AFOLU — Emissions in Afghanistan

Afghanistan: AFOLU — Emissions was 14.44 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
14.44 kt
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
76th
of 222 countries
All-time high
16.43 kt
in 2017
All-time low
8.7 kt
in 1994
Years of data
34
1990–2023

AFOLU — Emissions in Afghanistan, 1990–2023

0510151990200620231990: 9.1 kt1991: 9.3 kt1992: 9.2 kt1993: 9.3 kt1994: 8.7 kt1995: 9.1 kt1996: 9.9 kt1997: 10.9 kt1998: 11.9 kt1999: 12.8 kt2000: 11 kt2001: 9.6 kt2002: 11.2 kt2003: 11.6 kt2004: 11.5 kt2005: 12 kt2006: 11.4 kt2007: 11.2 kt2008: 12.1 kt2009: 13 kt2010: 14.3 kt2011: 14.7 kt2012: 14.8 kt2013: 14.9 kt2014: 16 kt2015: 15.8 kt2016: 15.7 kt2017: 16.4 kt2018: 15.9 kt2019: 15 kt2020: 14.8 kt2021: 14.2 kt2022: 14 kt2023: 14.4 kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, afolu — emissions in Afghanistan stood at 14.44 kt.

That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, afolu — emissions in Afghanistan peaked at 16.43 kt in 2017 and was at its lowest, 8.7 kt, in 1994.

That places Afghanistan 76th out of 222 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 — Emissions in Afghanistan, year by year

Annual values for AFOLU — Emissions (N2O) in Afghanistan, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 9.08 kt
1991 9.35 kt +3.0%
1992 9.18 kt -1.9%
1993 9.28 kt +1.2%
1994 8.7 kt -6.3%
1995 9.07 kt +4.3%
1996 9.86 kt +8.7%
1997 10.88 kt +10.3%
1998 11.85 kt +8.9%
1999 12.76 kt +7.7%
2000 10.99 kt -13.9%
2001 9.6 kt -12.6%
2002 11.2 kt +16.6%
2003 11.61 kt +3.7%
2004 11.5 kt -0.9%
2005 12 kt +4.3%
2006 11.42 kt -4.8%
2007 11.16 kt -2.3%
2008 12.07 kt +8.2%
2009 12.97 kt +7.4%
2010 14.34 kt +10.6%
2011 14.66 kt +2.2%
2012 14.79 kt +0.9%
2013 14.94 kt +1.0%
2014 15.96 kt +6.8%
2015 15.81 kt -0.9%
2016 15.73 kt -0.5%
2017 16.43 kt +4.5%
2018 15.87 kt -3.4%
2019 15.01 kt -5.4%
2020 14.76 kt -1.6%
2021 14.2 kt -3.8%
2022 14.04 kt -1.1%
2023 14.44 kt +2.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 10 kt 8.7 kt 12.76 kt 10
2000s 11.45 kt 9.6 kt 12.97 kt 10
2010s 15.35 kt 14.34 kt 16.43 kt 10
2020s 14.36 kt 14.04 kt 14.76 kt 4

Countries ranked near Afghanistan

  1. 73 Finland 15.72 kt compare
  2. 74 Hungary 15.7 kt compare
  3. 75 Sweden 14.89 kt compare
  4. 77 Guatemala 13.99 kt compare
  5. 78 Iraq 13.9 kt compare
  6. 79 Denmark 13.9 kt compare

See the full ranking of 276 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is afolu — emissions in Afghanistan?
Afolu — emissions in Afghanistan was 14.44 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest afolu — emissions recorded in Afghanistan?
The highest recorded value was 16.43 kt in 2017.
What is the lowest afolu — emissions recorded in Afghanistan?
The lowest recorded value was 8.7 kt in 1994.
How does Afghanistan rank for afolu — emissions?
Afghanistan ranks 76th out of 222 countries with data for 2023.
Is afolu — emissions rising or falling in Afghanistan?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. 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 — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
AFOLU — Emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
276 places, 9,163 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