Horses: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre volatilises in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Horses: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre volatilises was 0.1761 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Horses — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content), per in Afghanistan, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for horses — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Afghanistan is 0.1761 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 91.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, horses — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Afghanistan peaked at 4.83 kg per square kilometre in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.1756 kg per square kilometre, in 2022.
That places Afghanistan 121st out of 143 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Horses: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre volatilises in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.22 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 2.86 kg per square kilometre | -11.2% |
| 1963 | 3.06 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1964 | 3.39 kg per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1965 | 3.73 kg per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1966 | 3.24 kg per square kilometre | -13.1% |
| 1967 | 3.24 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 4.33 kg per square kilometre | +33.8% |
| 1969 | 4.3 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 4.83 kg per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1971 | 4.83 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 4.3 kg per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 1973 | 4.31 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 4.31 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 4.31 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 4.31 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 4.66 kg per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1978 | 4.77 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 4.66 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1980 | 4.71 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 4.71 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 4.71 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 4.71 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 4.77 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 4.77 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 4.77 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 4.66 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 4.5 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1989 | 4.35 kg per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1990 | 4.21 kg per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1991 | 4.07 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1992 | 3.49 kg per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 1993 | 2.33 kg per square kilometre | -33.3% |
| 1994 | 1.16 kg per square kilometre | -50.0% |
| 1995 | 1.16 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.16 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1.16 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1.16 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1.21 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 1.89 kg per square kilometre | +55.8% |
| 2001 | 1.89 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.64 kg per square kilometre | -13.0% |
| 2003 | 1.68 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 1.8 kg per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2005 | 1.73 kg per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 1.7 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 1.69 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 1.89 kg per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 2009 | 2.06 kg per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2010 | 2.29 kg per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 2011 | 2.11 kg per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 2012 | 2.07 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 1.99 kg per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 1.99 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.01 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 1.99 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 2.04 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 2.05 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 2.02 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 1.14 kg per square kilometre | -43.8% |
| 2021 | 0.551 kg per square kilometre | -51.5% |
| 2022 | 0.1756 kg per square kilometre | -68.1% |
| 2023 | 0.1761 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 0.1761 kg per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.16 kg per square kilometre, 15% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 0.1761 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.6882 kg per square kilometre, 26% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Horses: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre volatilises 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% | 0.551 kg per square kilometre | 0.1756 kg per square kilometre |
| 2000 | +55.8% | 1.21 kg per square kilometre | 1.89 kg per square kilometre |
| 2021 | -51.5% | 1.14 kg per square kilometre | 0.551 kg per square kilometre |
| 1994 | -50.0% | 2.33 kg per square kilometre | 1.16 kg per square kilometre |
| 2020 | -43.8% | 2.02 kg per square kilometre | 1.14 kg per square kilometre |
| 1968 | +33.8% | 3.24 kg per square kilometre | 4.33 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.48 kg per square kilometre | 2.86 kg per square kilometre | 4.33 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.53 kg per square kilometre | 4.3 kg per square kilometre | 4.83 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.67 kg per square kilometre | 4.35 kg per square kilometre | 4.77 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.11 kg per square kilometre | 1.16 kg per square kilometre | 4.21 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.8 kg per square kilometre | 1.64 kg per square kilometre | 2.06 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.06 kg per square kilometre | 1.99 kg per square kilometre | 2.29 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5095 kg per square kilometre | 0.1756 kg per square kilometre | 1.14 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 118 Cameroon 0.262 kg per square kilometre compare
- 119 Libya 0.2098 kg per square kilometre compare
- 120 Jordan 0.2022 kg per square kilometre compare
- 122 Algeria 0.1637 kg per square kilometre compare
- 123 Sri Lanka 0.15 kg per square kilometre compare
- 124 Ghana 0.1196 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 left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Afghanistan?
- Horses — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Afghanistan was 0.1761 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest horses — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 4.83 kg per square kilometre in 1970.
- What is the lowest horses — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1756 kg per square kilometre in 2022.
- How does Afghanistan rank for horses — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per?
- Afghanistan ranks 121st out of 143 countries with data for 2023.
- Is horses — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per 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 left on pasture that volatilises (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Horses — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (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 left on pasture that volatilises (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Horses — Manure left on pasture that volatilises 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 left on pasture that volatilises (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.