Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources was 0.86 terawatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Afghanistan, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Afghanistan is 0.86 terawatt-hours, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and down 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Afghanistan peaked at 1.28 terawatt-hours in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.31 terawatt-hours, in 2000.
Afghanistan ranks 129th of 209 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.586 terawatt-hours | 0.31 terawatt-hours | 0.78 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.941 terawatt-hours | 0.6 terawatt-hours | 1.28 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.904 terawatt-hours | 0.83 terawatt-hours | 1.06 terawatt-hours | 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 electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Afghanistan?
- Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Afghanistan was 0.86 terawatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from low-carbon sources recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.28 terawatt-hours in 2019.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from low-carbon sources recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.31 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Afghanistan rank for electricity generation from low-carbon sources?
- Afghanistan ranks 129th out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity generation from low-carbon sources rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from low-carbon sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours. Low-carbon sources correspond to renewables and nuclear power, that produce significantly less greenhouse-gas emissions than fossil fuels. Renewables include solar, wind, hydropower, bioenergy, geothermal, wave, and tidal.