Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring, gaps filled in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring, gaps filled was 5.96 million tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring, gaps filled in Afghanistan, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 5.96 million tonnes for cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring, gaps filled in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring, gaps filled in Afghanistan peaked at 5.96 million tonnes in 2001 and was at its lowest, 297,436 tonnes, in 1970.
Afghanistan ranks 74th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring, gaps filled in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 297,436 tonnes | — |
| 1971 | 601,548 tonnes | +102.2% |
| 1972 | 967,948 tonnes | +60.9% |
| 1973 | 1.19 million tonnes | +23.0% |
| 1974 | 1.56 million tonnes | +30.8% |
| 1975 | 1.86 million tonnes | +19.5% |
| 1976 | 2.15 million tonnes | +15.7% |
| 1977 | 2.54 million tonnes | +17.7% |
| 1978 | 2.82 million tonnes | +11.1% |
| 1979 | 3.09 million tonnes | +9.5% |
| 1980 | 3.39 million tonnes | +9.9% |
| 1981 | 3.68 million tonnes | +8.6% |
| 1982 | 3.97 million tonnes | +7.7% |
| 1983 | 4.26 million tonnes | +7.4% |
| 1984 | 4.57 million tonnes | +7.4% |
| 1985 | 4.90 million tonnes | +7.2% |
| 1986 | 5.23 million tonnes | +6.7% |
| 1987 | 5.46 million tonnes | +4.3% |
| 1988 | 5.64 million tonnes | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 5.68 million tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 5.71 million tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 5.74 million tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 5.76 million tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 5.78 million tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 5.80 million tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 5.82 million tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 5.85 million tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 5.87 million tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 5.89 million tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 5.91 million tonnes | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 5.93 million tonnes | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 5.96 million tonnes | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 5.96 million tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 5.96 million tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 5.96 million tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 5.96 million tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 5.96 million tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 5.96 million tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 5.96 million tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 5.96 million tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 5.96 million tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 5.96 million tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 5.96 million tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 5.96 million tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 5.96 million tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5.96 million tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 5.96 million tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 5.96 million tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 5.96 million tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 5.96 million tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 5.96 million tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 5.96 million tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 5.96 million tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 5.96 million tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 5.96 million tonnes | +0.0% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 5.96 million tonnes is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 46.06 million tonnes, 13% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +102.2% | 297,436 tonnes | 601,548 tonnes |
| 1972 | +60.9% | 601,548 tonnes | 967,948 tonnes |
| 1974 | +30.8% | 1.19 million tonnes | 1.56 million tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.71 million tonnes | 297,436 tonnes | 3.09 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.68 million tonnes | 3.39 million tonnes | 5.68 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.81 million tonnes | 5.71 million tonnes | 5.91 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.95 million tonnes | 5.93 million tonnes | 5.96 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.96 million tonnes | 5.96 million tonnes | 5.96 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.96 million tonnes | 5.96 million tonnes | 5.96 million tonnes | 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 cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring, gaps filled in Afghanistan?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring, gaps filled in Afghanistan was 5.96 million tonnes in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring, gaps filled recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 5.96 million tonnes in 2001.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring, gaps filled recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 297,436 tonnes in 1970.
- How does Afghanistan rank for cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring, gaps filled?
- Afghanistan ranks 74th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring, gaps filled rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring with 73 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
- Cumulative co2 flaring 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
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring with 73 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.