Methane emissions, annual growth rate in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Methane emissions, annual growth rate was 1.45 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
1.45 % change on previous year
Change on year
down 23.4%
World rank
59th
of 199 countries
All-time high
23.71 % change on previous year
in 2002
All-time low
-16.07 % change on previous year
in 1986
Years of data
174
1851–2024
Methane emissions, annual growth rate in Afghanistan, 1851–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for methane emissions, annual growth rate in Afghanistan is 1.45 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 23.4% on the previous year and down 40.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, methane emissions, annual growth rate in Afghanistan peaked at 23.71 % change on previous year in 2002 and was at its lowest, -16.07 % change on previous year, in 1986.
Afghanistan ranks 59th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Methane emissions, annual growth rate in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1851 | 0.5619 % change on previous year | — |
| 1852 | 0.5593 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 1853 | 0.5559 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 1854 | 0.5531 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 1855 | 0.5504 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 1856 | 0.5473 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 1857 | 0.5446 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 1858 | 0.5417 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 1859 | 0.5388 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 1860 | 0.5361 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 1861 | 0.5628 % change on previous year | +5.0% |
| 1862 | 0.5596 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 1863 | 0.5568 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 1864 | 0.554 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 1865 | 0.5506 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 1866 | 0.5481 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 1867 | 0.5452 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 1868 | 0.5422 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 1869 | 0.5395 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 1870 | 0.6615 % change on previous year | +22.6% |
| 1871 | 0.7141 % change on previous year | +8.0% |
| 1872 | 0.7091 % change on previous year | -0.7% |
| 1873 | 0.7043 % change on previous year | -0.7% |
| 1874 | 0.6991 % change on previous year | -0.7% |
| 1875 | 0.6945 % change on previous year | -0.7% |
| 1876 | 0.6897 % change on previous year | -0.7% |
| 1877 | 0.685 % change on previous year | -0.7% |
| 1878 | 0.6804 % change on previous year | -0.7% |
| 1879 | 0.6758 % change on previous year | -0.7% |
| 1880 | 0.6712 % change on previous year | -0.7% |
| 1881 | 0.8343 % change on previous year | +24.3% |
| 1882 | 0.8276 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 1883 | 0.8208 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 1884 | 0.8146 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 1885 | 0.808 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 1886 | 0.802 % change on previous year | -0.7% |
| 1887 | 0.7956 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 1888 | 0.7898 % change on previous year | -0.7% |
| 1889 | 0.7836 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 1890 | 0.7779 % change on previous year | -0.7% |
| 1891 | 0.8352 % change on previous year | +7.4% |
| 1892 | 0.8285 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 1893 | 0.8215 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 1894 | 0.815 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 1895 | 0.8084 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 1896 | 0.8021 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 1897 | 0.7955 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 1898 | 0.7895 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 1899 | 0.7833 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 1900 | 0.7772 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 1901 | 0.7114 % change on previous year | -8.5% |
| 1902 | 0.7078 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 1903 | 0.7028 % change on previous year | -0.7% |
| 1904 | 0.6994 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 1905 | 0.6953 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 1906 | 0.6913 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 1907 | 0.6873 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 1908 | 0.6832 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 1909 | 0.6795 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 1910 | 0.6736 % change on previous year | -0.9% |
| 1911 | -0.1443 % change on previous year | -121.4% |
| 1912 | -0.1515 % change on previous year | +5.0% |
| 1913 | -0.1517 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 1914 | -0.1522 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 1915 | -0.1531 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 1916 | -0.1524 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 1917 | -0.1527 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 1918 | -0.1531 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 1919 | -0.1541 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 1920 | -0.1534 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 1921 | 1.11 % change on previous year | -825.3% |
