Afghanistan vs Armenia: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP

Afghanistan
0.1908 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Armenia
0.1938 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Afghanistan rank
83rd
Armenia rank
80th

Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Armenia
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How they compare

Armenia currently reports 0.1938 kilograms per international-$ against 0.1908 kilograms per international-$ in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.003 kilograms per international-$.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Armenia ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 83rd and Armenia ranks 80th of 164 countries.

Armenia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Armenia Difference Ahead
1970s 0.1205 kilograms per international-$ 0.2281 kilograms per international-$ 0.1075 kilograms per international-$ Armenia
1980s 0.1669 kilograms per international-$ 0.2507 kilograms per international-$ 0.0838 kilograms per international-$ Armenia
1990s 0.1308 kilograms per international-$ 0.2367 kilograms per international-$ 0.1059 kilograms per international-$ Armenia
2000s 0.0882 kilograms per international-$ 0.1862 kilograms per international-$ 0.098 kilograms per international-$ Armenia
2010s 0.1554 kilograms per international-$ 0.1872 kilograms per international-$ 0.0318 kilograms per international-$ Armenia
2020s 0.1736 kilograms per international-$ 0.2019 kilograms per international-$ 0.0284 kilograms per international-$ Armenia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp, Afghanistan or Armenia?
Armenia, at 0.1938 kilograms per international-$ against 0.1908 kilograms per international-$ in Afghanistan as of 2022.
What is the difference in carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp between Afghanistan and Armenia?
0.003 kilograms per international-$, with Armenia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Armenia?
44 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2022.
How do Afghanistan and Armenia rank globally for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
Afghanistan ranks 83rd and Armenia ranks 80th of 164 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP
Unit
kilograms per international-$
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
164 places, 14,672 data points, 1820–2022
Last refreshed

Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).