Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change was 0.4% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.4%
Change on year
up 20.5%
World rank
37th
of 197 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 2024
All-time low
-0.1%
in 1993
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Afghanistan, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Afghanistan stood at 0.4%. That is the highest value across all 175 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.5% on the previous year and up 32,446.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Afghanistan peaked at 0.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, -0.1%, in 1993.
Afghanistan ranks 37th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.1% | — |
| 1851 | 0.1% | -3.0% |
| 1852 | 0.1% | -2.6% |
| 1853 | 0.1% | -0.0% |
| 1854 | 0.1% | -0.8% |
| 1855 | 0.1% | -1.3% |
| 1856 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 1857 | 0.1% | -1.2% |
| 1858 | 0.1% | -0.3% |
| 1859 | 0.1% | -1.1% |
| 1860 | 0.1% | +10.4% |
| 1861 | 0.1% | +5.1% |
| 1862 | 0.1% | +3.0% |
| 1863 | 0.1% | +1.3% |
| 1864 | 0.1% | -0.7% |
| 1865 | 0.1% | +3.2% |
| 1866 | 0.1% | -0.3% |
| 1867 | 0.1% | +1.9% |
| 1868 | 0.1% | +0.6% |
| 1869 | 0.1% | +0.4% |
| 1870 | 0.1% | -4.0% |
| 1871 | 0.1% | +2.7% |
| 1872 | 0.1% | -1.6% |
| 1873 | 0.1% | +0.9% |
| 1874 | 0.1% | -1.2% |
| 1875 | 0.1% | +0.9% |
| 1876 | 0.1% | -0.4% |
| 1877 | 0.1% | -1.5% |
| 1878 | 0.1% | -0.6% |
| 1879 | 0.1% | -0.8% |
| 1880 | 0.1% | +6.0% |
| 1881 | 0.1% | +5.2% |
| 1882 | 0.1% | +0.9% |
| 1883 | 0.1% | +0.7% |
| 1884 | 0.1% | +1.7% |
| 1885 | 0.1% | +1.3% |
| 1886 | 0.1% | +1.4% |
| 1887 | 0.1% | -0.5% |
| 1888 | 0.1% | +1.1% |
| 1889 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 1890 | 0.1% | -5.0% |
| 1891 | 0.1% | -0.9% |
| 1892 | 0.1% | +1.6% |
| 1893 | 0.1% | -0.0% |
| 1894 | 0.1% | -1.2% |
| 1895 | 0.1% | +1.0% |
| 1896 | 0.1% | +0.3% |
| 1897 | 0.1% | -1.1% |
| 1898 | 0.1% | +0.1% |
| 1899 | 0.1% | -0.3% |
| 1900 | 0.1% | +0.7% |
| 1901 | 0.1% | -1.9% |
| 1902 | 0.1% | -0.3% |
| 1903 | 0.1% | -0.3% |
| 1904 | 0.1% | -1.9% |
| 1905 | 0.1% | -0.3% |
| 1906 | 0.1% | -1.1% |
| 1907 | 0.1% | +0.2% |
| 1908 | 0.1% | -0.7% |
| 1909 | 0.1% | -1.3% |
| 1910 | 0.1% | +6.4% |
| 1911 | 0.1% | +2.3% |
| 1912 | 0.1% | +3.4% |
| 1913 | 0.1% | +2.0% |
| 1914 | 0.1% | +0.6% |
| 1915 | 0.1% | +2.2% |
| 1916 | 0.1% | +0.8% |
| 1917 | 0.1% | +2.3% |
| 1918 | 0.1% | +1.4% |
| 1919 | 0.1% | +1.1% |
| 1920 | 0.1% | -9.9% |
| 1921 | 0.1% | -5.2% |
| 1922 | 0.1% | -2.0% |
| 1923 | 0.1% | -2.5% |
| 1924 | 0.1% | +0.8% |
| 1925 | 0.1% | -2.7% |
| 1926 | 0.1% | -0.4% |
| 1927 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 1928 | 0.1% | -1.1% |
| 1929 | 0.1% | -1.1% |
| 1930 | 0.1% | -3.8% |
| 1931 | 0.1% | -2.9% |
| 1932 | 0.1% | -1.6% |
| 1933 | 0.1% | +0.2% |
| 1934 | 0.1% | -1.4% |
| 1935 | 0.1% | +0.8% |
| 1936 | 0.1% | -2.7% |
| 1937 | 0.1% | +0.1% |
| 1938 | 0.1% | -0.9% |
| 1939 | 0.1% | +0.4% |
| 1940 | 0.1% | -0.7% |
| 1941 | 0.1% | -2.1% |
| 1942 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.1% | +0.4% |
| 1944 | 0.1% | +1.3% |
| 1945 | 0.1% | -0.5% |
| 1946 | 0.1% | +0.7% |
| 1947 | 0.1% | +1.0% |
| 1948 | 0.1% | +3.0% |
| 1949 | 0.1% | +2.6% |
| 1950 | 0.1% | -0.8% |
| 1951 | 0.1% | +4.4% |
| 1952 | 0.1% | +10.6% |
| 1953 | 0.1% | +9.8% |
| 1954 | 0.1% | +2.7% |
| 1955 | 0.1% | +7.1% |
| 1956 | 0.2% | +6.7% |
| 1957 | 0.2% | +4.5% |
| 1958 | 0.2% | +8.3% |
| 1959 | 0.2% | -1.4% |
| 1960 | 0.2% | +27.8% |
| 1961 | 0.2% | -15.3% |
| 1962 | 0.2% | -3.3% |
| 1963 | 0.2% | -1.7% |
| 1964 | 0.1% | -18.1% |
| 1965 | 0.2% | +8.0% |
| 1966 | 0.2% | -4.8% |
| 1967 | 0.1% | -23.4% |
| 1968 | 0.1% | -7.8% |
| 1969 | 0.1% | -17.0% |
| 1970 | 0.1% | +7.2% |
| 1971 | 0.1% | -3.7% |
| 1972 | 0.1% | -13.5% |
| 1973 | 0.1% | -12.8% |
| 1974 | 0.1% | -10.7% |
| 1975 | 0.1% | -6.1% |
| 1976 | 0.1% | -7.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0% | -16.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0% | -11.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0% | +17.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0% | -8.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0% | +7.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0% | -15.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | -7.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | -20.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0% | -19.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0% | -21.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0% | -14.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0% | +4.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0% | -5.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0% | -80.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | -85.1% |
| 1992 | -0.0% | -6414.5% |
| 1993 | -0.1% | +155.2% |
| 1994 | -0.1% | -27.8% |
| 1995 | -0.0% | -25.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | -105.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | +2397.1% |
| 1998 | -0.0% | -106.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | -529.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | -91.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +1393.4% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | +422.6% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | -24.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | -40.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | -50.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | -11.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | -23.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | -22.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -61.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | -12.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | -70.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | +35.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +292.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | +31.4% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +1470.2% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -40.3% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | +234.9% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -37.3% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | -39.7% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | +217.8% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | +39.0% |
| 2024 | 0.4% | +20.5% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 0.4% is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.2%, 2.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 0.4% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0%, 484.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | -6414.5% | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 1997 | +2397.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2017 | +1470.2% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 2001 | +1393.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1999 | +529.3% | -0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2002 | +422.6% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.0% | -0.1% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 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 share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Afghanistan?
- Share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Afghanistan was 0.4% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.1% in 1993.
- How does Afghanistan rank for share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Afghanistan ranks 37th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32,446.7%. 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 Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from land-use change in the same year.