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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

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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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

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  5. 146 Andorra 0 tonnes per person compare
  6. 146 Anguilla 0 tonnes per person compare
  7. 146 Antigua and Barbuda 0 tonnes per person compare
  8. 146 Aruba 0 tonnes per person compare
  9. 146 Bahamas 0 tonnes per person compare
  10. 146 Belize 0 tonnes per person compare
  11. 146 Bermuda 0 tonnes per person compare
  12. 146 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 0 tonnes per person compare
  13. 146 British Virgin Islands 0 tonnes per person compare
  14. 146 Brunei 0 tonnes per person compare
  15. 146 Cape Verde 0 tonnes per person compare
  16. 146 Central African Republic 0 tonnes per person compare
  17. 146 Comoros 0 tonnes per person compare
  18. 146 Cook Islands 0 tonnes per person compare
  19. 146 Cote d'Ivoire 0 tonnes per person compare
  20. 146 Curacao 0 tonnes per person compare
  21. 146 Dominica 0 tonnes per person compare
  22. 146 East Timor 0 tonnes per person compare
  23. 146 Equatorial Guinea 0 tonnes per person compare
  24. 146 Estonia 0 tonnes per person compare
  25. 146 Eswatini 0 tonnes per person compare
  26. 146 Fiji 0 tonnes per person compare
  27. 146 French Polynesia 0 tonnes per person compare
  28. 146 Gambia 0 tonnes per person compare
  29. 146 Greenland 0 tonnes per person compare
  30. 146 Grenada 0 tonnes per person compare
  31. 146 Guinea 0 tonnes per person compare
  32. 146 Guinea-Bissau 0 tonnes per person compare
  33. 146 Iceland 0 tonnes per person compare
  34. 146 Kiribati 0 tonnes per person compare
  35. 146 Lesotho 0 tonnes per person compare
  36. 146 Liechtenstein 0 tonnes per person compare
  37. 146 Macao 0 tonnes per person compare
  38. 146 Maldives 0 tonnes per person compare
  39. 146 Malta 0 tonnes per person compare
  40. 146 Marshall Islands 0 tonnes per person compare
  41. 146 Mauritania 0 tonnes per person compare
  42. 146 Mauritius 0 tonnes per person compare
  43. 146 Micronesia (country) 0 tonnes per person compare
  44. 146 Montserrat 0 tonnes per person compare
  45. 146 Nauru 0 tonnes per person compare
  46. 146 Netherlands 0 tonnes per person compare
  47. 146 Niue 0 tonnes per person compare
  48. 146 Palau 0 tonnes per person compare
  49. 146 Palestine 0 tonnes per person compare
  50. 146 Papua New Guinea 0 tonnes per person compare
  51. 146 Saint Helena 0 tonnes per person compare
  52. 146 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 tonnes per person compare
  53. 146 Saint Lucia 0 tonnes per person compare
  54. 146 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 tonnes per person compare
  55. 146 Samoa 0 tonnes per person compare
  56. 146 Sao Tome and Principe 0 tonnes per person compare
  57. 146 Seychelles 0 tonnes per person compare
  58. 146 Sierra Leone 0 tonnes per person compare
  59. 146 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0 tonnes per person compare
  60. 146 Solomon Islands 0 tonnes per person compare
  61. 146 Somalia 0 tonnes per person compare
  62. 146 South Sudan 0 tonnes per person compare
  63. 146 Tonga 0 tonnes per person compare
  64. 146 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 tonnes per person compare
  65. 146 Tuvalu 0 tonnes per person compare
  66. 146 Vanuatu 0 tonnes per person compare
  67. 146 Wallis and Futuna 0 tonnes per person compare

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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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About this data

Indicator
Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
209 places, 21,802 data points, 1750–2024
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