Afghanistan vs Central African Republic: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square

Afghanistan
893.29 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Central African Republic
1,132 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
187th
Central African Republic rank
185th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Central African Republic
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How they compare

Central African Republic currently reports 1,132 tonnes per square kilometre against 893.29 tonnes per square kilometre in Afghanistan, a difference of 238.71 tonnes per square kilometre.

That makes Central African Republic's figure about 1.3 times Afghanistan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 187th and Central African Republic ranks 185th of 192 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 4 and Central African Republic in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Central African Republic Difference Ahead
1960s 306.71 tonnes per square kilometre 200.75 tonnes per square kilometre 105.96 tonnes per square kilometre Afghanistan
1970s 418.92 tonnes per square kilometre 300.28 tonnes per square kilometre 118.64 tonnes per square kilometre Afghanistan
1980s 494.1 tonnes per square kilometre 400.32 tonnes per square kilometre 93.78 tonnes per square kilometre Afghanistan
1990s 527.77 tonnes per square kilometre 483.63 tonnes per square kilometre 44.14 tonnes per square kilometre Afghanistan
2000s 566.56 tonnes per square kilometre 589.85 tonnes per square kilometre 23.29 tonnes per square kilometre Central African Republic
2010s 684.67 tonnes per square kilometre 727.69 tonnes per square kilometre 43.01 tonnes per square kilometre Central African Republic
2020s 841.55 tonnes per square kilometre 1,040 tonnes per square kilometre 198.78 tonnes per square kilometre Central African Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square, Afghanistan or Central African Republic?
Central African Republic, at 1,132 tonnes per square kilometre against 893.29 tonnes per square kilometre in Afghanistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square between Afghanistan and Central African Republic?
238.71 tonnes per square kilometre, with Central African Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Central African Republic?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Central African Republic rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square?
Afghanistan ranks 187th and Central African Republic ranks 185th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative 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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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre
Unit
tonnes per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
192 places, 10,796 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Cumulative 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.