Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) was 0.8617 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Afghanistan, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Afghanistan stood at 0.8617 kg per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 34.3% on the previous year and down 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Afghanistan peaked at 4.72 kg per person in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0.0974 kg per person, in 1966.
That places Afghanistan 127th out of 175 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) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1085 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1063 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1963 | 0.1041 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1964 | 0.1019 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0996 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0974 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1967 | 0.8567 kg per person | +779.5% |
| 1968 | 1.3 kg per person | +51.9% |
| 1969 | 1.36 kg per person | +4.6% |
| 1970 | 1.42 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 1971 | 1.28 kg per person | -9.7% |
| 1972 | 1.35 kg per person | +5.5% |
| 1973 | 1.46 kg per person | +7.9% |
| 1974 | 1.94 kg per person | +33.3% |
| 1975 | 2.17 kg per person | +11.6% |
| 1976 | 2.35 kg per person | +8.3% |
| 1977 | 2.77 kg per person | +18.2% |
| 1978 | 2.61 kg per person | -6.0% |
| 1979 | 2.43 kg per person | -6.7% |
| 1980 | 2.87 kg per person | +18.1% |
| 1981 | 2.41 kg per person | -16.2% |
| 1982 | 3.53 kg per person | +46.8% |
| 1983 | 3.37 kg per person | -4.6% |
| 1984 | 4.72 kg per person | +40.0% |
| 1985 | 4.65 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 4.44 kg per person | -4.6% |
| 1987 | 4.64 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 1988 | 4.32 kg per person | -6.7% |
| 1989 | 4.21 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1990 | 3.66 kg per person | -13.1% |
| 1991 | 3.5 kg per person | -4.5% |
| 1992 | 2.93 kg per person | -16.2% |
| 1993 | 2.68 kg per person | -8.6% |
| 1996 | 0.2815 kg per person | -89.5% |
| 1997 | 0.271 kg per person | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 0.3132 kg per person | +15.6% |
| 1999 | 0.2514 kg per person | -19.7% |
| 2000 | 0.2484 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.9071 kg per person | +265.2% |
| 2002 | 1.15 kg per person | +26.5% |
| 2003 | 0.8977 kg per person | -21.7% |
| 2004 | 0.9482 kg per person | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 0.8386 kg per person | -11.6% |
| 2006 | 0.8049 kg per person | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 0.6321 kg per person | -21.5% |
| 2008 | 0.545 kg per person | -13.8% |
| 2009 | 0.5154 kg per person | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 0.4571 kg per person | -11.3% |
| 2011 | 0.7827 kg per person | +71.2% |
| 2012 | 0.5584 kg per person | -28.7% |
| 2013 | 1.1 kg per person | +97.7% |
| 2014 | 2.25 kg per person | +104.1% |
| 2015 | 2.73 kg per person | +21.4% |
| 2016 | 2.79 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 3.94 kg per person | +41.6% |
| 2018 | 3.28 kg per person | -16.8% |
| 2019 | 1.58 kg per person | -52.0% |
| 2020 | 1.1 kg per person | -30.0% |
| 2021 | 0.8335 kg per person | -24.5% |
| 2022 | 0.6416 kg per person | -23.0% |
| 2023 | 0.8617 kg per person | +34.3% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 0.8617 kg per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.6966 kg per person, 1.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 0.8617 kg per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.88 kg per person, 46% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 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% | 0.0974 kg per person | 0.8567 kg per person |
| 2001 | +265.2% | 0.2484 kg per person | 0.9071 kg per person |
| 2014 | +104.1% | 1.1 kg per person | 2.25 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4597 kg per person | 0.0974 kg per person | 1.36 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.98 kg per person | 1.28 kg per person | 2.77 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.92 kg per person | 2.41 kg per person | 4.72 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.74 kg per person | 0.2514 kg per person | 3.66 kg per person | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.7484 kg per person | 0.2484 kg per person | 1.15 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.95 kg per person | 0.4571 kg per person | 3.94 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8603 kg per person | 0.6416 kg per person | 1.1 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 124 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.9662 kg per person compare
- 125 Lesotho 0.931 kg per person compare
- 126 Chad 0.8759 kg per person compare
- 128 Bhutan 0.8171 kg per person compare
- 129 French Polynesia 0.7059 kg per person compare
- 130 Trinidad and Tobago 0.6783 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) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Afghanistan?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Afghanistan was 0.8617 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 4.72 kg per person in 1984.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0974 kg per person in 1966.
- How does Afghanistan rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
- Afghanistan ranks 127th out of 175 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) 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) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use) 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) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers 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) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.