chickens: Manure applied to soils … applied square kilometre leaches in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Chickens: Manure applied to soils … applied square kilometre leaches was 1.66 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chickens — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per in Afghanistan, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, chickens — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per in Afghanistan stood at 1.66 kg per square kilometre.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per in Afghanistan peaked at 1.84 kg per square kilometre in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.6006 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Afghanistan 140th out of 168 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Chickens: Manure applied to soils … applied square kilometre leaches in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.6006 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.6363 kg per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1963 | 0.6542 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1964 | 0.6901 kg per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1965 | 0.7258 kg per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1966 | 0.7661 kg per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1967 | 0.8732 kg per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 1968 | 0.8133 kg per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 1969 | 0.8333 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1970 | 0.7842 kg per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1971 | 0.762 kg per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1972 | 0.762 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.7755 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 0.7755 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.7889 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 0.7889 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.8024 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 0.7933 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 0.8158 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 0.8158 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.8382 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 0.8382 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.8473 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.8563 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.8653 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.8743 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.8653 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.8563 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.8473 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 0.8431 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.8303 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.8176 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 0.8048 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 0.8044 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.8428 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 1.02 kg per square kilometre | +21.2% |
| 1997 | 1.03 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.9976 kg per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 0.9458 kg per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2000 | 0.8746 kg per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 2001 | 0.8779 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 1.55 kg per square kilometre | +76.7% |
| 2003 | 1.58 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 1.66 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 1.84 kg per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 2006 | 1.39 kg per square kilometre | -24.5% |
| 2007 | 1.18 kg per square kilometre | -15.2% |
| 2008 | 1.37 kg per square kilometre | +16.0% |
| 2009 | 1.3 kg per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 1.52 kg per square kilometre | +16.9% |
| 2011 | 1.63 kg per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2012 | 1.61 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 1.51 kg per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 2014 | 1.42 kg per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 1.48 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 1.49 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 1.7 kg per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 2018 | 1.57 kg per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 2019 | 1.57 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 1.6 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 1.63 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 1.63 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.66 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 1.66 kg per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.66 kg per square kilometre, 100% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 1.66 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 13.75 kg per square kilometre, 12% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens: Manure applied to soils … applied 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 | +76.7% | 0.8779 kg per square kilometre | 1.55 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7326 kg per square kilometre | 0.6006 kg per square kilometre | 0.8732 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.7849 kg per square kilometre | 0.762 kg per square kilometre | 0.8158 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8504 kg per square kilometre | 0.8158 kg per square kilometre | 0.8743 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8935 kg per square kilometre | 0.8044 kg per square kilometre | 1.03 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.36 kg per square kilometre | 0.8746 kg per square kilometre | 1.84 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.55 kg per square kilometre | 1.42 kg per square kilometre | 1.7 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.63 kg per square kilometre | 1.6 kg per square kilometre | 1.66 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 137 Bhutan 1.76 kg per square kilometre compare
- 138 Guinea-Bissau 1.68 kg per square kilometre compare
- 139 Madagascar 1.66 kg per square kilometre compare
- 141 Australia 1.59 kg per square kilometre compare
- 142 South Sudan 1.34 kg per square kilometre compare
- 143 Zambia 1.3 kg per square kilometre compare
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 — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per in Afghanistan?
- Chickens — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per in Afghanistan was 1.66 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.84 kg per square kilometre in 2005.
- What is the lowest chickens — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6006 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Afghanistan rank for chickens — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per?
- Afghanistan ranks 140th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. 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 — Manure applied to soils 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 — Manure applied to soils 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 — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chickens — Manure applied to soils 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 — Manure applied to soils 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.