Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions was 2.9% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions in Afghanistan, 1950–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, annual percentage change in co₂ emissions in Afghanistan stood at 2.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.6% on the previous year and up 235.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual percentage change in co₂ emissions in Afghanistan peaked at 475.0% in 1950 and was at its lowest, -26.8%, in 1990.
Afghanistan ranks 92nd of 215 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 65.3% | 0.0% | 475.0% | 10 |
| 1960s | 10.6% | -23.1% | 40.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 11.4% | -19.2% | 77.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.1% | -21.3% | 24.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | -8.4% | -26.8% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.8% | -20.7% | 52.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.1% | -14.7% | 36.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | -11.2% | 6.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More climate change data for Afghanistan
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 1.3% (2100)
- Population growth 2.8% (2025)
- Population, total 43.84 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 3.7% (2025)
- Urban population 11.37 million (2025)
- Urban population 25.9% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 0.2538 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 242.63 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 0.2538 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 0.2538 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual percentage change in co₂ emissions in Afghanistan?
- Annual percentage change in co₂ emissions in Afghanistan was 2.9% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual percentage change in co₂ emissions recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 475.0% in 1950.
- What is the lowest annual percentage change in co₂ emissions recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was -26.8% in 1990.
- How does Afghanistan rank for annual percentage change in co₂ emissions?
- Afghanistan ranks 92nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual percentage change in co₂ emissions rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 235.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual percentage growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change.