Afghanistan vs France: Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per unit of GDP

Afghanistan
0.0136 tonnes per US$ of GDP
in 2024
France
0.0127 tonnes per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
72nd
France rank
75th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per unit of GDP over time

  • Afghanistan
  • France
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 0.0136 tonnes per US$ of GDP against 0.0127 tonnes per US$ of GDP in France, a difference of 0.0009 tonnes per US$ of GDP.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times France's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was France ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 72nd and France ranks 75th of 202 countries.

France has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan France Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0148 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.017 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0022 tonnes per US$ of GDP France
2010s 0.0079 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0139 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.006 tonnes per US$ of GDP France
2020s 0.0135 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0135 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, per unit of gdp, Afghanistan or France?
Afghanistan, at 0.0136 tonnes per US$ of GDP against 0.0127 tonnes per US$ of GDP in France as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions, per unit of gdp between Afghanistan and France?
0.0009 tonnes per US$ of GDP, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and France?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and France rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions, per unit of gdp?
Afghanistan ranks 72nd and France ranks 75th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per unit of GDP
Unit
tonnes per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
202 places, 11,089 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Cumulative CO₂ emissions divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.