Horses — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Horses — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita was 0.0139 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Horses — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita in Afghanistan, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 0.0139 kg per person for horses — manure left on pasture (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 — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita in Afghanistan peaked at 1.41 kg per person in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.0139 kg per person, in 2023.
That places Afghanistan 118th out of 143 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Horses — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.14 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.9924 kg per person | -13.0% |
| 1963 | 1.04 kg per person | +4.9% |
| 1964 | 1.13 kg per person | +8.2% |
| 1965 | 1.21 kg per person | +7.5% |
| 1966 | 1.03 kg per person | -15.1% |
| 1967 | 1 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 1968 | 1.31 kg per person | +30.7% |
| 1969 | 1.27 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 1970 | 1.4 kg per person | +9.8% |
| 1971 | 1.36 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1972 | 1.18 kg per person | -13.2% |
| 1973 | 1.16 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1974 | 1.13 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 1.1 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1976 | 1.08 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1977 | 1.14 kg per person | +5.8% |
| 1978 | 1.14 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 1.11 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1980 | 1.17 kg per person | +5.0% |
| 1981 | 1.29 kg per person | +10.3% |
| 1982 | 1.4 kg per person | +8.6% |
| 1983 | 1.41 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 1.39 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 1.36 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 1.36 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 1.33 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 1.27 kg per person | -4.4% |
| 1989 | 1.2 kg per person | -6.2% |
| 1990 | 1.14 kg per person | -4.6% |
| 1991 | 1.09 kg per person | -4.8% |
| 1992 | 0.8576 kg per person | -21.0% |
| 1993 | 0.5081 kg per person | -40.8% |
| 1994 | 0.2336 kg per person | -54.0% |
| 1995 | 0.2224 kg per person | -4.8% |
| 1996 | 0.2137 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 1997 | 0.2057 kg per person | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 0.1981 kg per person | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 0.1985 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.3055 kg per person | +53.9% |
| 2001 | 0.3032 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.2504 kg per person | -17.4% |
| 2003 | 0.2405 kg per person | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2497 kg per person | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 0.2318 kg per person | -7.2% |
| 2006 | 0.218 kg per person | -5.9% |
| 2007 | 0.2124 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.2322 kg per person | +9.3% |
| 2009 | 0.2446 kg per person | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2644 kg per person | +8.1% |
| 2011 | 0.2341 kg per person | -11.5% |
| 2012 | 0.2211 kg per person | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 0.2053 kg per person | -7.2% |
| 2014 | 0.198 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1941 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.1873 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 0.1861 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.1817 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.1739 kg per person | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0948 kg per person | -45.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0449 kg per person | -52.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0141 kg per person | -68.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0139 kg per person | -1.8% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 0.0139 kg per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.185 kg per person, 7% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 0.0139 kg per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0299 kg per person, 46% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Horses — Manure left on pasture (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% | 0.0449 kg per person | 0.0141 kg per person |
| 2000 | +53.9% | 0.1985 kg per person | 0.3055 kg per person |
| 1994 | -54.0% | 0.5081 kg per person | 0.2336 kg per person |
| 2021 | -52.6% | 0.0948 kg per person | 0.0449 kg per person |
| 2020 | -45.5% | 0.1739 kg per person | 0.0948 kg per person |
| 1993 | -40.8% | 0.8576 kg per person | 0.5081 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.13 kg per person | 0.9924 kg per person | 1.31 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.18 kg per person | 1.08 kg per person | 1.4 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.32 kg per person | 1.17 kg per person | 1.41 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4864 kg per person | 0.1981 kg per person | 1.14 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2488 kg per person | 0.2124 kg per person | 0.3055 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2046 kg per person | 0.1739 kg per person | 0.2644 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0419 kg per person | 0.0139 kg per person | 0.0948 kg per person | 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 — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita in Afghanistan?
- Horses — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita in Afghanistan was 0.0139 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest horses — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.41 kg per person in 1983.
- What is the lowest horses — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0139 kg per person in 2023.
- How does Afghanistan rank for horses — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita?
- Afghanistan ranks 118th out of 143 countries with data for 2023.
- Is horses — manure left on pasture (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 — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Horses — Manure left on pasture (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 — Manure left on pasture (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Horses — Manure left on pasture 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.
About this data
Horses — Manure left on pasture (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.