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
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-$, with Armenia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Armenia?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2022.
- How do Afghanistan and Armenia rank globally for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Afghanistan ranks 83rd and Armenia ranks 80th of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).