Environment in Afghanistan

1,784 indicators covering environment for Afghanistan.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Input — Cropland nitrogen 169,632 t 2023 up 13.6% 85th
Input — Cropland nitrogen per unit area 20.9 kg/ha 2023 up 10.7% 171st
Input — Cropland phosphorus 22,929 t 2023 up 48.3% 78th
Input — Cropland phosphorus per unit area 2.83 kg/ha 2023 up 44.5% 162nd
Input — Cropland potassium 81,420 t 2023 down 3.0% 66th
Input — Cropland potassium per unit area 10.03 kg/ha 2023 down 5.4% 148th
Outputs — Cropland nitrogen 130,753 t 2023 down 10.2% 69th
Outputs — Cropland nitrogen per unit area 16.11 kg/ha 2023 down 12.4% 161st
Outputs — Cropland phosphorus 25,465 t 2023 down 8.8% 66th
Outputs — Cropland phosphorus per unit area 3.14 kg/ha 2023 down 11.2% 157th
Outputs — Cropland potassium 49,465 t 2023 up 13.9% 79th
Outputs — Cropland potassium per unit area 6.09 kg/ha 2023 up 11.0% 169th
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen 38,880 t 2023 up 910.5% 95th
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area 4.79 kg/ha 2023 up 884.9% 155th
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus -2,536 t 2023 up 79.7% 150th
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area -0.3124 kg/ha 2023 up 80.2% 130th
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium 31,955 t 2023 down 21.0% 53rd
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area 3.94 kg/ha 2023 down 23.1% 97th
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency 77.08 % 2023 down 20.9% 38th
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency 111.06 % 2023 down 38.5% 50th
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency 60.75 % 2023 up 17.4% 106th
Arable land use per person 0.1893 hectares per person 2023 down 23.1% 65th
Forest area 1.21 million hectares 2025 unchanged 123rd
Share of global forest area 0.0% 2025 up 1.0% 123rd
Standardised Precipitation-Evapotranspiration Index -1.64 2023 down 2,229.2% 176th
Veneer sheets — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 down 100.0% 175th
Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, per square kilometre 0 m3 per square kilometre 2023 down 100.0% 126th
Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export value, per square kilometre 0 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 down 92.0% 125th
Veneer sheets — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 down 100.0% 165th
Total fibre furnish — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 up 2,092.0% 54th
Total fibre furnish — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 1,842.2% 53rd
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 2,974.4% 155th
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 777.0% 8th
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 1,105.2% 6th
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 58.3% 8th
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 68.6% 7th
Plywood and LVL — Production 0 m3 2024 129th
Paper and paperboard — Export quantity, annual growth rate -25 % change on previous year 2024 down 211.2% 153rd
Fibreboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 down 4.5% 1st
Fibreboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 down 55.0% 7th
Other paper and paperboard — Export value, per capita 0 1000 USD per person 2024 down 91.5% 169th
Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity, per capita 0 t per person 2024 down 93.8% 165th
Newsprint — Import value, per square kilometre 0 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 down 80.0% 169th
Newsprint — Import quantity, per square kilometre 0.0001 t per square kilometre 2023 up 2,566.7% 160th
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre 0.046 1000 ha per square kilometre 2023 unchanged 21st
Wood fuel, coniferous — Production, per square kilometre 0.9517 m3 per square kilometre 2023 up 19.9% 54th
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 100.0% 119th
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 1,437.2% 155th
Veneer sheets — Import value, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year 2023 down 2.4% 192nd
Dissolving wood pulp — Import quantity 12 t 2024 up 140.0% 86th
Dissolving wood pulp — Import value 17 1000 USD 2024 up 112.5% 82nd
Paper and paperboard — Export value, annual growth rate -43.82 % change on previous year 2024 down 1,778.4% 177th
Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0.0346 m3 per person 2024 down 7.9% 135th
Wood fuel — Production, per capita 0.0494 m3 per person 2024 down 7.9% 131st
Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0.0524 m3 per person 2024 down 13.7% 134th
Roundwood — Production, per capita 0.0907 m3 per person 2024 down 15.5% 136th
Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity, annual growth rate -37.93 % change on previous year 2024 down 61.1% 160th
Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, bleached — Import quantity 4,306 t 2024 up 2,096.9% 102nd
Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, bleached — Import value 3,864 1000 USD 2024 up 2,583.3% 104th
Roundwood — Export value, per square kilometre 0.0001 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 down 97.6% 130th