Afghanistan vs Iceland: Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre
Afghanistan
44.58 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Iceland
41.25 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
171st
Iceland rank
172nd
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre over time
- Afghanistan
- Iceland
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 44.58 tonnes per square kilometre against 41.25 tonnes per square kilometre in Iceland, a difference of 3.33 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Iceland's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Iceland ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 171st and Iceland ranks 172nd of 192 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.77 tonnes per square kilometre | 32.87 tonnes per square kilometre | 16.1 tonnes per square kilometre | Iceland |
| 1970s | 9.25 tonnes per square kilometre | 22.71 tonnes per square kilometre | 13.45 tonnes per square kilometre | Iceland |
| 1980s | 6.71 tonnes per square kilometre | 20.39 tonnes per square kilometre | 13.68 tonnes per square kilometre | Iceland |
| 1990s | 1.25 tonnes per square kilometre | 26.79 tonnes per square kilometre | 25.54 tonnes per square kilometre | Iceland |
| 2000s | 6.31 tonnes per square kilometre | 33.87 tonnes per square kilometre | 27.56 tonnes per square kilometre | Iceland |
| 2010s | 17.51 tonnes per square kilometre | 39.22 tonnes per square kilometre | 21.71 tonnes per square kilometre | Iceland |
| 2020s | 32.77 tonnes per square kilometre | 38.52 tonnes per square kilometre | 5.75 tonnes per square kilometre | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre, Afghanistan or Iceland?
- Afghanistan, at 44.58 tonnes per square kilometre against 41.25 tonnes per square kilometre in Iceland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre between Afghanistan and Iceland?
- 3.33 tonnes per square kilometre, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Iceland?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Iceland rank globally for annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre?
- Afghanistan ranks 171st and Iceland ranks 172nd of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change 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.