Seed — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Seed — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 0.9267 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Seed — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Afghanistan, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2023, seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Afghanistan stood at 0.9267 kg/ha.
The figure is up 5.5% on the previous year and down 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Afghanistan peaked at 1.18 kg/ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.4729 kg/ha, in 1989.
Afghanistan ranks 99th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Seed — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.7208 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.7237 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 0.7191 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 0.7067 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 1965 | 0.7037 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 0.6206 kg/ha | -11.8% |
| 1967 | 0.6174 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 0.6251 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 0.6471 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 1970 | 0.6913 kg/ha | +6.8% |
| 1971 | 0.8079 kg/ha | +16.9% |
| 1972 | 0.6876 kg/ha | -14.9% |
| 1973 | 0.7013 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 0.7072 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.706 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.7031 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.7053 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.6532 kg/ha | -7.4% |
| 1979 | 0.6147 kg/ha | -5.9% |
| 1980 | 0.61 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 0.5826 kg/ha | -4.5% |
| 1982 | 0.5516 kg/ha | -5.3% |
| 1983 | 0.5353 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 1984 | 0.5241 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 0.4965 kg/ha | -5.3% |
| 1986 | 0.5234 kg/ha | +5.4% |
| 1987 | 0.4968 kg/ha | -5.1% |
| 1988 | 0.4911 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 0.4729 kg/ha | -3.7% |
| 1990 | 0.5069 kg/ha | +7.2% |
| 1991 | 0.493 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 0.5646 kg/ha | +14.5% |
| 1993 | 0.5954 kg/ha | +5.5% |
| 1994 | 0.5614 kg/ha | -5.7% |
| 1995 | 0.6083 kg/ha | +8.4% |
| 1996 | 0.6228 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 0.6331 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 0.5788 kg/ha | -8.6% |
| 1999 | 0.5685 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.5021 kg/ha | -11.7% |
| 2001 | 0.5246 kg/ha | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 0.6723 kg/ha | +28.2% |
| 2003 | 0.5792 kg/ha | -13.8% |
| 2004 | 0.6606 kg/ha | +14.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9576 kg/ha | +45.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9653 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.9488 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.8347 kg/ha | -12.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9951 kg/ha | +19.2% |
| 2010 | 1.03 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 1.03 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 1.02 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 1.05 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 1.15 kg/ha | +9.9% |
| 2015 | 1 kg/ha | -12.9% |
| 2016 | 1.18 kg/ha | +17.1% |
| 2017 | 1.04 kg/ha | -12.0% |
| 2018 | 0.8129 kg/ha | -21.5% |
| 2019 | 1.11 kg/ha | +37.1% |
| 2020 | 1.18 kg/ha | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 0.9753 kg/ha | -17.6% |
| 2022 | 0.8782 kg/ha | -10.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9267 kg/ha | +5.5% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 0.9267 kg/ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.5962 kg/ha, 1.6× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 0.9267 kg/ha is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.9737 kg/ha, 95% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Seed — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +45.0% | 0.6606 kg/ha | 0.9576 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.676 kg/ha | 0.6174 kg/ha | 0.7237 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6978 kg/ha | 0.6147 kg/ha | 0.8079 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5284 kg/ha | 0.4729 kg/ha | 0.61 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5733 kg/ha | 0.493 kg/ha | 0.6331 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.764 kg/ha | 0.5021 kg/ha | 0.9951 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.04 kg/ha | 0.8129 kg/ha | 1.18 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9909 kg/ha | 0.8782 kg/ha | 1.18 kg/ha | 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 seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Afghanistan?
- Seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Afghanistan was 0.9267 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.18 kg/ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4729 kg/ha in 1989.
- How does Afghanistan rank for seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Afghanistan ranks 99th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Seed — 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 (%).