Afghanistan vs Kyrgyzstan: Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Afghanistan
15.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Kyrgyzstan
15.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
109th
Kyrgyzstan rank
110th
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Afghanistan
- Kyrgyzstan
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 15.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 15.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Kyrgyzstan, a difference of 272,300 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 109th and Kyrgyzstan ranks 110th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 10 and Kyrgyzstan in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Kyrgyzstan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 646,130 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 173,115 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 473,014 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Afghanistan |
| 1860s | 684,912 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 195,911 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 489,001 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Afghanistan |
| 1870s | 736,163 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 246,297 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 489,866 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Afghanistan |
| 1880s | 795,083 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 330,986 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 464,096 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Afghanistan |
| 1890s | 862,288 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 489,533 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 372,755 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Afghanistan |
| 1900s | 936,441 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 744,341 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 192,100 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Afghanistan |
| 1910s | 975,023 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 834,079 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 140,944 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Afghanistan |
| 1920s | 1.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 701,799 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 311,436 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Afghanistan |
| 1930s | 1.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1940s | 1.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1950s | 1.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1960s | 1.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1970s | 2.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 18.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1980s | 3.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 18.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1990s | 2.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kyrgyzstan |
| 2000s | 4.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kyrgyzstan |
| 2010s | 13.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 931,942 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 15.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 809,420 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Afghanistan or Kyrgyzstan?
- Afghanistan, at 15.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 15.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Kyrgyzstan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Afghanistan and Kyrgyzstan?
- 272,300 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Kyrgyzstan?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Kyrgyzstan rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Afghanistan ranks 109th and Kyrgyzstan ranks 110th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry. 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 of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.