Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions (N2O), annual growth rate in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions (N2O), annual growth rate was 3.01 % change on previous year in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions (N2O), annual growth rate in Afghanistan, 1962–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2023, agricultural soils — direct emissions (n2o), annual growth rate in Afghanistan stood at 3.01 % change on previous year.
The figure is up 397.8% on the previous year and up 133.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural soils — direct emissions (n2o), annual growth rate in Afghanistan peaked at 19.25 % change on previous year in 2002 and was at its lowest, -21.52 % change on previous year, in 1972.
Afghanistan ranks 60th of 233 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions (N2O), annual growth rate in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | -0.9093 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 1.67 % change on previous year | -283.1% |
| 1964 | 2.17 % change on previous year | +30.3% |
| 1965 | 2.42 % change on previous year | +11.5% |
| 1966 | 2.45 % change on previous year | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 2.93 % change on previous year | +19.9% |
| 1968 | 4.53 % change on previous year | +54.6% |
| 1969 | -0.3883 % change on previous year | -108.6% |
| 1970 | 0.3093 % change on previous year | -179.6% |
| 1971 | -1.28 % change on previous year | -514.4% |
| 1972 | -21.52 % change on previous year | +1579.3% |
| 1973 | 10.6 % change on previous year | -149.2% |
| 1974 | 8.76 % change on previous year | -17.3% |
| 1975 | 8.31 % change on previous year | -5.2% |
| 1976 | 2.9 % change on previous year | -65.0% |
| 1977 | -2.11 % change on previous year | -172.5% |
| 1978 | -1.35 % change on previous year | -35.8% |
| 1979 | -3.06 % change on previous year | +126.6% |
| 1980 | 0.9914 % change on previous year | -132.4% |
| 1981 | -1.29 % change on previous year | -230.1% |
| 1982 | 1.47 % change on previous year | -213.9% |
| 1983 | -6.08 % change on previous year | -514.0% |
| 1984 | -5.24 % change on previous year | -13.8% |
| 1985 | -8 % change on previous year | +52.7% |
| 1986 | -15.44 % change on previous year | +92.9% |
| 1987 | 8.79 % change on previous year | -156.9% |
| 1988 | 3.83 % change on previous year | -56.4% |
| 1989 | -0.6374 % change on previous year | -116.6% |
| 1990 | -1.81 % change on previous year | +184.5% |
| 1991 | 3.39 % change on previous year | -287.1% |
| 1992 | -1.71 % change on previous year | -150.4% |
| 1993 | 1.43 % change on previous year | -183.7% |
| 1994 | -6.77 % change on previous year | -572.7% |
| 1995 | 4.69 % change on previous year | -169.3% |
| 1996 | 8.64 % change on previous year | +84.2% |
| 1997 | 10.68 % change on previous year | +23.6% |
| 1998 | 8.33 % change on previous year | -22.0% |
| 1999 | 7.95 % change on previous year | -4.6% |
| 2000 | -14.03 % change on previous year | -276.6% |
| 2001 | -12.26 % change on previous year | -12.6% |
| 2002 | 19.25 % change on previous year | -257.0% |
| 2003 | 3.04 % change on previous year | -84.2% |
| 2004 | -1 % change on previous year | -133.0% |
| 2005 | 5.03 % change on previous year | -600.4% |
| 2006 | -4.36 % change on previous year | -186.7% |
| 2007 | -1.43 % change on previous year | -67.2% |
| 2008 | 6.95 % change on previous year | -585.8% |
| 2009 | 8.04 % change on previous year | +15.7% |
| 2010 | 10.33 % change on previous year | +28.4% |
| 2011 | 1.98 % change on previous year | -80.9% |
| 2012 | 1.42 % change on previous year | -28.3% |
| 2013 | 1.29 % change on previous year | -9.0% |
| 2014 | 7.03 % change on previous year | +445.1% |
| 2015 | -1.28 % change on previous year | -118.2% |
| 2016 | -0.5373 % change on previous year | -57.9% |
| 2017 | 4.4 % change on previous year | -918.1% |
| 2018 | -3.47 % change on previous year | -178.9% |
| 2019 | -5.59 % change on previous year | +61.1% |
| 2020 | -1.68 % change on previous year | -69.9% |
| 2021 | -3.85 % change on previous year | +129.1% |
| 2022 | -1.01 % change on previous year | -73.7% |
| 2023 | 3.01 % change on previous year | -397.8% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 3.01 % change on previous year is above the median for low income countries, which is 2.15 % change on previous year, 1.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 3.01 % change on previous year is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.12 % change on previous year, 2.7× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions (N2O), annual growth rate 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 | -1579.3% | -1.28 % change on previous year | -21.52 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.86 % change on previous year | -0.9093 % change on previous year | 4.53 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 0.1555 % change on previous year | -21.52 % change on previous year | 10.6 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | -2.16 % change on previous year | -15.44 % change on previous year | 8.79 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.48 % change on previous year | -6.77 % change on previous year | 10.68 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9219 % change on previous year | -14.03 % change on previous year | 19.25 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.56 % change on previous year | -5.59 % change on previous year | 10.33 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.8814 % change on previous year | -3.85 % change on previous year | 3.01 % change on previous year | 4 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 57 Sierra Leone 3.9 % change on previous year compare
- 58 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 3.05 % change on previous year compare
- 59 Montenegro 3.02 % change on previous year compare
- 61 China, Macao SAR 2.9 % change on previous year compare
- 62 OECD 2.72 % change on previous year compare
- 63 Nicaragua 2.7 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Afghanistan
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 79.22 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 23,854 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 5,965 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 17,889 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 22.51 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 638.89 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 2,345 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,090 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,255 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 4.11 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural soils — direct emissions (n2o), annual growth rate in Afghanistan?
- Agricultural soils — direct emissions (n2o), annual growth rate in Afghanistan was 3.01 % change on previous year in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural soils — direct emissions (n2o), annual growth rate recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 19.25 % change on previous year in 2002.
- What is the lowest agricultural soils — direct emissions (n2o), annual growth rate recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was -21.52 % change on previous year in 1972.
- How does Afghanistan rank for agricultural soils — direct emissions (n2o), annual growth rate?
- Afghanistan ranks 60th out of 233 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural soils — direct emissions (n2o), annual growth rate rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 133.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions (N2O), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions (N2O). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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
The year-on-year percentage change in Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions (N2O). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.