Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium was 256,540 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium in Afghanistan, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2023, crop residue removal — cropland potassium in Afghanistan stood at 256,540 t.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.7% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crop residue removal — cropland potassium in Afghanistan peaked at 260,723 t in 2018 and was at its lowest, 100,855 t, in 1963.
Afghanistan ranks 31st of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 111,268 t | — |
| 1962 | 109,782 t | -1.3% |
| 1963 | 100,855 t | -8.1% |
| 1964 | 110,168 t | +9.2% |
| 1965 | 112,872 t | +2.5% |
| 1966 | 104,183 t | -7.7% |
| 1967 | 125,536 t | +20.5% |
| 1968 | 132,052 t | +5.2% |
| 1969 | 135,710 t | +2.8% |
| 1970 | 115,119 t | -15.2% |
| 1971 | 102,242 t | -11.2% |
| 1972 | 108,153 t | +5.8% |
| 1973 | 137,371 t | +27.0% |
| 1974 | 139,969 t | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 144,014 t | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 147,117 t | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 133,710 t | -9.1% |
| 1978 | 141,909 t | +6.1% |
| 1979 | 144,916 t | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 146,613 t | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 144,923 t | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 144,219 t | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 147,545 t | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 147,329 t | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 145,976 t | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 145,754 t | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 154,322 t | +5.9% |
| 1988 | 145,050 t | -6.0% |
| 1989 | 139,329 t | -3.9% |
| 1990 | 136,304 t | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 134,484 t | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 130,227 t | -3.2% |
| 1993 | 131,299 t | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 130,993 t | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 138,067 t | +5.4% |
| 1996 | 139,697 t | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 158,283 t | +13.3% |
| 1998 | 164,290 t | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 151,259 t | -7.9% |
| 2000 | 101,498 t | -32.9% |
| 2001 | 122,368 t | +20.6% |
| 2002 | 191,475 t | +56.5% |
| 2003 | 177,424 t | -7.3% |
| 2004 | 158,434 t | -10.7% |
| 2005 | 213,983 t | +35.1% |
| 2006 | 183,446 t | -14.3% |
| 2007 | 226,667 t | +23.6% |
| 2008 | 170,813 t | -24.6% |
| 2009 | 243,764 t | +42.7% |
| 2010 | 237,065 t | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 198,758 t | -16.2% |
| 2012 | 251,476 t | +26.5% |
| 2013 | 257,527 t | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 251,884 t | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 253,590 t | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 230,474 t | -9.1% |
| 2017 | 240,833 t | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 260,723 t | +8.3% |
| 2019 | 257,913 t | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 244,750 t | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 237,789 t | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 240,327 t | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 256,540 t | +6.7% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 256,540 t is above the median for low income countries, which is 42,389 t, 6.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 256,540 t is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 8,058 t, 31.8× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium 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 | +56.5% | 122,368 t | 191,475 t |
| 2009 | +42.7% | 170,813 t | 243,764 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 115,825 t | 100,855 t | 135,710 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 131,452 t | 102,242 t | 147,117 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 146,106 t | 139,329 t | 154,322 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 141,490 t | 130,227 t | 164,290 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 178,987 t | 101,498 t | 243,764 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 244,024 t | 198,758 t | 260,723 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 244,852 t | 237,789 t | 256,540 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 28 Canada 302,256 t compare
- 28 Côte d'Ivoire 85,630 t compare
- 29 Cabo Verde 98.87 t compare
- 29 Romania 281,287 t compare
- 30 Spain 280,004 t compare
- 32 Philippines 255,663 t compare
- 33 Mali 254,664 t compare
- 34 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 249,912 t 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 crop residue removal — cropland potassium in Afghanistan?
- Crop residue removal — cropland potassium in Afghanistan was 256,540 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest crop residue removal — cropland potassium recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 260,723 t in 2018.
- What is the lowest crop residue removal — cropland potassium recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 100,855 t in 1963.
- How does Afghanistan rank for crop residue removal — cropland potassium?
- Afghanistan ranks 31st out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is crop residue removal — cropland potassium rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Cropland Nutrient balance domain contains information on the flows of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium from mineral fertilizer, manure applied, atmospheric deposition, crop removal, and biological fixation over cropland and per unit area of cropland. The flows are aggregated to total inputs and total outputs, from which the overall nutrient balance and nutrient use efficiency on cropland are calculated. Statistics are disseminated in units of tonnes and in kg/ha, as appropriate. Nutrient use efficiency is expressed as a fraction (%).