| 1922 | 1.11 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 1923 | 1.1 % change on previous year | -1.0% |
| 1924 | 1.09 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 1925 | 1.08 % change on previous year | -1.0% |
| 1926 | 1.07 % change on previous year | -1.0% |
| 1927 | 1.05 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 1928 | 1.04 % change on previous year | -1.0% |
| 1929 | 1.03 % change on previous year | -1.0% |
| 1930 | 1.02 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 1931 | 1.16 % change on previous year | +13.0% |
| 1932 | 1.14 % change on previous year | -1.1% |
| 1933 | 1.13 % change on previous year | -1.1% |
| 1934 | 1.12 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 1935 | 1.1 % change on previous year | -1.1% |
| 1936 | 1.7 % change on previous year | +53.6% |
| 1937 | 1.68 % change on previous year | -0.9% |
| 1938 | 1.67 % change on previous year | -0.9% |
| 1939 | 1.65 % change on previous year | -0.9% |
| 1940 | 1.64 % change on previous year | -0.9% |
| 1941 | 1.81 % change on previous year | +10.4% |
| 1942 | 1.79 % change on previous year | -1.0% |
| 1943 | 1.77 % change on previous year | -1.0% |
| 1944 | 1.76 % change on previous year | -0.9% |
| 1945 | 1.21 % change on previous year | -30.9% |
| 1946 | 1.2 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 1947 | 0.6951 % change on previous year | -42.0% |
| 1948 | 1.19 % change on previous year | +70.7% |
| 1949 | 1.28 % change on previous year | +8.1% |
| 1950 | 1.94 % change on previous year | +51.2% |
| 1951 | 1.19 % change on previous year | -38.9% |
| 1952 | 1.26 % change on previous year | +6.3% |
| 1953 | 1.39 % change on previous year | +10.7% |
| 1954 | 1.46 % change on previous year | +4.9% |
| 1955 | 1.83 % change on previous year | +24.8% |
| 1956 | 1.79 % change on previous year | -1.7% |
| 1957 | 2.41 % change on previous year | +34.5% |
| 1958 | 1.88 % change on previous year | -21.9% |
| 1959 | 1.92 % change on previous year | +2.0% |
| 1960 | 1.94 % change on previous year | +1.2% |
| 1961 | -6.41 % change on previous year | -430.0% |
| 1962 | 2.14 % change on previous year | -133.4% |
| 1963 | 2.85 % change on previous year | +32.9% |
| 1964 | 1.48 % change on previous year | -47.9% |
| 1965 | 2.16 % change on previous year | +45.4% |
| 1966 | 3.28 % change on previous year | +52.1% |
| 1967 | 0.2853 % change on previous year | -91.3% |
| 1968 | 1.52 % change on previous year | +434.3% |
| 1969 | -2.09 % change on previous year | -237.2% |
| 1970 | 0.6025 % change on previous year | -128.8% |
| 1971 | -0.4824 % change on previous year | -180.1% |
| 1972 | -15.17 % change on previous year | +3044.7% |
| 1973 | 4.34 % change on previous year | -128.6% |
| 1974 | 6.17 % change on previous year | +42.3% |
| 1975 | 6.14 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 1.81 % change on previous year | -70.6% |
| 1977 | -1.89 % change on previous year | -204.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0654 % change on previous year | -103.5% |
| 1979 | -1.91 % change on previous year | -3016.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0923 % change on previous year | -104.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0944 % change on previous year | +2.3% |
| 1982 | -0.5619 % change on previous year | -695.1% |
| 1983 | -4.91 % change on previous year | +773.9% |
| 1984 | -10.48 % change on previous year | +113.5% |
| 1985 | -9.19 % change on previous year | -12.3% |
| 1986 | -16.07 % change on previous year | +74.8% |
| 1987 | 5.44 % change on previous year | -133.8% |
| 1988 | 4.18 % change on previous year | -23.1% |
| 1989 | -2.45 % change on previous year | -158.6% |
| 1990 | 1.41 % change on previous year | -157.6% |
| 1991 | 4.28 % change on previous year | +203.4% |
| 1992 | 1.22 % change on previous year | -71.5% |
| 1993 | 1.29 % change on previous year | +5.6% |
| 1994 | 4.02 % change on previous year | +211.9% |
| 1995 | 5.48 % change on previous year | +36.2% |
| 1996 | 11.59 % change on previous year | +111.5% |
| 1997 | 8.83 % change on previous year | -23.8% |
| 1998 | 6.2 % change on previous year | -29.8% |
| 1999 | 8.61 % change on previous year | +38.8% |
| 2000 | -12.12 % change on previous year | -240.8% |
| 2001 | -13.75 % change on previous year | +13.4% |
| 2002 | 23.71 % change on previous year | -272.5% |
| 2003 | 3 % change on previous year | -87.3% |
| 2004 | -0.3322 % change on previous year | -111.1% |
| 2005 | 2.35 % change on previous year | -806.0% |
| 2006 | 2.02 % change on previous year | -13.7% |
| 2007 | 2.97 % change on previous year | +46.9% |
| 2008 | 10.58 % change on previous year | +256.0% |
| 2009 | 2.7 % change on previous year | -74.5% |
| 2010 | 14.41 % change on previous year | +434.1% |
| 2011 | 3.1 % change on previous year | -78.5% |
| 2012 | -1.35 % change on previous year | -143.7% |
| 2013 | 0.2789 % change on previous year | -120.6% |
| 2014 | 2.45 % change on previous year | +778.4% |
