Fertiliser use in Afghanistan
Farmers in Afghanistan used 18.0 kg of fertiliser per hectare of arable land in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest since 2017.
Afghanistan, 2024
18.0
Change from 2023
+172.6%
World, 2023
136.5 kg per hectare
Position in 2024
148th of 190
Fertiliser use in Afghanistan over time
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Kilograms per hectare of arable land. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Afghanistan | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 18.0 kg per hectare | – |
| 2023 | 6.6 kg per hectare | 136.5 kg per hectare |
| 2022 | 5.1 kg per hectare | 134.9 kg per hectare |
| 2021 | 5.2 kg per hectare | 142.6 kg per hectare |
| 2020 | 8.7 kg per hectare | 144.6 kg per hectare |
| 2019 | 11.0 kg per hectare | 135.5 kg per hectare |
| 2018 | 17.4 kg per hectare | 136.9 kg per hectare |
| 2017 | 20.5 kg per hectare | 138.0 kg per hectare |
| 2016 | 13.7 kg per hectare | 135.1 kg per hectare |
| 2015 | 13.3 kg per hectare | 132.9 kg per hectare |
| 2014 | 10.2 kg per hectare | 136.1 kg per hectare |
| 2013 | 4.9 kg per hectare | 133.2 kg per hectare |
| 2012 | 2.4 kg per hectare | 130.8 kg per hectare |
| 2011 | 3.8 kg per hectare | 133.5 kg per hectare |
| 2010 | 1.8 kg per hectare | 128.9 kg per hectare |
| 2009 | 1.9 kg per hectare | 117.6 kg per hectare |
| 2008 | 1.9 kg per hectare | 116.6 kg per hectare |
| 2007 | 2.1 kg per hectare | 124.3 kg per hectare |
| 2006 | 3.2 kg per hectare | 118.8 kg per hectare |
| 2005 | 3.8 kg per hectare | 115.3 kg per hectare |
| 2004 | 4.2 kg per hectare | 114.9 kg per hectare |
| 2003 | 3.5 kg per hectare | 109.6 kg per hectare |
| 2002 | 3.2 kg per hectare | 106.4 kg per hectare |
| 2001 | 2.4 kg per hectare | 103.1 kg per hectare |
| 2000 | 0.7 kg per hectare | 101.1 kg per hectare |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +172.6% from 6.6 kg per hectare in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 10.2 kg per hectare, the figure has changed by +76.9%.
- Among the 190 countries with data for 2024, Afghanistan has the 148th highest value.
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