Emissions from crops — Emissions per capita in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Emissions from crops — Emissions per capita was 0.03 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▼ Falling
Emissions from crops — Emissions per capita in Afghanistan, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
In 2023, emissions from crops — emissions per capita in Afghanistan stood at 0.03 t CO2eq/cap. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions from crops — emissions per capita in Afghanistan peaked at 0.1 t CO2eq/cap in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.03 t CO2eq/cap, in 2021.
Afghanistan ranks 128th of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.073 t CO2eq/cap | 0.05 t CO2eq/cap | 0.1 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.048 t CO2eq/cap | 0.04 t CO2eq/cap | 0.05 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.048 t CO2eq/cap | 0.04 t CO2eq/cap | 0.06 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0325 t CO2eq/cap | 0.03 t CO2eq/cap | 0.04 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 128 Cameroon 0.03 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 128 Chad 0.03 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 128 Iraq 0.03 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 128 Kenya 0.03 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 128 Liberia 0.03 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 128 Switzerland 0.03 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 128 Syrian Arab Republic 0.03 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 128 Tunisia 0.03 t CO2eq/cap compare
More climate change data for Afghanistan
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 23,854 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 5,965 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 17,889 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 22.51 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 638.89 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 2,345 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 1,090 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 1,255 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 4.11 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 44.82 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is emissions from crops — emissions per capita in Afghanistan?
- Emissions from crops — emissions per capita in Afghanistan was 0.03 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest emissions from crops — emissions per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1 t CO2eq/cap in 1990.
- What is the lowest emissions from crops — emissions per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.03 t CO2eq/cap in 2021.
- How does Afghanistan rank for emissions from crops — emissions per capita?
- Afghanistan ranks 128th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is emissions from crops — emissions per capita rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Emissions from crops — Emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.