| 2015 | -4.66 % change on previous year | -290.4% |
| 2016 | -0.0945 % change on previous year | -98.0% |
| 2017 | -0.1891 % change on previous year | +100.2% |
| 2018 | 2.78 % change on previous year | -1572.4% |
| 2019 | 0.156 % change on previous year | -94.4% |
| 2020 | 0.2241 % change on previous year | +43.7% |
| 2021 | 1.2 % change on previous year | +436.6% |
| 2022 | 4.17 % change on previous year | +246.5% |
| 2023 | 1.89 % change on previous year | -54.6% |
| 2024 | 1.45 % change on previous year | -23.4% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 1.45 % change on previous year is above the median for low income countries, which is 1.17 % change on previous year, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 1.45 % change on previous year is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.37 % change on previous year, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Methane emissions, annual growth rate in Afghanistan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | -3044.7% | -0.4824 % change on previous year | -15.17 % change on previous year |
| 1979 | -3016.9% | 0.0654 % change on previous year | -1.91 % change on previous year |
| 2018 | +1572.4% | -0.1891 % change on previous year | 2.78 % change on previous year |
| 1921 | +825.3% | -0.1534 % change on previous year | 1.11 % change on previous year |
| 2005 | +806.0% | -0.3322 % change on previous year | 2.35 % change on previous year |
| 2014 | +778.4% | 0.2789 % change on previous year | 2.45 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.5503 % change on previous year | 0.5388 % change on previous year | 0.5619 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1860s | 0.5495 % change on previous year | 0.5361 % change on previous year | 0.5628 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.6914 % change on previous year | 0.6615 % change on previous year | 0.7141 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.7948 % change on previous year | 0.6712 % change on previous year | 0.8343 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.8057 % change on previous year | 0.7779 % change on previous year | 0.8352 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.7035 % change on previous year | 0.6795 % change on previous year | 0.7772 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1910s | -0.0692 % change on previous year | -0.1541 % change on previous year | 0.6736 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.9539 % change on previous year | -0.1534 % change on previous year | 1.11 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.34 % change on previous year | 1.02 % change on previous year | 1.7 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.43 % change on previous year | 0.6951 % change on previous year | 1.81 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.71 % change on previous year | 1.19 % change on previous year | 2.41 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.7155 % change on previous year | -6.41 % change on previous year | 3.28 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.0334 % change on previous year | -15.17 % change on previous year | 6.17 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | -3.39 % change on previous year | -16.07 % change on previous year | 5.44 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.29 % change on previous year | 1.22 % change on previous year | 11.59 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.11 % change on previous year | -13.75 % change on previous year | 23.71 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.69 % change on previous year | -4.66 % change on previous year | 14.41 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.79 % change on previous year | 0.2241 % change on previous year | 4.17 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 56 Lebanon 1.5 % change on previous year compare
- 57 Tajikistan 1.48 % change on previous year compare
- 58 Russia 1.46 % change on previous year compare
- 60 Kazakhstan 1.44 % change on previous year compare
- 61 Guinea 1.39 % change on previous year compare
- 62 India 1.38 % change on previous year 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 methane emissions, annual growth rate in Afghanistan?
- Methane emissions, annual growth rate in Afghanistan was 1.45 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest methane emissions, annual growth rate recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 23.71 % change on previous year in 2002.
- What is the lowest methane emissions, annual growth rate recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was -16.07 % change on previous year in 1986.
- How does Afghanistan rank for methane emissions, annual growth rate?
- Afghanistan ranks 59th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is methane emissions, annual growth rate rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Methane emissions, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Methane emissions. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Methane emissions Our World in Data
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Methane emissions. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.