Horses — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Horses — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre was 0.9269 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Horses — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Afghanistan, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 0.9269 kg per square kilometre for horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 91.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Afghanistan peaked at 25.43 kg per square kilometre in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.924 kg per square kilometre, in 2022.
Afghanistan ranks 121st of 143 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Horses — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 16.96 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 15.06 kg per square kilometre | -11.2% |
| 1963 | 16.13 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1964 | 17.83 kg per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1965 | 19.61 kg per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1966 | 17.03 kg per square kilometre | -13.1% |
| 1967 | 17.03 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 22.79 kg per square kilometre | +33.8% |
| 1969 | 22.61 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 25.43 kg per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1971 | 25.43 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 22.61 kg per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 1973 | 22.67 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 22.67 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 22.67 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 22.67 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 24.51 kg per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1978 | 25.12 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 24.51 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1980 | 24.81 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 24.81 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 24.81 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 24.81 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 25.12 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 25.12 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 25.12 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 24.51 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 23.71 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1989 | 22.91 kg per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1990 | 22.18 kg per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1991 | 21.44 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1992 | 18.38 kg per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 1993 | 12.25 kg per square kilometre | -33.3% |
| 1994 | 6.13 kg per square kilometre | -50.0% |
| 1995 | 6.13 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 6.13 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 6.13 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 6.13 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 6.37 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 9.93 kg per square kilometre | +55.8% |
| 2001 | 9.93 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 8.64 kg per square kilometre | -13.0% |
| 2003 | 8.82 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 9.5 kg per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2005 | 9.13 kg per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 8.94 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 8.88 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 9.93 kg per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 2009 | 10.84 kg per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2010 | 12.07 kg per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 2011 | 11.09 kg per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 2012 | 10.91 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 10.48 kg per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 10.48 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 10.6 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 10.49 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 10.72 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 10.77 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 10.62 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 5.97 kg per square kilometre | -43.8% |
| 2021 | 2.9 kg per square kilometre | -51.5% |
| 2022 | 0.924 kg per square kilometre | -68.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9269 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 0.9269 kg per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 5.84 kg per square kilometre, 16% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 0.9269 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3.48 kg per square kilometre, 27% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Horses — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre 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 | -68.1% | 2.9 kg per square kilometre | 0.924 kg per square kilometre |
| 2000 | +55.8% | 6.37 kg per square kilometre | 9.93 kg per square kilometre |
| 2021 | -51.5% | 5.97 kg per square kilometre | 2.9 kg per square kilometre |
| 1994 | -50.0% | 12.25 kg per square kilometre | 6.13 kg per square kilometre |
| 2020 | -43.8% | 10.62 kg per square kilometre | 5.97 kg per square kilometre |
| 1968 | +33.8% | 17.03 kg per square kilometre | 22.79 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.34 kg per square kilometre | 15.06 kg per square kilometre | 22.79 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 23.83 kg per square kilometre | 22.61 kg per square kilometre | 25.43 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 24.57 kg per square kilometre | 22.91 kg per square kilometre | 25.12 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.13 kg per square kilometre | 6.13 kg per square kilometre | 22.18 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.45 kg per square kilometre | 8.64 kg per square kilometre | 10.84 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.82 kg per square kilometre | 10.48 kg per square kilometre | 12.07 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.68 kg per square kilometre | 0.924 kg per square kilometre | 5.97 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 horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Afghanistan?
- Horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Afghanistan was 0.9269 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 25.43 kg per square kilometre in 1970.
- What is the lowest horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.924 kg per square kilometre in 2022.
- How does Afghanistan rank for horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre?
- Afghanistan ranks 121st out of 143 countries with data for 2023.
- Is horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 91.2%. 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 Horses — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Horses — Amount excreted in manure 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
Horses — Amount excreted in manure (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.