Horses — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Horses — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita was 0.0146 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Horses — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Afghanistan, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 0.0146 kg per person for horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 93.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Afghanistan peaked at 1.48 kg per person in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.0146 kg per person, in 2023.
Afghanistan ranks 118th of 143 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Horses — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.2 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 1.04 kg per person | -13.0% |
| 1963 | 1.1 kg per person | +4.9% |
| 1964 | 1.18 kg per person | +8.2% |
| 1965 | 1.27 kg per person | +7.5% |
| 1966 | 1.08 kg per person | -15.1% |
| 1967 | 1.06 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 1968 | 1.38 kg per person | +30.7% |
| 1969 | 1.34 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 1970 | 1.47 kg per person | +9.7% |
| 1971 | 1.43 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1972 | 1.24 kg per person | -13.2% |
| 1973 | 1.22 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1974 | 1.19 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 1.16 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1976 | 1.13 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1977 | 1.2 kg per person | +5.8% |
| 1978 | 1.2 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 1.17 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1980 | 1.23 kg per person | +5.0% |
| 1981 | 1.36 kg per person | +10.3% |
| 1982 | 1.47 kg per person | +8.6% |
| 1983 | 1.48 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 1.46 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 1.43 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 1.43 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 1.4 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 1.34 kg per person | -4.4% |
| 1989 | 1.26 kg per person | -6.2% |
| 1990 | 1.2 kg per person | -4.6% |
| 1991 | 1.14 kg per person | -4.8% |
| 1992 | 0.9028 kg per person | -21.0% |
| 1993 | 0.5348 kg per person | -40.8% |
| 1994 | 0.2459 kg per person | -54.0% |
| 1995 | 0.2342 kg per person | -4.8% |
| 1996 | 0.225 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 1997 | 0.2166 kg per person | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 0.2086 kg per person | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 0.209 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.3216 kg per person | +53.9% |
| 2001 | 0.3191 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.2636 kg per person | -17.4% |
| 2003 | 0.2531 kg per person | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2629 kg per person | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 0.244 kg per person | -7.2% |
| 2006 | 0.2295 kg per person | -5.9% |
| 2007 | 0.2236 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.2444 kg per person | +9.3% |
| 2009 | 0.2575 kg per person | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2783 kg per person | +8.1% |
| 2011 | 0.2465 kg per person | -11.5% |
| 2012 | 0.2328 kg per person | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 0.2161 kg per person | -7.2% |
| 2014 | 0.2084 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 0.2043 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.1971 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 0.1959 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.1912 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.183 kg per person | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0997 kg per person | -45.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0473 kg per person | -52.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0149 kg per person | -68.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0146 kg per person | -1.8% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 0.0146 kg per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.1869 kg per person, 8% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 0.0146 kg per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0302 kg per person, 48% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Horses — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | -68.6% | 0.0473 kg per person | 0.0149 kg per person |
| 2000 | +53.9% | 0.209 kg per person | 0.3216 kg per person |
| 1994 | -54.0% | 0.5348 kg per person | 0.2459 kg per person |
| 2021 | -52.6% | 0.0997 kg per person | 0.0473 kg per person |
| 2020 | -45.5% | 0.183 kg per person | 0.0997 kg per person |
| 1993 | -40.8% | 0.9028 kg per person | 0.5348 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.18 kg per person | 1.04 kg per person | 1.38 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.24 kg per person | 1.13 kg per person | 1.47 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.39 kg per person | 1.23 kg per person | 1.48 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.512 kg per person | 0.2086 kg per person | 1.2 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2619 kg per person | 0.2236 kg per person | 0.3216 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2154 kg per person | 0.183 kg per person | 0.2783 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0441 kg per person | 0.0146 kg per person | 0.0997 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
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- 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 horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Afghanistan?
- Horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Afghanistan was 0.0146 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.48 kg per person in 1983.
- What is the lowest horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0146 kg per person in 2023.
- How does Afghanistan rank for horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita?
- Afghanistan ranks 118th out of 143 countries with data for 2023.
- Is horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 93.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Horses — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Horses — Amount excreted in manure (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.
Horses — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Horses — Amount excreted in manure 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.
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Horses — Amount excreted in manure (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.