Horses: Manure applied to soils … applied square kilometre leaches in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Horses: Manure applied to soils … applied square kilometre leaches was 0.0139 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Horses — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per square in Afghanistan, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, horses — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square in Afghanistan stood at 0.0139 kg per square kilometre.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 91.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, horses — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square in Afghanistan peaked at 0.3814 kg per square kilometre in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.0139 kg per square kilometre, in 2022.
That places Afghanistan 98th out of 143 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Horses: Manure applied to soils … applied square kilometre leaches in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2544 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.2259 kg per square kilometre | -11.2% |
| 1963 | 0.2419 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1964 | 0.2674 kg per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1965 | 0.2941 kg per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1966 | 0.2555 kg per square kilometre | -13.1% |
| 1967 | 0.2555 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.3419 kg per square kilometre | +33.8% |
| 1969 | 0.3391 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 0.3814 kg per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1971 | 0.3814 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.3391 kg per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 1973 | 0.34 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.34 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.34 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.34 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.3676 kg per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1978 | 0.3768 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 0.3676 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1980 | 0.3722 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 0.3722 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.3722 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.3722 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.3768 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.3768 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.3768 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.3676 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 0.3557 kg per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1989 | 0.3437 kg per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1990 | 0.3327 kg per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1991 | 0.3217 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1992 | 0.2757 kg per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 1993 | 0.1838 kg per square kilometre | -33.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0919 kg per square kilometre | -50.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0919 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0919 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0919 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0919 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0956 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1489 kg per square kilometre | +55.8% |
| 2001 | 0.1489 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1296 kg per square kilometre | -13.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1323 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1424 kg per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2005 | 0.1369 kg per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 0.1342 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1333 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1489 kg per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 2009 | 0.1627 kg per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2010 | 0.181 kg per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1663 kg per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1636 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.1572 kg per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 0.1572 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.159 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1573 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1608 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.1616 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.1593 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0896 kg per square kilometre | -43.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0435 kg per square kilometre | -51.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0139 kg per square kilometre | -68.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0139 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 0.0139 kg per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.035 kg per square kilometre, 40% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Horses: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | -68.1% | 0.0435 kg per square kilometre | 0.0139 kg per square kilometre |
| 2000 | +55.8% | 0.0956 kg per square kilometre | 0.1489 kg per square kilometre |
| 2021 | -51.5% | 0.0896 kg per square kilometre | 0.0435 kg per square kilometre |
| 1994 | -50.0% | 0.1838 kg per square kilometre | 0.0919 kg per square kilometre |
| 2020 | -43.8% | 0.1593 kg per square kilometre | 0.0896 kg per square kilometre |
| 1968 | +33.8% | 0.2555 kg per square kilometre | 0.3419 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2751 kg per square kilometre | 0.2259 kg per square kilometre | 0.3419 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3574 kg per square kilometre | 0.3391 kg per square kilometre | 0.3814 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3686 kg per square kilometre | 0.3437 kg per square kilometre | 0.3768 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1669 kg per square kilometre | 0.0919 kg per square kilometre | 0.3327 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1418 kg per square kilometre | 0.1296 kg per square kilometre | 0.1627 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1623 kg per square kilometre | 0.1572 kg per square kilometre | 0.181 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0402 kg per square kilometre | 0.0139 kg per square kilometre | 0.0896 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 95 Zimbabwe 0.0175 kg per square kilometre compare
- 96 Mauritius 0.0174 kg per square kilometre compare
- 97 Mauritania 0.0157 kg per square kilometre compare
- 99 Namibia 0.012 kg per square kilometre compare
- 100 Sri Lanka 0.0118 kg per square kilometre compare
- 101 Grenada 0.0106 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 horses — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square in Afghanistan?
- Horses — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square in Afghanistan was 0.0139 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest horses — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3814 kg per square kilometre in 1970.
- What is the lowest horses — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0139 kg per square kilometre in 2022.
- How does Afghanistan rank for horses — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square?
- Afghanistan ranks 98th out of 143 countries with data for 2023.
- Is horses — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square 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 — 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
Horses — 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.
Horses — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Horses — 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
Horses — 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.