Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 0.2585 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Afghanistan, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 0.2585 kg per person for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in 2023.
The figure is up 34.3% on the previous year and down 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Afghanistan peaked at 1.42 kg per person in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0 kg per person, in 1994.
That places Afghanistan 127th out of 176 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0326 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0319 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0312 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0306 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0299 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0292 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1967 | 0.257 kg per person | +779.5% |
| 1968 | 0.3904 kg per person | +51.9% |
| 1969 | 0.4084 kg per person | +4.6% |
| 1970 | 0.4252 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 1971 | 0.3838 kg per person | -9.7% |
| 1972 | 0.4049 kg per person | +5.5% |
| 1973 | 0.4367 kg per person | +7.9% |
| 1974 | 0.5822 kg per person | +33.3% |
| 1975 | 0.6498 kg per person | +11.6% |
| 1976 | 0.704 kg per person | +8.3% |
| 1977 | 0.8323 kg per person | +18.2% |
| 1978 | 0.7824 kg per person | -6.0% |
| 1979 | 0.73 kg per person | -6.7% |
| 1980 | 0.8621 kg per person | +18.1% |
| 1981 | 0.7223 kg per person | -16.2% |
| 1982 | 1.06 kg per person | +46.8% |
| 1983 | 1.01 kg per person | -4.6% |
| 1984 | 1.42 kg per person | +40.0% |
| 1985 | 1.4 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 1.33 kg per person | -4.6% |
| 1987 | 1.39 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 1988 | 1.3 kg per person | -6.7% |
| 1989 | 1.26 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1990 | 1.1 kg per person | -13.1% |
| 1991 | 1.05 kg per person | -4.5% |
| 1992 | 0.8788 kg per person | -16.2% |
| 1993 | 0.803 kg per person | -8.6% |
| 1994 | 0 kg per person | -100.0% |
| 1995 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1996 | 0.0844 kg per person | — |
| 1997 | 0.0813 kg per person | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0939 kg per person | +15.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0754 kg per person | -19.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0745 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.2721 kg per person | +265.2% |
| 2002 | 0.3441 kg per person | +26.5% |
| 2003 | 0.2693 kg per person | -21.7% |
| 2004 | 0.2845 kg per person | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 0.2516 kg per person | -11.6% |
| 2006 | 0.2415 kg per person | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1896 kg per person | -21.5% |
| 2008 | 0.1635 kg per person | -13.8% |
| 2009 | 0.1546 kg per person | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 0.1371 kg per person | -11.3% |
| 2011 | 0.2348 kg per person | +71.2% |
| 2012 | 0.1675 kg per person | -28.7% |
| 2013 | 0.3311 kg per person | +97.7% |
| 2014 | 0.6758 kg per person | +104.1% |
| 2015 | 0.8204 kg per person | +21.4% |
| 2016 | 0.8358 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 1.18 kg per person | +41.6% |
| 2018 | 0.9848 kg per person | -16.8% |
| 2019 | 0.473 kg per person | -52.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3313 kg per person | -30.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2501 kg per person | -24.5% |
| 2022 | 0.1925 kg per person | -23.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2585 kg per person | +34.3% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 0.2585 kg per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.209 kg per person, 1.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 0.2585 kg per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.5626 kg per person, 46% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | +779.5% | 0.0292 kg per person | 0.257 kg per person |
| 2001 | +265.2% | 0.0745 kg per person | 0.2721 kg per person |
| 2014 | +104.1% | 0.3311 kg per person | 0.6758 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1379 kg per person | 0.0292 kg per person | 0.4084 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5931 kg per person | 0.3838 kg per person | 0.8323 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.18 kg per person | 0.7223 kg per person | 1.42 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4164 kg per person | 0 kg per person | 1.1 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2245 kg per person | 0.0745 kg per person | 0.3441 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5844 kg per person | 0.1371 kg per person | 1.18 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2581 kg per person | 0.1925 kg per person | 0.3313 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 124 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.2899 kg per person compare
- 125 Lesotho 0.2793 kg per person compare
- 126 Chad 0.2628 kg per person compare
- 128 Bhutan 0.2451 kg per person compare
- 129 French Polynesia 0.2118 kg per person compare
- 130 Trinidad and Tobago 0.2035 kg per person 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 nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Afghanistan?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Afghanistan was 0.2585 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.42 kg per person in 1984.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kg per person in 1994.
- How does Afghanistan rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Afghanistan ranks 127th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.9%. 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 Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.