Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square was 409.28 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square in Afghanistan, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 409.28 kg per square kilometre for sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Afghanistan peaked at 493.9 kg per square kilometre in 1999 and was at its lowest, 237.21 kg per square kilometre, in 1986.
Afghanistan ranks 65th of 165 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 and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 426.6 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 426.75 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 426.56 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1964 | 428.83 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 432.93 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 451.26 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1967 | 451.26 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 466.64 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1969 | 462.98 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 467.76 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 463.63 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 281.4 kg per square kilometre | -39.3% |
| 1973 | 349.68 kg per square kilometre | +24.3% |
| 1974 | 393.25 kg per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1975 | 443.31 kg per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 1976 | 457.66 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 440.14 kg per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1978 | 418.7 kg per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1979 | 403.68 kg per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1980 | 408.38 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 413.2 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 413.2 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 371.93 kg per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 1984 | 330.66 kg per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 1985 | 301.08 kg per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 1986 | 237.21 kg per square kilometre | -21.2% |
| 1987 | 272.9 kg per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 1988 | 320.36 kg per square kilometre | +17.4% |
| 1989 | 328.42 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 336.83 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 345.43 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 340.65 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 339.53 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 347.58 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 354.36 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 362.02 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 404.22 kg per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 1998 | 449.73 kg per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 1999 | 493.9 kg per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 2000 | 442.9 kg per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 2001 | 370.91 kg per square kilometre | -16.3% |
| 2002 | 328.3 kg per square kilometre | -11.5% |
| 2003 | 337.13 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 361.73 kg per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2005 | 357.98 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 324.91 kg per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 2007 | 272.49 kg per square kilometre | -16.1% |
| 2008 | 343.23 kg per square kilometre | +26.0% |
| 2009 | 358.89 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 399.72 kg per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 2011 | 437.07 kg per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2012 | 421.52 kg per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 402.77 kg per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 409.58 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 419.96 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 414.5 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 428.96 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 425.09 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 419.62 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 412.95 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 413.51 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 412.14 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 409.28 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square 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 | -39.3% | 463.63 kg per square kilometre | 281.4 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 441.54 kg per square kilometre | 426.56 kg per square kilometre | 466.64 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 411.92 kg per square kilometre | 281.4 kg per square kilometre | 467.76 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 339.73 kg per square kilometre | 237.21 kg per square kilometre | 413.2 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 377.43 kg per square kilometre | 336.83 kg per square kilometre | 493.9 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 349.85 kg per square kilometre | 272.49 kg per square kilometre | 442.9 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 417.88 kg per square kilometre | 399.72 kg per square kilometre | 437.07 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 411.97 kg per square kilometre | 409.28 kg per square kilometre | 413.51 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 62 China 452.65 kg per square kilometre compare
- 63 Portugal 430.01 kg per square kilometre compare
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- 66 Uruguay 406.52 kg per square kilometre compare
- 67 Kyrgyzstan 398.05 kg per square kilometre compare
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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 sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Afghanistan?
- Sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Afghanistan was 409.28 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 493.9 kg per square kilometre in 1999.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 237.21 kg per square kilometre in 1986.
- How does Afghanistan rank for sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square?
- Afghanistan ranks 65th out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. 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 and Goats — 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 and Goats — 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 and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sheep and Goats — 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 and Goats — 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.