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.
Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 475.0% | — |
| 1951 | 8.7% | -98.2% |
| 1952 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1953 | 16.0% | — |
| 1954 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1955 | 44.8% | — |
| 1956 | 19.0% | -57.5% |
| 1957 | 60.0% | +215.0% |
| 1958 | 12.5% | -79.2% |
| 1959 | 16.6% | +33.0% |
| 1960 | 7.6% | -54.1% |
| 1961 | 18.6% | +143.8% |
| 1962 | 40.3% | +116.9% |
| 1963 | 2.6% | -93.5% |
| 1964 | 18.7% | +607.9% |
| 1965 | 20.1% | +7.7% |
| 1966 | 8.4% | -58.3% |
| 1967 | 17.5% | +108.9% |
| 1968 | -4.6% | -126.1% |
| 1969 | -23.1% | +405.6% |
| 1970 | 77.5% | -435.9% |
| 1971 | 13.4% | -82.8% |
| 1972 | -19.2% | -243.6% |
| 1973 | 6.9% | -135.8% |
| 1974 | 17.0% | +147.2% |
| 1975 | 10.9% | -35.9% |
| 1976 | -6.6% | -160.9% |
| 1977 | 20.4% | -407.4% |
| 1978 | -9.7% | -147.6% |
| 1979 | 3.7% | -138.1% |
| 1980 | -21.3% | -678.3% |
| 1981 | 12.6% | -159.3% |
| 1982 | 5.9% | -53.6% |
| 1983 | 20.3% | +246.0% |
| 1984 | 12.0% | -41.1% |
| 1985 | 24.1% | +101.3% |
| 1986 | -10.5% | -143.6% |
| 1987 | -0.6% | -94.0% |
| 1988 | -8.3% | +1204.6% |
| 1989 | -3.2% | -61.0% |
| 1990 | -26.8% | +731.3% |
| 1991 | -5.4% | -79.7% |
| 1992 | -22.6% | +315.4% |
| 1993 | 0.3% | -101.5% |
| 1994 | -2.2% | -775.1% |
| 1995 | -2.5% | +12.7% |
| 1996 | -3.3% | +32.7% |
| 1997 | -4.8% | +44.5% |
| 1998 | -2.0% | -59.1% |
| 1999 | -14.6% | +643.2% |
| 2000 | -4.1% | -72.1% |
| 2001 | 2.1% | -151.5% |
| 2002 | 25.4% | +1112.5% |
| 2003 | 16.3% | -35.9% |
| 2004 | -20.7% | -226.8% |
| 2005 | 52.7% | -355.0% |
| 2006 | 14.3% | -72.9% |
| 2007 | 29.7% | +107.8% |
| 2008 | 52.0% | +75.1% |
| 2009 | 50.2% | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 30.9% | -38.3% |
| 2011 | 36.4% | +17.6% |
| 2012 | -14.7% | -140.4% |
| 2013 | -8.6% | -41.3% |
| 2014 | -2.2% | -74.7% |
| 2015 | 7.9% | -462.3% |
| 2016 | -8.3% | -205.1% |
| 2017 | 8.2% | -198.8% |
| 2018 | 9.5% | +15.4% |
| 2019 | 2.0% | -78.4% |
| 2020 | 6.9% | +237.5% |
| 2021 | -11.2% | -262.7% |
| 2022 | 3.1% | -127.1% |
| 2023 | 3.4% | +11.7% |
| 2024 | 2.9% | -13.6% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 2.9% is above the median for low income countries, which is 1.6%, 1.9× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 2.9% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.6%, 5.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | -1204.6% | -0.6% | -8.3% |
| 2002 | +1112.5% | 2.1% | 25.4% |
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
- 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 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.