Farm gate — Emissions per area of agricultural land in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Farm gate — Emissions per area of agricultural land was 0.42 t CO2eq/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Farm gate — Emissions per area of agricultural land in Afghanistan, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/ha.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 0.42 t CO2eq/ha for farm gate — emissions per area of agricultural land in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, farm gate — emissions per area of agricultural land in Afghanistan peaked at 0.45 t CO2eq/ha in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.22 t CO2eq/ha, in 1990.
That places Afghanistan 171st out of 190 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Farm gate — Emissions per area of agricultural land in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | t CO2eq/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.22 t CO2eq/ha | — |
| 1991 | 0.23 t CO2eq/ha | +4.5% |
| 1992 | 0.23 t CO2eq/ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.23 t CO2eq/ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.24 t CO2eq/ha | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 0.25 t CO2eq/ha | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 0.28 t CO2eq/ha | +12.0% |
| 1997 | 0.3 t CO2eq/ha | +7.1% |
| 1998 | 0.33 t CO2eq/ha | +10.0% |
| 1999 | 0.36 t CO2eq/ha | +9.1% |
| 2000 | 0.31 t CO2eq/ha | -13.9% |
| 2001 | 0.26 t CO2eq/ha | -16.1% |
| 2002 | 0.32 t CO2eq/ha | +23.1% |
| 2003 | 0.33 t CO2eq/ha | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 0.33 t CO2eq/ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.34 t CO2eq/ha | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 0.34 t CO2eq/ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.34 t CO2eq/ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.37 t CO2eq/ha | +8.8% |
| 2009 | 0.39 t CO2eq/ha | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 0.44 t CO2eq/ha | +12.8% |
| 2011 | 0.44 t CO2eq/ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.44 t CO2eq/ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.44 t CO2eq/ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.45 t CO2eq/ha | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.43 t CO2eq/ha | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 0.43 t CO2eq/ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.42 t CO2eq/ha | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.42 t CO2eq/ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.42 t CO2eq/ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.42 t CO2eq/ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.41 t CO2eq/ha | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.42 t CO2eq/ha | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.42 t CO2eq/ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.267 t CO2eq/ha | 0.22 t CO2eq/ha | 0.36 t CO2eq/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.333 t CO2eq/ha | 0.26 t CO2eq/ha | 0.39 t CO2eq/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.433 t CO2eq/ha | 0.42 t CO2eq/ha | 0.45 t CO2eq/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4175 t CO2eq/ha | 0.41 t CO2eq/ha | 0.42 t CO2eq/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 169 Mozambique 0.44 t CO2eq/ha compare
- 169 South Africa 0.44 t CO2eq/ha compare
- 172 Algeria 0.38 t CO2eq/ha compare
- 172 Yemen 0.38 t CO2eq/ha compare
- 174 Niue 0.35 t CO2eq/ha compare
More climate change data for Afghanistan
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 44.82 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is farm gate — emissions per area of agricultural land in Afghanistan?
- Farm gate — emissions per area of agricultural land in Afghanistan was 0.42 t CO2eq/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest farm gate — emissions per area of agricultural land recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.45 t CO2eq/ha in 2014.
- What is the lowest farm gate — emissions per area of agricultural land recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.22 t CO2eq/ha in 1990.
- How does Afghanistan rank for farm gate — emissions per area of agricultural land?
- Afghanistan ranks 171st out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is farm gate — emissions per area of agricultural land rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. 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 Farm gate — Emissions per area of agricultural land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.