Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity was 0 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity in Afghanistan, 1976–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — export quantity in Afghanistan is 0 t, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 49 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — export quantity in Afghanistan peaked at 27,600 t in 1979 and was at its lowest, 0 t, in 1991.
That places Afghanistan 138th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 9,200 t | — |
| 1977 | 6,414 t | -30.3% |
| 1978 | 18,400 t | +186.9% |
| 1979 | 27,600 t | +50.0% |
| 1980 | 18,400 t | -33.3% |
| 1981 | 11,628 t | -36.8% |
| 1982 | 11,628 t | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 13,800 t | +18.7% |
| 1984 | 4,600 t | -66.7% |
| 1985 | 5,600 t | +21.7% |
| 1986 | 13,800 t | +146.4% |
| 1987 | 15,800 t | +14.5% |
| 1988 | 11,000 t | -30.4% |
| 1989 | 13,800 t | +25.5% |
| 1990 | 15,600 t | +13.0% |
| 1991 | 0 t | -100.0% |
| 1992 | 0 t | — |
| 1993 | 0 t | — |
| 1994 | 0 t | — |
| 1995 | 0 t | — |
| 1996 | 0 t | — |
| 1997 | 0 t | — |
| 1998 | 0 t | — |
| 1999 | 0 t | — |
| 2000 | 0 t | — |
| 2001 | 0 t | — |
| 2002 | 22 t | — |
| 2003 | 54 t | +145.5% |
| 2004 | 34 t | -37.0% |
| 2005 | 14 t | -58.8% |
| 2006 | 308 t | +2100.0% |
| 2007 | 602 t | +95.5% |
| 2008 | 896 t | +48.8% |
| 2009 | 452 t | -49.6% |
| 2010 | 7 t | -98.5% |
| 2011 | 0 t | -100.0% |
| 2012 | 0 t | — |
| 2013 | 13 t | — |
| 2014 | 27 t | +107.7% |
| 2015 | 0 t | -100.0% |
| 2016 | 22 t | — |
| 2017 | 5 t | -77.3% |
| 2018 | 0 t | -100.0% |
| 2019 | 22 t | — |
| 2020 | 0 t | -100.0% |
| 2021 | 117 t | — |
| 2022 | 769 t | +557.3% |
| 2023 | 3,107 t | +304.0% |
| 2024 | 0 t | -100.0% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 0 t is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 7,995 t. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 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 | +2100.0% | 14 t | 308 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15,404 t | 6,414 t | 27,600 t | 4 |
| 1980s | 12,006 t | 4,600 t | 18,400 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,560 t | 0 t | 15,600 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 238.2 t | 0 t | 896 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.6 t | 0 t | 27 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 798.6 t | 0 t | 3,107 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 135 Cambodia 1 t compare
- 135 Montenegro 1 t compare
- 135 Suriname 1 t compare
- 138 Antigua and Barbuda 0 t compare
- 138 Argentina 0 t compare
- 138 Aruba 0 t
- 138 Barbados 0 t compare
- 138 Belize 0 t compare
- 138 Bermuda 0 t compare
- 138 Bhutan 0 t compare
- 138 Burundi 0 t compare
- 138 Central African Republic 0 t
- 138 Chad 0 t compare
- 138 Comoros 0 t
- 138 Congo 0 t compare
- 138 Cook Islands 0 t
- 138 Djibouti 0 t compare
- 138 Dominica 0 t
- 138 Equatorial Guinea 0 t compare
- 138 Eritrea 0 t compare
- 138 Ethiopia 0 t compare
- 138 Faroe Islands 0 t
- 138 Fiji 0 t compare
- 138 French Guiana 0 t
- 138 French Polynesia 0 t
- 138 Gabon 0 t compare
- 138 Greenland 0 t
- 138 Grenada 0 t compare
- 138 Guadeloupe 0 t compare
- 138 Guinea 0 t compare
- 138 Guinea-Bissau 0 t compare
- 138 Haiti 0 t compare
- 138 Iceland 0 t compare
- 138 Kiribati 0 t
- 138 Lesotho 0 t compare
- 138 Maldives 0 t
- 138 Malta 0 t compare
- 138 Marshall Islands 0 t compare
- 138 Martinique 0 t compare
- 138 Mauritania 0 t compare
- 138 Mongolia 0 t compare
- 138 Myanmar 0 t compare
- 138 Naoero 0 t compare
- 138 Nepal 0 t
- 138 New Caledonia 0 t compare
- 138 Palau 0 t
- 138 Papua New Guinea 0 t compare
- 138 Réunion 0 t
- 138 Rwanda 0 t compare
- 138 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 t compare
- 138 Saint Lucia 0 t compare
- 138 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 t compare
- 138 Samoa 0 t compare
- 138 Sao Tome and Principe 0 t
- 138 Seychelles 0 t compare
- 138 Sierra Leone 0 t compare
- 138 Solomon Islands 0 t compare
- 138 South Sudan 0 t
- 138 Sudan 0 t compare
- 138 Sudan (former) 0 t compare
- 138 Tonga 0 t
- 138 Tuvalu 0 t
- 138 Vanuatu 0 t compare
- 138 Yemen 0 t 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 nutrient nitrogen n (total) — export quantity in Afghanistan?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — export quantity in Afghanistan was 0 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — export quantity recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 27,600 t in 1979.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — export quantity recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 t in 1991.
- How does Afghanistan rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — export quantity?
- Afghanistan ranks 138th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — export quantity rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. 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 nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Fertilizers by Nutrient dataset contains information on the totals in nutrients for Production, Trade and Agriculture Use of inorganic (chemical or mineral) fertilizers. The data are provided for the three primary plant nutrients: nitrogen (N), phosphorus (expressed as P2O5) and potassium (expressed as K2O). Both straight and compound fertilizers are included. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/RFN/RFN_EN_README.pdf