Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre was 224.38 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Afghanistan, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 224.38 kg per square kilometre for sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Afghanistan peaked at 394.16 kg per square kilometre in 1970 and was at its lowest, 148.59 kg per square kilometre, in 2007.
Afghanistan ranks 60th of 159 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 330 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 332.75 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 339.16 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1964 | 348.33 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1965 | 359.33 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1966 | 377.66 kg per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1967 | 377.66 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 393.34 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1969 | 393.98 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 394.16 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 392.33 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 235.4 kg per square kilometre | -40.0% |
| 1973 | 293.33 kg per square kilometre | +24.6% |
| 1974 | 330 kg per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1975 | 374.31 kg per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 1976 | 388.66 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 371.14 kg per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1978 | 349.7 kg per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 1979 | 337.33 kg per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1980 | 342.83 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 346.5 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 346.5 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 309.83 kg per square kilometre | -10.6% |
| 1984 | 273.16 kg per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 1985 | 249.33 kg per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 1986 | 192.5 kg per square kilometre | -22.8% |
| 1987 | 220 kg per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1988 | 259.41 kg per square kilometre | +17.9% |
| 1989 | 259.41 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 259.78 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 260.33 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 247.5 kg per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1993 | 238.33 kg per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1994 | 238.33 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 230.41 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 256.02 kg per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1997 | 277.01 kg per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1998 | 297.94 kg per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1999 | 324.32 kg per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2000 | 275 kg per square kilometre | -15.2% |
| 2001 | 255.84 kg per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 2002 | 160.84 kg per square kilometre | -37.1% |
| 2003 | 166.35 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 185.82 kg per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 2005 | 197.5 kg per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 169.75 kg per square kilometre | -14.1% |
| 2007 | 148.59 kg per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 2008 | 196.35 kg per square kilometre | +32.1% |
| 2009 | 225.26 kg per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 2010 | 243.57 kg per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2011 | 261.47 kg per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2012 | 253.36 kg per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 240.91 kg per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 247.22 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 242.33 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 243.19 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 254.21 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 246.58 kg per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 238.33 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 234.86 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 232.83 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 229.16 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 224.38 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 224.38 kg per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 215.07 kg per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 224.38 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 347.45 kg per square kilometre, 65% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | -40.0% | 392.33 kg per square kilometre | 235.4 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 361.36 kg per square kilometre | 330 kg per square kilometre | 393.98 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 346.64 kg per square kilometre | 235.4 kg per square kilometre | 394.16 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 279.95 kg per square kilometre | 192.5 kg per square kilometre | 346.5 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 263 kg per square kilometre | 230.41 kg per square kilometre | 324.32 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 198.13 kg per square kilometre | 148.59 kg per square kilometre | 275 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 247.12 kg per square kilometre | 238.33 kg per square kilometre | 261.47 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 230.31 kg per square kilometre | 224.38 kg per square kilometre | 234.86 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 57 Antigua and Barbuda 231.21 kg per square kilometre compare
- 58 Mali 228.5 kg per square kilometre compare
- 59 Mongolia 225.64 kg per square kilometre compare
- 61 South Africa 211.19 kg per square kilometre compare
- 62 Guinea-Bissau 205.77 kg per square kilometre compare
- 63 Gambia 201.61 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 sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Afghanistan?
- Sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Afghanistan was 224.38 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 394.16 kg per square kilometre in 1970.
- What is the lowest sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 148.59 kg per square kilometre in 2007.
- How does Afghanistan rank for sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre?
- Afghanistan ranks 60th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. 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 Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (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.
Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sheep — Amount excreted in manure 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
Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (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.