AFOLU — Direct emissions in Afghanistan

Afghanistan: AFOLU — Direct emissions was 10.85 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
10.85 kt
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
68th
of 197 countries
All-time high
12.32 kt
in 2017
All-time low
6.38 kt
in 1994
Years of data
34
1990–2023

AFOLU — Direct emissions in Afghanistan, 1990–2023

02.557.51012.51990200620231990: 6.6 kt1991: 6.9 kt1992: 6.7 kt1993: 6.8 kt1994: 6.4 kt1995: 6.7 kt1996: 7.2 kt1997: 8 kt1998: 8.7 kt1999: 9.4 kt2000: 8.1 kt2001: 7.1 kt2002: 8.3 kt2003: 8.6 kt2004: 8.5 kt2005: 9 kt2006: 8.5 kt2007: 8.4 kt2008: 9 kt2009: 9.7 kt2010: 10.8 kt2011: 11 kt2012: 11.1 kt2013: 11.2 kt2014: 12 kt2015: 11.9 kt2016: 11.8 kt2017: 12.3 kt2018: 11.9 kt2019: 11.2 kt2020: 11.1 kt2021: 10.6 kt2022: 10.5 kt2023: 10.8 kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

In 2023, afolu — direct emissions in Afghanistan stood at 10.85 kt.

That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, afolu — direct emissions in Afghanistan peaked at 12.32 kt in 2017 and was at its lowest, 6.38 kt, in 1994.

That places Afghanistan 68th out of 197 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

AFOLU — Direct emissions in Afghanistan, year by year

Annual values for AFOLU — Direct emissions (N2O) in Afghanistan, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 6.64 kt
1991 6.86 kt +3.2%
1992 6.74 kt -1.8%
1993 6.82 kt +1.3%
1994 6.38 kt -6.5%
1995 6.67 kt +4.5%
1996 7.24 kt +8.7%
1997 8.01 kt +10.6%
1998 8.68 kt +8.3%
1999 9.37 kt +8.0%
2000 8.06 kt -14.0%
2001 7.08 kt -12.2%
2002 8.34 kt +17.9%
2003 8.6 kt +3.0%
2004 8.53 kt -0.8%
2005 8.95 kt +5.0%
2006 8.54 kt -4.6%
2007 8.4 kt -1.7%
2008 9.02 kt +7.4%
2009 9.74 kt +8.0%
2010 10.75 kt +10.4%
2011 10.98 kt +2.1%
2012 11.11 kt +1.2%
2013 11.23 kt +1.1%
2014 12.01 kt +6.9%
2015 11.86 kt -1.2%
2016 11.8 kt -0.5%
2017 12.32 kt +4.4%
2018 11.9 kt -3.4%
2019 11.25 kt -5.5%
2020 11.06 kt -1.7%
2021 10.65 kt -3.7%
2022 10.54 kt -1.0%
2023 10.85 kt +2.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 7.34 kt 6.38 kt 9.37 kt 10
2000s 8.52 kt 7.08 kt 9.74 kt 10
2010s 11.52 kt 10.75 kt 12.32 kt 10
2020s 10.77 kt 10.54 kt 11.06 kt 4

Countries ranked near Afghanistan

  1. 65 Zimbabwe 11.81 kt compare
  2. 66 Chile 11.7 kt compare
  3. 67 Senegal 11.05 kt compare
  4. 69 Guatemala 10.75 kt compare
  5. 70 Iraq 10.67 kt compare
  6. 71 Ghana 10.38 kt compare

See the full ranking of 249 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is afolu — direct emissions in Afghanistan?
Afolu — direct emissions in Afghanistan was 10.85 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest afolu — direct emissions recorded in Afghanistan?
The highest recorded value was 12.32 kt in 2017.
What is the lowest afolu — direct emissions recorded in Afghanistan?
The lowest recorded value was 6.38 kt in 1994.
How does Afghanistan rank for afolu — direct emissions?
Afghanistan ranks 68th out of 197 countries with data for 2023.
Is afolu — direct emissions rising or falling in Afghanistan?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of AFOLU — Direct emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
AFOLU — Direct emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
249 places, 8,204 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf