Annual CO₂ emissions from cement, gaps filled in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Annual CO₂ emissions from cement, gaps filled was 10,624 tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
10,624 tonnes
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
143rd
of 211 countries
All-time high
87,223 tonnes
in 1966
All-time low
0 tonnes
in 1750
Years of data
275
1750–2024
Annual CO₂ emissions from cement, gaps filled in Afghanistan, 1750–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2024, annual co₂ emissions from cement, gaps filled in Afghanistan stood at 10,624 tonnes.
That represents a change of down 62.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual co₂ emissions from cement, gaps filled in Afghanistan peaked at 87,223 tonnes in 1966 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes, in 1750.
Afghanistan ranks 143rd of 211 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual CO₂ emissions from cement, gaps filled in Afghanistan, year by year
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| 1959 | 18,171 tonnes | — |
| 1960 | 18,012 tonnes | -0.9% |
| 1961 | 21,806 tonnes | +21.1% |
| 1962 | 29,074 tonnes | +33.3% |
| 1963 | 50,880 tonnes | +75.0% |
| 1964 | 61,783 tonnes | +21.4% |
| 1965 | 83,589 tonnes | +35.3% |
| 1966 | 87,223 tonnes | +4.3% |
| 1967 | 65,417 tonnes | -25.0% |
| 1968 | 47,105 tonnes | -28.0% |
| 1969 | 50,880 tonnes | +8.0% |
| 1970 | 47,350 tonnes | -6.9% |
| 1971 | 43,234 tonnes | -8.7% |
| 1972 | 46,427 tonnes | +7.4% |
| 1973 | 67,106 tonnes | +44.5% |
| 1974 | 70,301 tonnes | +4.8% |
| 1975 | 69,417 tonnes | -1.3% |
| 1976 | 79,243 tonnes | +14.2% |
| 1977 | 64,863 tonnes | -18.1% |
| 1978 | 57,598 tonnes | -11.2% |
| 1979 | 63,666 tonnes | +10.5% |
| 1980 | 23,284 tonnes | -63.4% |
| 1981 | 32,879 tonnes | +41.2% |
| 1982 | 39,077 tonnes | +18.9% |
| 1983 | 6,450 tonnes | -83.5% |
| 1984 | 47,963 tonnes | +643.6% |
| 1985 | 31,652 tonnes | -34.0% |
| 1986 | 37,565 tonnes | +18.7% |
| 1987 | 43,334 tonnes | +15.4% |
| 1988 | 42,944 tonnes | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 42,503 tonnes | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 45,766 tonnes | +7.7% |
| 1991 | 45,766 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 45,766 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 46,991 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 46,991 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 46,991 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 47,400 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 47,400 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 47,400 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 47,400 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 10,216 tonnes | -78.4% |
| 2001 | 6,538 tonnes | -36.0% |
| 2002 | 11,033 tonnes | +68.8% |
| 2003 | 9,807 tonnes | -11.1% |
| 2004 | 9,807 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 6,211 tonnes | -36.7% |
| 2006 | 12,177 tonnes | +96.1% |
| 2007 | 11,605 tonnes | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 15,242 tonnes | +31.3% |
| 2009 | 12,872 tonnes | -15.5% |
| 2010 | 14,547 tonnes | +13.0% |
| 2011 | 14,588 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 28,930 tonnes | +98.3% |
| 2013 | 35,550 tonnes | +22.9% |
| 2014 | 28,644 tonnes | -19.4% |
| 2015 | 41,189 tonnes | +43.8% |
| 2016 | 76,126 tonnes | +84.8% |
| 2017 | 44,785 tonnes | -41.2% |
| 2018 | 56,880 tonnes | +27.0% |
| 2019 | 38,329 tonnes | -32.6% |
| 2020 | 60,674 tonnes | +58.3% |
| 2021 | 16,345 tonnes | -73.1% |
| 2022 | 10,624 tonnes | -35.0% |
| 2023 | 10,624 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 10,624 tonnes | +0.0% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 10,624 tonnes is below the median for low income countries, which is 232,496 tonnes, 5% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 10,624 tonnes is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.84 million tonnes, 1% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual CO₂ emissions from cement, gaps filled in Afghanistan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +643.6% | 6,450 tonnes | 47,963 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 10 |
| 1760s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 10 |
| 1770s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 10 |
| 1780s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 10 |
| 1790s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 10 |
| 1800s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 10 |
| 1810s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 10 |
| 1820s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 10 |
| 1830s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 10 |
| 1840s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 10 |
| 1850s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 10 |
