IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Afghanistan

Afghanistan: IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 was 12,249 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
12,249 kt
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
57th
of 225 countries
All-time high
12,917 kt
in 2011
All-time low
5,388 kt
in 1986
Years of data
63
1961–2023

IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Afghanistan, 1961–2023

05.0k10.0k15.0k196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

Afghanistan recorded 12,249 kt for ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Afghanistan peaked at 12,917 kt in 2011 and was at its lowest, 5,388 kt, in 1986.

That places Afghanistan 57th out of 225 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Afghanistan, year by year

Annual values for IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) in Afghanistan, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1961 8,002 kt
1962 8,144 kt +1.8%
1963 8,457 kt +3.8%
1964 8,593 kt +1.6%
1965 8,790 kt +2.3%
1966 9,135 kt +3.9%
1967 9,161 kt +0.3%
1968 9,410 kt +2.7%
1969 9,339 kt -0.8%
1970 9,440 kt +1.1%
1971 9,367 kt -0.8%
1972 7,802 kt -16.7%
1973 8,163 kt +4.6%
1974 8,683 kt +6.4%
1975 9,244 kt +6.5%
1976 9,423 kt +1.9%
1977 9,207 kt -2.3%
1978 9,201 kt -0.1%
1979 9,004 kt -2.1%
1980 8,972 kt -0.4%
1981 8,985 kt +0.1%
1982 8,940 kt -0.5%
1983 8,451 kt -5.5%
1984 7,464 kt -11.7%
1985 6,611 kt -11.4%
1986 5,388 kt -18.5%
1987 5,804 kt +7.7%
1988 6,109 kt +5.3%
1989 6,012 kt -1.6%
1990 6,004 kt -0.1%
1991 6,276 kt +4.5%
1992 6,348 kt +1.2%
1993 6,398 kt +0.8%
1994 6,635 kt +3.7%
1995 6,995 kt +5.4%
1996 7,884 kt +12.7%
1997 8,636 kt +9.5%
1998 9,206 kt +6.6%
1999 10,067 kt +9.4%
2000 8,638 kt -14.2%
2001 7,192 kt -16.7%
2002 9,177 kt +27.6%
2003 9,433 kt +2.8%
2004 9,343 kt -0.9%
2005 9,516 kt +1.8%
2006 9,691 kt +1.8%
2007 9,852 kt +1.7%
2008 10,977 kt +11.4%
2009 11,192 kt +2.0%
2010 12,896 kt +15.2%
2011 12,917 kt +0.2%
2012 12,745 kt -1.3%
2013 12,639 kt -0.8%
2014 12,853 kt +1.7%
2015 12,135 kt -5.6%
2016 11,891 kt -2.0%
2017 11,545 kt -2.9%
2018 11,780 kt +2.0%
2019 11,869 kt +0.8%
2020 12,013 kt +1.2%
2021 12,029 kt +0.1%
2022 12,125 kt +0.8%
2023 12,249 kt +1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 8,781 kt 8,002 kt 9,410 kt 9
1970s 8,953 kt 7,802 kt 9,440 kt 10
1980s 7,274 kt 5,388 kt 8,985 kt 10
1990s 7,445 kt 6,004 kt 10,067 kt 10
2000s 9,501 kt 7,192 kt 11,192 kt 10
2010s 12,327 kt 11,545 kt 12,917 kt 10
2020s 12,104 kt 12,013 kt 12,249 kt 4

Countries ranked near Afghanistan

  1. 54 Ireland 15,852 kt compare
  2. 55 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 12,661 kt compare
  3. 56 Zambia 12,552 kt compare
  4. 58 Egypt 12,162 kt compare
  5. 59 Czechoslovakia 11,065 kt compare
  6. 60 Republic of Korea 10,825 kt compare

See the full ranking of 279 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Afghanistan?
Ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Afghanistan was 12,249 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in Afghanistan?
The highest recorded value was 12,917 kt in 2011.
What is the lowest ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in Afghanistan?
The lowest recorded value was 5,388 kt in 1986.
How does Afghanistan rank for ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
Afghanistan ranks 57th out of 225 countries with data for 2023.
Is ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 rising or falling in Afghanistan?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. 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 IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
279 places, 15,374 data points, 1961–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf