Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement was 0.0002 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.0002 tonnes per person
Change on year
down 2.8%
World rank
144th
of 209 countries
All-time high
0.0085 tonnes per person
in 1966
All-time low
0 tonnes per person
in 1750
Years of data
230
1750–2024
Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement in Afghanistan, 1750–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 0.0002 tonnes per person for per capita co₂ emissions from cement in 2024.
The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 71.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from cement in Afghanistan peaked at 0.0085 tonnes per person in 1966 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes per person, in 1750.
That places Afghanistan 144th out of 209 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
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| 1750 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1760 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
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| 1958 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1959 | 0.002 tonnes per person | — |
| 1960 | 0.002 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 1961 | 0.0024 tonnes per person | +18.7% |
| 1962 | 0.0031 tonnes per person | +30.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0053 tonnes per person | +71.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0063 tonnes per person | +18.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0083 tonnes per person | +32.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0085 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0062 tonnes per person | -26.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0044 tonnes per person | -29.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0046 tonnes per person | +5.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0042 tonnes per person | -9.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0037 tonnes per person | -10.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0039 tonnes per person | +4.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0055 tonnes per person | +40.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0056 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0054 tonnes per person | -3.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0061 tonnes per person | +11.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0049 tonnes per person | -19.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0042 tonnes per person | -13.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0047 tonnes per person | +10.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0018 tonnes per person | -62.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0028 tonnes per person | +55.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0036 tonnes per person | +29.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | -83.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0043 tonnes per person | +625.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0028 tonnes per person | -35.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0033 tonnes per person | +18.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0038 tonnes per person | +15.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0037 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0036 tonnes per person | -4.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0038 tonnes per person | +6.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0037 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0034 tonnes per person | -7.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0031 tonnes per person | -8.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0029 tonnes per person | -8.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0028 tonnes per person | -4.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0027 tonnes per person | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0026 tonnes per person | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0025 tonnes per person | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0024 tonnes per person | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | -78.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0003 tonnes per person | -36.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | +60.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0004 tonnes per person | -16.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0004 tonnes per person | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0003 tonnes per person | -38.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | +88.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0004 tonnes per person | -6.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | +28.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | -18.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | +9.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0009 tonnes per person | +90.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0011 tonnes per person | +18.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0009 tonnes per person | -22.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | +39.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0022 tonnes per person | +80.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | -42.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | +23.4% |
| 2019 | 0.001 tonnes per person | -34.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0016 tonnes per person | +53.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0004 tonnes per person | -73.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0003 tonnes per person | -35.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0003 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0002 tonnes per person | -2.8% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 0.0002 tonnes per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0115 tonnes per person, 2% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 0.0002 tonnes per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.1958 tonnes per person, 0% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +625.5% | 0.0006 tonnes per person | 0.0043 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 1 |
| 1760s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 1 |
| 1770s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 1 |
| 1780s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 1 |
| 1790s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 1 |
| 1800s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1810s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1820s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1830s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1840s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1850s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.0002 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.002 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0051 tonnes per person | 0.002 tonnes per person | 0.0085 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0048 tonnes per person | 0.0037 tonnes per person | 0.0061 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.003 tonnes per person | 0.0006 tonnes per person | 0.0043 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.003 tonnes per person | 0.0024 tonnes per person | 0.0038 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0004 tonnes per person | 0.0003 tonnes per person | 0.0006 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0011 tonnes per person | 0.0005 tonnes per person | 0.0022 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0005 tonnes per person | 0.0002 tonnes per person | 0.0016 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 141 Botswana 0.0017 tonnes per person compare
- 142 Niger 0.0013 tonnes per person compare
- 143 Ghana 0.0011 tonnes per person compare
- 145 Burundi 0.0002 tonnes per person compare
- 146 Andorra 0 tonnes per person
- 146 Anguilla 0 tonnes per person
- 146 Antigua and Barbuda 0 tonnes per person
- 146 Aruba 0 tonnes per person
- 146 Bahamas 0 tonnes per person compare
- 146 Belize 0 tonnes per person
- 146 Bermuda 0 tonnes per person
- 146 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 0 tonnes per person
- 146 British Virgin Islands 0 tonnes per person
- 146 Brunei 0 tonnes per person
- 146 Cape Verde 0 tonnes per person compare
- 146 Central African Republic 0 tonnes per person
- 146 Comoros 0 tonnes per person
- 146 Cook Islands 0 tonnes per person
- 146 Cote d'Ivoire 0 tonnes per person
- 146 Curacao 0 tonnes per person
- 146 Dominica 0 tonnes per person
- 146 East Timor 0 tonnes per person
- 146 Equatorial Guinea 0 tonnes per person
- 146 Estonia 0 tonnes per person compare
- 146 Eswatini 0 tonnes per person
- 146 Fiji 0 tonnes per person compare
- 146 French Polynesia 0 tonnes per person
- 146 Gambia 0 tonnes per person
- 146 Greenland 0 tonnes per person
- 146 Grenada 0 tonnes per person
- 146 Guinea 0 tonnes per person
- 146 Guinea-Bissau 0 tonnes per person
- 146 Iceland 0 tonnes per person compare
- 146 Kiribati 0 tonnes per person
- 146 Lesotho 0 tonnes per person
- 146 Liechtenstein 0 tonnes per person
- 146 Macao 0 tonnes per person
- 146 Maldives 0 tonnes per person
- 146 Malta 0 tonnes per person
- 146 Marshall Islands 0 tonnes per person
- 146 Mauritania 0 tonnes per person
- 146 Mauritius 0 tonnes per person
- 146 Micronesia (country) 0 tonnes per person
- 146 Montserrat 0 tonnes per person
- 146 Nauru 0 tonnes per person
- 146 Netherlands 0 tonnes per person compare
- 146 Niue 0 tonnes per person
- 146 Palau 0 tonnes per person
- 146 Palestine 0 tonnes per person
- 146 Papua New Guinea 0 tonnes per person
- 146 Saint Helena 0 tonnes per person
- 146 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 tonnes per person
- 146 Saint Lucia 0 tonnes per person
- 146 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 tonnes per person
- 146 Samoa 0 tonnes per person
- 146 Sao Tome and Principe 0 tonnes per person
- 146 Seychelles 0 tonnes per person
- 146 Sierra Leone 0 tonnes per person
- 146 Singapore 0 tonnes per person
- 146 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0 tonnes per person
- 146 Solomon Islands 0 tonnes per person
- 146 Somalia 0 tonnes per person compare
- 146 South Sudan 0 tonnes per person
- 146 Tonga 0 tonnes per person
- 146 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 tonnes per person
- 146 Tuvalu 0 tonnes per person
- 146 Vanuatu 0 tonnes per person
- 146 Wallis and Futuna 0 tonnes per person
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 per capita co₂ emissions from cement in Afghanistan?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from cement in Afghanistan was 0.0002 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions from cement recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0085 tonnes per person in 1966.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from cement recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes per person in 1750.
- How does Afghanistan rank for per capita co₂ emissions from cement?
- Afghanistan ranks 144th out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from cement rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from cement, measured in tonnes per person.