Agricultural Soils — Indirect emissions (N2O), per square kilometre in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Agricultural Soils — Indirect emissions (N2O), per square kilometre was 0 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Agricultural Soils — Indirect emissions (N2O), per square kilometre in Afghanistan, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 0 kt per square kilometre for agricultural soils — indirect emissions (n2o), per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural soils — indirect emissions (n2o), per square kilometre in Afghanistan peaked at 0 kt per square kilometre in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0 kt per square kilometre, in 1986.
Afghanistan ranks 136th of 182 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.
Agricultural Soils — Indirect emissions (N2O), per square kilometre in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1963 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1964 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1965 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1966 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1967 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1969 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -26.4% |
| 1973 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 1974 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1975 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 1976 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1978 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1980 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 1984 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 1985 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 1986 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -16.9% |
| 1987 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1988 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1989 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1997 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 1998 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1999 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 2000 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -13.0% |
| 2001 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -15.1% |
| 2002 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 2003 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2007 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 2009 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2010 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 2011 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +1.0% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 0 kt per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 0 kt per square kilometre, 51% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 0 kt per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0 kt per square kilometre, 55% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agricultural Soils — Indirect emissions (N2O), 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 | -26.4% | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 133 Cote d'Ivoire 0 kt per square kilometre compare
- 134 Turkmenistan 0 kt per square kilometre compare
- 135 Jordan 0 kt per square kilometre compare
- 137 Nauru 0 kt per square kilometre compare
- 137 Seychelles 0 kt per square kilometre compare
- 139 Iraq 0 kt per square kilometre 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 — indirect emissions (n2o), per square kilometre in Afghanistan?
- Agricultural soils — indirect emissions (n2o), per square kilometre in Afghanistan was 0 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural soils — indirect emissions (n2o), per square kilometre recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0 kt per square kilometre in 2012.
- What is the lowest agricultural soils — indirect emissions (n2o), per square kilometre recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kt per square kilometre in 1986.
- How does Afghanistan rank for agricultural soils — indirect emissions (n2o), per square kilometre?
- Afghanistan ranks 136th out of 182 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural soils — indirect emissions (n2o), per square kilometre rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural Soils — Indirect emissions (N2O), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural Soils — Indirect emissions (N2O) 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.
Agricultural Soils — Indirect emissions (N2O) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Agricultural Soils — Indirect emissions 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
Agricultural Soils — Indirect emissions (N2O) 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.