Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Emissions N2O) in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Emissions N2O) was 37.21 % change on previous year in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Emissions N2O) in Afghanistan, 1962–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 37.21 % change on previous year for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (emissions n2o) in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 269.8% on the previous year and down 64.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (emissions n2o) in Afghanistan peaked at 800.96 % change on previous year in 1967 and was at its lowest, -100 % change on previous year, in 1994.
That places Afghanistan 31st out of 214 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Emissions N2O) in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1964 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1965 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1966 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1967 | 800.96 % change on previous year | — |
| 1968 | 55.55 % change on previous year | -93.1% |
| 1969 | 7.14 % change on previous year | -87.2% |
| 1970 | 6.66 % change on previous year | -6.7% |
| 1971 | -7.48 % change on previous year | -212.2% |
| 1972 | 8.08 % change on previous year | -208.1% |
| 1973 | 10.63 % change on previous year | +31.5% |
| 1974 | 36.74 % change on previous year | +245.7% |
| 1975 | 14.33 % change on previous year | -61.0% |
| 1976 | 10.76 % change on previous year | -24.9% |
| 1977 | 20.78 % change on previous year | +93.1% |
| 1978 | -4.1 % change on previous year | -119.7% |
| 1979 | -6.4 % change on previous year | +56.1% |
| 1980 | 13.91 % change on previous year | -317.3% |
| 1981 | -24.06 % change on previous year | -273.0% |
| 1982 | 35.16 % change on previous year | -246.1% |
| 1983 | -5.27 % change on previous year | -115.0% |
| 1984 | 43.54 % change on previous year | -926.6% |
| 1985 | 0.6819 % change on previous year | -98.4% |
| 1986 | -4.62 % change on previous year | -778.0% |
| 1987 | 4.1 % change on previous year | -188.7% |
| 1988 | -5.63 % change on previous year | -237.3% |
| 1989 | 0.347 % change on previous year | -106.2% |
| 1990 | -11.8 % change on previous year | -3502.1% |
| 1991 | -2.94 % change on previous year | -75.1% |
| 1992 | -9.11 % change on previous year | +209.9% |
| 1993 | 2.83 % change on previous year | -131.0% |
| 1994 | -100 % change on previous year | -3637.1% |
| 1997 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1998 | 19.98 % change on previous year | — |
| 1999 | -16.65 % change on previous year | -183.3% |
| 2000 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2001 | 268.01 % change on previous year | — |
| 2002 | 33.28 % change on previous year | -87.6% |
| 2003 | -16.78 % change on previous year | -150.4% |
| 2004 | 9.46 % change on previous year | -156.4% |
| 2005 | -8.39 % change on previous year | -188.6% |
| 2006 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2007 | -19.97 % change on previous year | — |
| 2008 | -11.88 % change on previous year | -40.5% |
| 2009 | -1.93 % change on previous year | -83.7% |
| 2010 | -8.65 % change on previous year | +348.3% |
| 2011 | 77.67 % change on previous year | -997.7% |
| 2012 | -25.72 % change on previous year | -133.1% |
| 2013 | 104.53 % change on previous year | -506.5% |
| 2014 | 111.66 % change on previous year | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 25.24 % change on previous year | -77.4% |
| 2016 | 4.49 % change on previous year | -82.2% |
| 2017 | 45.63 % change on previous year | +916.1% |
| 2018 | -14.33 % change on previous year | -131.4% |
| 2019 | -50.51 % change on previous year | +252.6% |
| 2020 | -27.73 % change on previous year | -45.1% |
| 2021 | -22.72 % change on previous year | -18.1% |
| 2022 | -21.91 % change on previous year | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 37.21 % change on previous year | -269.8% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 37.21 % change on previous year is above the median for low income countries, which is 21.76 % change on previous year, 1.7× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Emissions N2O) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | -3637.1% | 2.83 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year |
| 1990 | -3502.1% | 0.347 % change on previous year | -11.8 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 107.96 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 800.96 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 9 % change on previous year | -7.48 % change on previous year | 36.74 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.82 % change on previous year | -24.06 % change on previous year | 43.54 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -14.71 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year | 19.98 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 2000s | 25.18 % change on previous year | -19.97 % change on previous year | 268.01 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 27 % change on previous year | -50.51 % change on previous year | 111.66 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -8.79 % change on previous year | -27.73 % change on previous year | 37.21 % change on previous year | 4 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 28 Timor-Leste 41.18 % change on previous year compare
- 29 Maldives 38.89 % change on previous year compare
- 30 Mexico 37.35 % change on previous year compare
- 32 Zambia 35 % change on previous year compare
- 33 Seychelles 33.33 % change on previous year compare
- 33 Caribbean -5.87 % change on previous year compare
- 34 Portugal 31.09 % 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 nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (emissions n2o) in Afghanistan?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (emissions n2o) in Afghanistan was 37.21 % change on previous year in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (emissions n2o) recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 800.96 % change on previous year in 1967.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (emissions n2o) recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was -100 % change on previous year in 1994.
- How does Afghanistan rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (emissions n2o)?
- Afghanistan ranks 31st out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (emissions n2o) rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.4%. 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 (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 Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Emissions N2O). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers 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 Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Emissions N2O). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.