| 1860s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 10 |
| 1870s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 10 |
| 1880s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 10 |
| 1890s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 1,817 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 18,171 tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 51,577 tonnes | 18,012 tonnes | 87,223 tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 60,920 tonnes | 43,234 tonnes | 79,243 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 34,765 tonnes | 6,450 tonnes | 47,963 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 46,787 tonnes | 45,766 tonnes | 47,400 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 10,551 tonnes | 6,211 tonnes | 15,242 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 37,957 tonnes | 14,547 tonnes | 76,126 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 21,778 tonnes | 10,624 tonnes | 60,674 tonnes | 5 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 140 New Caledonia 26,331 tonnes compare
- 141 Suriname 19,906 tonnes compare
- 142 Guyana 14,087 tonnes compare
- 144 Botswana 4,262 tonnes compare
- 145 Burundi 2,542 tonnes compare
- 146 Aruba 0 tonnes
- 146 Andorra 0 tonnes
- 146 Antigua and Barbuda 0 tonnes
- 146 Bahamas 0 tonnes compare
- 146 Belize 0 tonnes
- 146 Bermuda 0 tonnes
- 146 Brunei 0 tonnes
- 146 Central African Republic 0 tonnes
- 146 Cote d'Ivoire 0 tonnes
- 146 Comoros 0 tonnes
- 146 Cape Verde 0 tonnes compare
- 146 Curacao 0 tonnes
- 146 Dominica 0 tonnes
- 146 Estonia 0 tonnes compare
- 146 Fiji 0 tonnes compare
- 146 Micronesia (country) 0 tonnes
- 146 Guinea 0 tonnes
- 146 Gambia 0 tonnes
- 146 Guinea-Bissau 0 tonnes
- 146 Equatorial Guinea 0 tonnes
- 146 Grenada 0 tonnes
- 146 Greenland 0 tonnes
- 146 Iceland 0 tonnes compare
- 146 Kiribati 0 tonnes
- 146 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 tonnes
- 146 Saint Lucia 0 tonnes
- 146 Liechtenstein 0 tonnes
- 146 Lesotho 0 tonnes
- 146 Macao 0 tonnes
- 146 Maldives 0 tonnes
- 146 Marshall Islands 0 tonnes
- 146 Malta 0 tonnes
- 146 Mauritania 0 tonnes
- 146 Mauritius 0 tonnes
- 146 Netherlands 0 tonnes compare
- 146 Nauru 0 tonnes
- 146 Palau 0 tonnes
- 146 Papua New Guinea 0 tonnes
- 146 Palestine 0 tonnes
- 146 French Polynesia 0 tonnes
- 146 Singapore 0 tonnes
- 146 Solomon Islands 0 tonnes
- 146 Sierra Leone 0 tonnes
- 146 Somalia 0 tonnes compare
- 146 South Sudan 0 tonnes
- 146 Sao Tome and Principe 0 tonnes
- 146 Eswatini 0 tonnes
- 146 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0 tonnes
- 146 Seychelles 0 tonnes
- 146 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 tonnes
- 146 East Timor 0 tonnes
- 146 Tonga 0 tonnes
- 146 Tuvalu 0 tonnes
- 146 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 tonnes
- 146 British Virgin Islands 0 tonnes
- 146 Vanuatu 0 tonnes
- 146 Samoa 0 tonnes
- 146 Anguilla 0 tonnes
- 146 Cook Islands 0 tonnes
- 146 Montserrat 0 tonnes
- 146 Niue 0 tonnes
- 146 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 0 tonnes
- 146 Saint Helena 0 tonnes
- 146 Wallis and Futuna 0 tonnes
- 146 Antarctica 0 tonnes
- 146 Christmas Island 0 tonnes
More climate change data for Afghanistan
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 79.22 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 23,854 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 5,965 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 17,889 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 22.51 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 638.89 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 2,345 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,090 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,255 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 4.11 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual co₂ emissions from cement, gaps filled in Afghanistan?
- Annual co₂ emissions from cement, gaps filled in Afghanistan was 10,624 tonnes in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest annual co₂ emissions from cement, gaps filled recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 87,223 tonnes in 1966.
- What is the lowest annual co₂ emissions from cement, gaps filled recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes in 1750.
- How does Afghanistan rank for annual co₂ emissions from cement, gaps filled?
- Afghanistan ranks 143rd out of 211 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual co₂ emissions from cement, gaps filled rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Annual CO₂ emissions from cement, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Annual CO₂ emissions from cement with 90 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Annual co2 cement Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Annual CO₂ emissions from cement with 90 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.