Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 611.71 million tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Afghanistan, 1949–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2024, cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Afghanistan stood at 611.71 million tonnes. That is the highest value across all 76 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.0% on the previous year and up 39.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Afghanistan peaked at 611.71 million tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.12 million tonnes, in 1949.
Afghanistan ranks 141st of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 76 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 6.12 million tonnes | 6.12 million tonnes | 6.12 million tonnes | 1 |
| 1950s | 61.36 million tonnes | 13.29 million tonnes | 121.16 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 193.92 million tonnes | 138.78 million tonnes | 237.21 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 273.23 million tonnes | 245.31 million tonnes | 297.56 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 322.27 million tonnes | 301.90 million tonnes | 341.34 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 344.23 million tonnes | 339.78 million tonnes | 349.47 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 369.53 million tonnes | 350.58 million tonnes | 390.62 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 446.56 million tonnes | 399.22 million tonnes | 504.83 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 561.45 million tonnes | 521.55 million tonnes | 611.71 million tonnes | 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 cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Afghanistan?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Afghanistan was 611.71 million tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 611.71 million tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.12 million tonnes in 1949.
- How does Afghanistan rank for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Afghanistan ranks 141st out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.