Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP was 0.1908 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Afghanistan, 1950–2022
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per international-$.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 0.1908 kilograms per international-$ for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in 2022.
The figure is up 9.5% on the previous year and up 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Afghanistan peaked at 0.214 kilograms per international-$ in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0089 kilograms per international-$, in 1950.
That places Afghanistan 83rd out of 164 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.016 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0089 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0306 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0608 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0318 kilograms per international-$ | 0.087 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1288 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1056 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1568 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1669 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1146 kilograms per international-$ | 0.205 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1308 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0948 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1836 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0882 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0554 kilograms per international-$ | 0.144 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1554 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1337 kilograms per international-$ | 0.214 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1736 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1557 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1908 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 80 Armenia 0.1938 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 81 Togo 0.192 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 82 Chile 0.1912 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 84 Peru 0.1896 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 85 Botswana 0.1882 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 86 Turkey 0.1859 kilograms per international-$ compare
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 carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Afghanistan?
- Carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Afghanistan was 0.1908 kilograms per international-$ in 2022, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.214 kilograms per international-$ in 2011.
- What is the lowest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0089 kilograms per international-$ in 1950.
- How does Afghanistan rank for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Afghanistan ranks 83rd out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.0%. 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); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).