Fertilizer use — all countries

Fertilizer use — Afghanistan

Fertilizer use in Afghanistan in 2023 — 6.6 kg/ha. Ranked 168 in the world out of 191. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 4,486.8%.

2023 6.6 kg/ha +30.15% vs 2022
World rank 168of 191
Period maximum 20.5 kg/ha2017
Period minimum 0.1 kg/ha1964

Trend over time

1961–2023 · kg per hectare

Fertilizer use — Afghanistan, 1961–2023010203019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 0.1 kg/ha1963: 0.1 kg/ha1965: 0.1 kg/ha1967: 1.3 kg/ha1969: 2.2 kg/ha1971: 2.6 kg/ha1973: 3.1 kg/ha1975: 4.6 kg/ha1977: 6.9 kg/ha1979: 6.3 kg/ha1981: 5.8 kg/ha1983: 7.2 kg/ha1985: 9.2 kg/ha1987: 10 kg/ha1989: 7 kg/ha1991: 6.1 kg/ha1993: 5.1 kg/ha1997: 0.7 kg/ha1999: 0.7 kg/ha2001: 2.4 kg/ha2003: 3.5 kg/ha2005: 3.8 kg/ha2007: 2.1 kg/ha2009: 1.9 kg/ha2011: 3.8 kg/ha2013: 4.9 kg/ha2015: 13.3 kg/ha2017: 20.5 kg/ha2019: 11 kg/ha2021: 5.2 kg/ha2023: 6.6 kg/ha
Change over the period: +6.5 (+4,486.76%) Average annual rate: 6.36 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Afghanistan

Afghanistan 6.6 kg/ha
World 137.6 kg/ha
South Asia 206.4 kg/ha
Southern Asia computed 183 kg/ha
Low-income countries computed 14.3 kg/ha
Fertilizer use — Afghanistan, by year Afghanistan All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/ha Change Change, %
2023 6.6 +1.5 +30.15%
2022 5.1 −0.1 −2.6%
2021 5.2 −3.5 −40.3%
2020 8.7 −2.3 −20.58%
2019 11 −6.4 −36.77%
2018 17.4 −3.1 −15.16%
2017 20.5 +6.8 +49.5%
2016 13.7 +0.4 +2.67%
2015 13.3 +3.2 +31.07%
2014 10.2 +5.3 +108.21%
2013 4.9 +2.5 +105.35%
2012 2.4 −1.4 −37.87%
2011 3.8 +2 +115.26%
2010 1.8 −0.1 −5.83%
2009 1.9 +0 +1.95%
2008 1.9 −0.2 −11.88%
2007 2.1 −1.1 −34.15%
2006 3.2 −0.6 −16.36%
2005 3.8 −0.4 −10.11%
2004 4.2 +0.8 +22%
2003 3.5 +0.3 +8.89%
2002 3.2 +0.8 +33.39%
2001 2.4 +1.7 +268%
2000 0.7 −0 −0.39%
1999 0.7 −0.2 −27.6%
1998 0.9 +0.3 +38.7%
1997 0.7 −0 −0.49%
1996 0.7
1993 5.1 −0.7 −11.7%
1992 5.8 −0.4 −5.76%
1991 6.1 +0.5 +9.21%
1990 5.6 −1.4 −19.96%
1989 7 −0 −0.23%
1988 7 −2.9 −29.47%
1987 10 +1.5 +17.45%
1986 8.5 −0.7 −7.79%
1985 9.2 +0 +0.5%
1984 9.2 +2 +28.31%
1983 7.2 +0.5 +7.19%
1982 6.7 +0.9 +15.47%
1981 5.8 −0.7 −10.59%
1980 6.5 +0.2 +2.79%
1979 6.3 −0.5 −7.32%
1978 6.8 −0.1 −1.03%
1977 6.9 +1.3 +22.58%
1976 5.6 +1 +21.58%
1975 4.6 +0.3 +7.33%
1974 4.3 +1.2 +37.8%
1973 3.1 −0.6 −15.49%
1972 3.7 +1.1 +41.82%
1971 2.6 +0.1 +5.27%
1970 2.5 +0.3 +13.97%
1969 2.2 +0.3 +13.1%
1968 1.9 +0.6 +50%
1967 1.3 +1.1 +565.9%
1966 0.2 +0.1 +35.75%
1965 0.1 +0 +0%
1964 0.1 −0 −0.64%
1963 0.1 −0 −0.65%
1962 0.1 −0 −0.65%
1961 0.1

Southern Asia, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

Consumption of mineral fertilizers (nitrogen, phosphate and potash in nutrient terms) in kilograms per hectare of arable land. It is directly linked to yields, but excessive application leads to the pollution of water bodies and to nitrous oxide emissions — which is why the optimum, not the maximum, is the goal here.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by arable land — the same denominator that stands in the indicator. The figure does not distinguish types of fertilizer and says nothing about whether it was applied at the right rate and the right time.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.