Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 4.79 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Afghanistan, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Afghanistan is 4.79 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 80.5% on the previous year and up 884.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Afghanistan peaked at 20.29 kg/ha in 2017 and was at its lowest, -1.39 kg/ha, in 2009.
Afghanistan ranks 155th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.74 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 2.71 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 1963 | 3.6 kg/ha | +32.9% |
| 1964 | 3.16 kg/ha | -12.2% |
| 1965 | 3.32 kg/ha | +5.1% |
| 1966 | 4.52 kg/ha | +35.9% |
| 1967 | 4.75 kg/ha | +5.2% |
| 1968 | 5.56 kg/ha | +16.9% |
| 1969 | 5.36 kg/ha | -3.6% |
| 1970 | 6.99 kg/ha | +30.4% |
| 1971 | 8.12 kg/ha | +16.2% |
| 1972 | 4.71 kg/ha | -42.0% |
| 1973 | 3.92 kg/ha | -16.6% |
| 1974 | 5.06 kg/ha | +29.0% |
| 1975 | 6.05 kg/ha | +19.6% |
| 1976 | 6.34 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 1977 | 8.42 kg/ha | +32.7% |
| 1978 | 7.26 kg/ha | -13.8% |
| 1979 | 7.2 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 9.24 kg/ha | +28.4% |
| 1981 | 7.79 kg/ha | -15.8% |
| 1982 | 9.59 kg/ha | +23.2% |
| 1983 | 8.88 kg/ha | -7.5% |
| 1984 | 10.28 kg/ha | +15.9% |
| 1985 | 10.12 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 8.68 kg/ha | -14.2% |
| 1987 | 8.88 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 10.04 kg/ha | +13.1% |
| 1989 | 10.32 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 12.61 kg/ha | +22.2% |
| 1991 | 9.22 kg/ha | -26.9% |
| 1992 | 8.87 kg/ha | -3.8% |
| 1993 | 7.93 kg/ha | -10.5% |
| 1994 | 3.82 kg/ha | -51.8% |
| 1995 | 3.1 kg/ha | -19.0% |
| 1996 | 3.5 kg/ha | +13.2% |
| 1997 | 1.63 kg/ha | -53.5% |
| 1998 | 1.7 kg/ha | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 3.46 kg/ha | +103.5% |
| 2000 | 5.32 kg/ha | +53.7% |
| 2001 | 5.91 kg/ha | +10.9% |
| 2002 | 2.94 kg/ha | -50.2% |
| 2003 | 1.26 kg/ha | -57.3% |
| 2004 | 4.26 kg/ha | +239.8% |
| 2005 | -0.292 kg/ha | -106.8% |
| 2006 | 2.19 kg/ha | -851.0% |
| 2007 | -1.23 kg/ha | -156.2% |
| 2008 | 4.75 kg/ha | -485.8% |
| 2009 | -1.39 kg/ha | -129.2% |
| 2010 | 1.32 kg/ha | -195.1% |
| 2011 | 5.97 kg/ha | +351.7% |
| 2012 | 0.2021 kg/ha | -96.6% |
| 2013 | 0.4864 kg/ha | +140.7% |
| 2014 | 3.69 kg/ha | +658.4% |
| 2015 | 8.84 kg/ha | +139.7% |
| 2016 | 11.42 kg/ha | +29.1% |
| 2017 | 20.29 kg/ha | +77.7% |
| 2018 | 14.68 kg/ha | -27.6% |
| 2019 | 10.82 kg/ha | -26.3% |
| 2020 | 7.53 kg/ha | -30.4% |
| 2021 | 4.29 kg/ha | -43.1% |
| 2022 | 2.65 kg/ha | -38.1% |
| 2023 | 4.79 kg/ha | +80.5% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 4.79 kg/ha is below the median for low income countries, which is 12.67 kg/ha, 38% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 4.79 kg/ha is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 63.13 kg/ha, 8% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +851.0% | -0.292 kg/ha | 2.19 kg/ha |
| 2014 | +658.4% | 0.4864 kg/ha | 3.69 kg/ha |
| 2008 | +485.8% | -1.23 kg/ha | 4.75 kg/ha |
| 2011 | +351.7% | 1.32 kg/ha | 5.97 kg/ha |
| 2004 | +239.8% | 1.26 kg/ha | 4.26 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.97 kg/ha | 2.71 kg/ha | 5.56 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 6.41 kg/ha | 3.92 kg/ha | 8.42 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.38 kg/ha | 7.79 kg/ha | 10.32 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.59 kg/ha | 1.63 kg/ha | 12.61 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.37 kg/ha | -1.39 kg/ha | 5.91 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.77 kg/ha | 0.2021 kg/ha | 20.29 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.81 kg/ha | 2.65 kg/ha | 7.53 kg/ha | 4 |
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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 nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Afghanistan?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Afghanistan was 4.79 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 20.29 kg/ha in 2017.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.39 kg/ha in 2009.
- How does Afghanistan rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Afghanistan ranks 155th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 884.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Cropland Nutrient balance domain contains information on the flows of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium from mineral fertilizer, manure applied, atmospheric deposition, crop removal, and biological fixation over cropland and per unit area of cropland. The flows are aggregated to total inputs and total outputs, from which the overall nutrient balance and nutrient use efficiency on cropland are calculated. Statistics are disseminated in units of tonnes and in kg/ha, as appropriate. Nutrient use efficiency is expressed as a fraction (%).