Energy — Emissions Share in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Energy — Emissions Share was 1.9 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Energy — Emissions Share in Afghanistan, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 1.9 % for energy — emissions share in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, energy — emissions share in Afghanistan peaked at 2.7 % in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.68 %, in 2002.
Afghanistan ranks 207th of 219 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Energy — Emissions Share in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.46 % | — |
| 1991 | 1.36 % | -6.8% |
| 1992 | 0.98 % | -27.9% |
| 1993 | 0.98 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.04 % | +6.1% |
| 1995 | 0.93 % | -10.6% |
| 1996 | 0.86 % | -7.5% |
| 1997 | 0.8 % | -7.0% |
| 1998 | 0.74 % | -7.5% |
| 1999 | 0.72 % | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 0.7 % | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 0.79 % | +12.9% |
| 2002 | 0.68 % | -13.9% |
| 2003 | 0.7 % | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.7 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.74 % | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 0.85 % | +14.9% |
| 2007 | 1.02 % | +20.0% |
| 2008 | 1.49 % | +46.1% |
| 2009 | 2.04 % | +36.9% |
| 2010 | 2.31 % | +13.2% |
| 2011 | 2.7 % | +16.9% |
| 2012 | 2.46 % | -8.9% |
| 2013 | 1.93 % | -21.5% |
| 2014 | 1.61 % | -16.6% |
| 2015 | 1.71 % | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 1.49 % | -12.9% |
| 2017 | 1.47 % | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 1.6 % | +8.8% |
| 2019 | 1.58 % | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 1.61 % | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 1.81 % | +12.4% |
| 2022 | 1.89 % | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 1.9 % | +0.5% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 1.9 % is below the median for low income countries, which is 3.05 %, 62% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 1.9 % is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 8.79 %, 22% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.987 % | 0.72 % | 1.46 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.971 % | 0.68 % | 2.04 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.89 % | 1.47 % | 2.7 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.8 % | 1.61 % | 1.9 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 204 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 2.09 % compare
- 205 Turkmenistan 1.99 % compare
- 206 Malawi 1.95 % compare
- 208 Mozambique 1.86 % compare
- 209 Angola 1.73 % compare
- 210 Sudan 1.71 % compare
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 energy — emissions share in Afghanistan?
- Energy — emissions share in Afghanistan was 1.9 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest energy — emissions share recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.7 % in 2011.
- What is the lowest energy — emissions share recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.68 % in 2002.
- How does Afghanistan rank for energy — emissions share?
- Afghanistan ranks 207th out of 219 countries with data for 2023.
- Is energy — emissions share rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Energy — Emissions Share (N2O). 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.