Rice — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre in Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Rice — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre was 10.87 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
10.87 kg per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
51st
of 102 countries
All-time high
15.96 kg per square kilometre
in 2014
All-time low
6.42 kg per square kilometre
in 2001
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Rice — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre in Afghanistan, 1961–2023

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Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.

Analysis

In 2023, rice — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre in Afghanistan stood at 10.87 kg per square kilometre.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 27.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rice — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre in Afghanistan peaked at 15.96 kg per square kilometre in 2014 and was at its lowest, 6.42 kg per square kilometre, in 2001.

That places Afghanistan 51st out of 102 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Rice — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre in Afghanistan, year by year

Annual values for Rice — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre in Afghanistan, 1961 to 2023.
Year kg per square kilometre Change
1961 9.94 kg per square kilometre
1962 9.94 kg per square kilometre +0.0%
1963 9.94 kg per square kilometre +0.0%
1964 10.96 kg per square kilometre +10.2%
1965 10.96 kg per square kilometre +0.0%
1966 10.5 kg per square kilometre -4.1%
1967 10.73 kg per square kilometre +2.2%
1968 10.81 kg per square kilometre +0.7%
1969 10.87 kg per square kilometre +0.5%
1970 10.26 kg per square kilometre -5.6%
1971 10.01 kg per square kilometre -2.4%
1972 10.9 kg per square kilometre +8.9%
1973 11.14 kg per square kilometre +2.2%
1974 11.14 kg per square kilometre +0.0%
1975 11.31 kg per square kilometre +1.6%
1976 11.47 kg per square kilometre +1.4%
1977 10.9 kg per square kilometre -5.0%
1978 11.23 kg per square kilometre +3.0%
1979 11.25 kg per square kilometre +0.1%
1980 10.52 kg per square kilometre -6.4%
1981 9.73 kg per square kilometre -7.6%
1982 9.17 kg per square kilometre -5.7%
1983 8.7 kg per square kilometre -5.2%
1984 8.33 kg per square kilometre -4.2%
1985 7.89 kg per square kilometre -5.2%
1986 8.38 kg per square kilometre +6.2%
1987 8.59 kg per square kilometre +2.5%
1988 9.34 kg per square kilometre +8.8%
1989 8.78 kg per square kilometre -6.1%
1990 9.08 kg per square kilometre +3.4%
1991 9.04 kg per square kilometre -0.4%
1992 8.69 kg per square kilometre -3.9%
1993 8.69 kg per square kilometre +0.0%
1994 9.33 kg per square kilometre +7.4%
1995 9.61 kg per square kilometre +3.0%
1996 9.16 kg per square kilometre -4.7%
1997 10.02 kg per square kilometre +9.4%
1998 10.61 kg per square kilometre +5.9%
1999 7.42 kg per square kilometre -30.1%
2000 6.89 kg per square kilometre -7.1%
2001 6.42 kg per square kilometre -6.9%
2002 8.56 kg per square kilometre +33.4%
2003 9.4 kg per square kilometre +9.8%
2004 11.21 kg per square kilometre +19.2%
2005 10.44 kg per square kilometre -6.8%
2006 11.1 kg per square kilometre +6.3%
2007 11.53 kg per square kilometre +3.9%
2008 12.83 kg per square kilometre +11.3%
2009 13.52 kg per square kilometre +5.3%
2010 14.07 kg per square kilometre +4.1%
2011 14.13 kg per square kilometre +0.4%
2012 14.35 kg per square kilometre +1.6%
2013 15.07 kg per square kilometre +5.0%
2014 15.96 kg per square kilometre +5.9%
2015 12.07 kg per square kilometre -24.4%
2016 9.8 kg per square kilometre -18.8%
2017 9.2 kg per square kilometre -6.1%
2018 9.68 kg per square kilometre +5.2%
2019 10.51 kg per square kilometre +8.6%
2020 12.1 kg per square kilometre +15.1%
2021 11.52 kg per square kilometre -4.8%
2022 10.78 kg per square kilometre -6.5%
2023 10.87 kg per square kilometre +0.8%

Afghanistan compared with similar countries

  • Afghanistan's 10.87 kg per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 27.66 kg per square kilometre, 39% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
  • Afghanistan's 10.87 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.28 kg per square kilometre, 8.5× the median. (7 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 10.51 kg per square kilometre 9.94 kg per square kilometre 10.96 kg per square kilometre 9
1970s 10.96 kg per square kilometre 10.01 kg per square kilometre 11.47 kg per square kilometre 10
1980s 8.94 kg per square kilometre 7.89 kg per square kilometre 10.52 kg per square kilometre 10
1990s 9.17 kg per square kilometre 7.42 kg per square kilometre 10.61 kg per square kilometre 10
2000s 10.19 kg per square kilometre 6.42 kg per square kilometre 13.52 kg per square kilometre 10
2010s 12.49 kg per square kilometre 9.2 kg per square kilometre 15.96 kg per square kilometre 10
2020s 11.32 kg per square kilometre 10.78 kg per square kilometre 12.1 kg per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Afghanistan

  1. 48 Bhutan 13.01 kg per square kilometre compare
  2. 49 Brazil 12.92 kg per square kilometre compare
  3. 50 Cameroon 12.2 kg per square kilometre compare
  4. 52 Mozambique 10.48 kg per square kilometre compare
  5. 53 Tajikistan 9.38 kg per square kilometre compare
  6. 54 Belize 8.66 kg per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rice — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre in Afghanistan?
Rice — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre in Afghanistan was 10.87 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest rice — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Afghanistan?
The highest recorded value was 15.96 kg per square kilometre in 2014.
What is the lowest rice — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Afghanistan?
The lowest recorded value was 6.42 kg per square kilometre in 2001.
How does Afghanistan rank for rice — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre?
Afghanistan ranks 51st out of 102 countries with data for 2023.
Is rice — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Afghanistan?
Over the last ten years it is down 27.9%. 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 Rice — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Rice — Crop residues (N content) 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.

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Indicator
Rice — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre
Unit
kg per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
104 places, 6,018 data points, 1961–2023
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Rice — Crop residues (N content) 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.