How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: How have things changed?, per square kilometre was 0.0209 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Afghanistan, 1965–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per square kilometre.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 0.0209 metric tons per square kilometre for how have things changed?, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 59 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.9% on the previous year and up 145.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed?, per square kilometre in Afghanistan peaked at 0.0209 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 metric tons per square kilometre, in 1965.
Afghanistan ranks 205th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | metric tons per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.0005 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1966 | 0.0005 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0006 metric tons per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0006 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0007 metric tons per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0007 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0009 metric tons per square kilometre | +21.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0009 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0009 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0009 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.001 metric tons per square kilometre | +17.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0012 metric tons per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0012 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0012 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0012 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0013 metric tons per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0013 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0013 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0015 metric tons per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0015 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0015 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0015 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0018 metric tons per square kilometre | +20.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0018 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0018 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0021 metric tons per square kilometre | +19.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0021 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0023 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0023 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0025 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0025 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0025 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0024 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0023 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0023 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.002 metric tons per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0019 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0021 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0021 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0022 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0022 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0022 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0031 metric tons per square kilometre | +41.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0031 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0041 metric tons per square kilometre | +29.3% |
| 2010 | 0.005 metric tons per square kilometre | +22.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0061 metric tons per square kilometre | +23.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0073 metric tons per square kilometre | +19.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0085 metric tons per square kilometre | +16.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0098 metric tons per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 2015 | 0.011 metric tons per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0123 metric tons per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0138 metric tons per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0153 metric tons per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0164 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0175 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0198 metric tons per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0202 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0209 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.9% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 0.0209 metric tons per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.158 metric tons per square kilometre, 13% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 0.0209 metric tons per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.6458 metric tons per square kilometre, 3% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where How have things changed?, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +41.4% | 0.0022 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0031 metric tons per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0006 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0005 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0007 metric tons per square kilometre | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.001 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0007 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0012 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0015 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0013 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0018 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0023 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0021 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0025 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0025 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0019 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0041 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0106 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.005 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0164 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0196 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0175 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0209 metric tons per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 202 Syria 0.0324 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 203 Sudan 0.0247 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 204 Kazakhstan 0.0227 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 206 Libya 0.0189 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 207 Eritrea 0.0155 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 208 Eswatini 0.0052 metric tons per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Afghanistan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8991 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4362 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 6.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.847 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 18.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 26.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.38 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is how have things changed?, per square kilometre in Afghanistan?
- How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Afghanistan was 0.0209 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest how have things changed?, per square kilometre recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0209 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest how have things changed?, per square kilometre recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 metric tons per square kilometre in 1965.
- How does Afghanistan rank for how have things changed?, per square kilometre?
- Afghanistan ranks 205th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is how have things changed?, per square kilometre rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 145.7%. 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 How have things changed?, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
How have things changed? 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.
How have things changed? ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- How have things changed? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- 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
How have things changed? 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.