Afghanistan vs Haiti: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions
Afghanistan
0.9352 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Haiti
1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
194th
Haiti rank
193rd
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Afghanistan
- Haiti
How they compare
Haiti currently reports 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.9352 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.0748 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Haiti's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 28 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Haiti ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 194th and Haiti ranks 193rd of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 6 and Haiti in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Haiti | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4687 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Haiti |
| 1860s | 2.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4012 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Haiti |
| 1870s | 2.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3375 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Afghanistan |
| 1880s | 2.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0939 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Afghanistan |
| 1890s | 2.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0336 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Haiti |
| 1900s | 2.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0482 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Haiti |
| 1910s | 2.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7994 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Haiti |
| 1920s | 1.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8384 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Haiti |
| 1930s | 2.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0397 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Haiti |
| 1940s | 2.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0274 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Haiti |
| 1950s | 3.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1212 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Afghanistan |
| 1960s | 2.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4676 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 1.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2242 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1611 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 0.8805 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6318 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Haiti |
| 2000s | 0.8321 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Haiti |
| 2010s | 0.9666 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7493 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Haiti |
| 2020s | 0.904 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1854 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Haiti |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, Afghanistan or Haiti?
- Haiti, at 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.9352 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions between Afghanistan and Haiti?
- 0.0748 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Haiti ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Haiti?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Haiti rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- Afghanistan ranks 194th and Haiti ranks 193rd of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.