Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) in Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) was 3,863 kt in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
3,863 kt
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
47th
of 218 countries
All-time high
3,863 kt
in 2023
All-time low
690.74 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) in Afghanistan, 1990–2023

1.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k1990200620231990: 690.7 kt1991: 693.7 kt1992: 730.1 kt1993: 801.6 kt1994: 854.1 kt1995: 886.1 kt1996: 928.5 kt1997: 963.8 kt1998: 997.5 kt1999: 1.0k kt2000: 1.2k kt2001: 1.4k kt2002: 1.5k kt2003: 1.7k kt2004: 1.7k kt2005: 1.9k kt2006: 2.0k kt2007: 2.1k kt2008: 2.3k kt2009: 2.4k kt2010: 2.5k kt2011: 2.7k kt2012: 2.8k kt2013: 2.9k kt2014: 3.0k kt2015: 3.1k kt2016: 3.2k kt2017: 3.4k kt2018: 3.4k kt2019: 3.5k kt2020: 3.6k kt2021: 3.7k kt2022: 3.8k kt2023: 3.9k kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) in Afghanistan stood at 3,863 kt. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 32.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) in Afghanistan peaked at 3,863 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 690.74 kt, in 1990.

Afghanistan ranks 47th of 218 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 857.02 kt 690.74 kt 1,024 kt 10
2000s 1,822 kt 1,220 kt 2,401 kt 10
2010s 3,067 kt 2,529 kt 3,539 kt 10
2020s 3,753 kt 3,648 kt 3,863 kt 4

Countries ranked near Afghanistan

  1. 44 Dominican Republic 4,272 kt compare
  2. 45 Romania 4,177 kt compare
  3. 46 Sudan 4,130 kt compare
  4. 48 Uzbekistan 3,808 kt compare
  5. 49 Madagascar 3,426 kt compare
  6. 50 Sri Lanka 3,401 kt compare

See the full ranking of 271 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) in Afghanistan?
Agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) in Afghanistan was 3,863 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Afghanistan?
The highest recorded value was 3,863 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Afghanistan?
The lowest recorded value was 690.74 kt in 1990.
How does Afghanistan rank for agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq)?
Afghanistan ranks 47th out of 218 countries with data for 2023.
Is agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Afghanistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 32.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
271 places, 8,922 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food 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). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.