Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring was 0 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0 tonnes per person
World rank
105th
of 213 countries
All-time high
0.0309 tonnes per person
in 1972
All-time low
0 tonnes per person
in 2002
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring in Afghanistan, 1970–2024
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
In 2024, per capita co₂ emissions from flaring in Afghanistan stood at 0 tonnes per person. That is the lowest value across all 55 years on record.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from flaring in Afghanistan peaked at 0.0309 tonnes per person in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes per person, in 2002.
That places Afghanistan 105th out of 213 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 flaring in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0263 tonnes per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0263 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0309 tonnes per person | +17.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0183 tonnes per person | -40.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0294 tonnes per person | +60.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0238 tonnes per person | -19.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0224 tonnes per person | -5.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0286 tonnes per person | +27.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0208 tonnes per person | -27.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0196 tonnes per person | -5.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0231 tonnes per person | +18.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0246 tonnes per person | +6.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0257 tonnes per person | +4.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0268 tonnes per person | +4.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0282 tonnes per person | +5.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0289 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0289 tonnes per person | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0196 tonnes per person | -32.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0162 tonnes per person | -17.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0034 tonnes per person | -79.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0021 tonnes per person | -37.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0021 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0017 tonnes per person | -21.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | -11.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | -7.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | -5.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | -3.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0011 tonnes per person | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0011 tonnes per person | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0011 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0011 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0 tonnes per person | -100.0% |
| 2003 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 2004 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 2005 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 2006 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 2007 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 2008 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 2009 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 2010 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 2011 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 2012 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 2013 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 2014 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 2015 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 2016 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 2017 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 2018 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 2019 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 2020 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 2021 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 2022 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 2023 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 2024 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 0 tonnes per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0262 tonnes per person. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | -100.0% | 0.0011 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person |
| 1989 | -79.1% | 0.0162 tonnes per person | 0.0034 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0246 tonnes per person | 0.0183 tonnes per person | 0.0309 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0225 tonnes per person | 0.0034 tonnes per person | 0.0289 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0015 tonnes per person | 0.0011 tonnes per person | 0.0021 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0002 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0011 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 102 Estonia 0 tonnes per person compare
- 103 Latvia 0 tonnes per person compare
- 104 Tanzania 0 tonnes per person compare
- 105 Andorra 0 tonnes per person
- 105 Anguilla 0 tonnes per person
- 105 Antigua and Barbuda 0 tonnes per person
- 105 Armenia 0 tonnes per person compare
- 105 Aruba 0 tonnes per person
- 105 Bahamas 0 tonnes per person
- 105 Barbados 0 tonnes per person compare
- 105 Benin 0 tonnes per person
- 105 Bermuda 0 tonnes per person
- 105 Bhutan 0 tonnes per person
- 105 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 0 tonnes per person
- 105 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 tonnes per person compare
- 105 Botswana 0 tonnes per person
- 105 British Virgin Islands 0 tonnes per person
- 105 Burkina Faso 0 tonnes per person
- 105 Burundi 0 tonnes per person
- 105 Cambodia 0 tonnes per person compare
- 105 Cape Verde 0 tonnes per person
- 105 Central African Republic 0 tonnes per person
- 105 Comoros 0 tonnes per person
- 105 Cook Islands 0 tonnes per person
- 105 Costa Rica 0 tonnes per person
- 105 Curacao 0 tonnes per person
- 105 Cyprus 0 tonnes per person
- 105 Djibouti 0 tonnes per person
- 105 Dominica 0 tonnes per person
- 105 Dominican Republic 0 tonnes per person
- 105 El Salvador 0 tonnes per person
- 105 Eritrea 0 tonnes per person
- 105 Eswatini 0 tonnes per person
- 105 Ethiopia 0 tonnes per person compare
- 105 Faroe Islands 0 tonnes per person
- 105 Fiji 0 tonnes per person
- 105 French Polynesia 0 tonnes per person
- 105 Gambia 0 tonnes per person
- 105 Georgia 0 tonnes per person compare
- 105 Greenland 0 tonnes per person
- 105 Grenada 0 tonnes per person
- 105 Guinea 0 tonnes per person
- 105 Guinea-Bissau 0 tonnes per person
- 105 Haiti 0 tonnes per person
- 105 Honduras 0 tonnes per person
- 105 Hong Kong 0 tonnes per person
- 105 Jamaica 0 tonnes per person
- 105 Kenya 0 tonnes per person
- 105 Kiribati 0 tonnes per person
- 105 Kyrgyzstan 0 tonnes per person compare
- 105 Laos 0 tonnes per person
- 105 Lebanon 0 tonnes per person
- 105 Lesotho 0 tonnes per person
- 105 Liberia 0 tonnes per person
- 105 Liechtenstein 0 tonnes per person
- 105 Macao 0 tonnes per person
- 105 Madagascar 0 tonnes per person
- 105 Malawi 0 tonnes per person
- 105 Maldives 0 tonnes per person
- 105 Mali 0 tonnes per person
- 105 Malta 0 tonnes per person
- 105 Marshall Islands 0 tonnes per person
- 105 Mauritius 0 tonnes per person
- 105 Micronesia (country) 0 tonnes per person
- 105 Moldova 0 tonnes per person compare
- 105 Mongolia 0 tonnes per person compare
- 105 Montenegro 0 tonnes per person compare
- 105 Montserrat 0 tonnes per person
- 105 Morocco 0 tonnes per person
- 105 Namibia 0 tonnes per person
- 105 Nauru 0 tonnes per person
- 105 Nepal 0 tonnes per person
- 105 New Caledonia 0 tonnes per person
- 105 Nicaragua 0 tonnes per person
- 105 Niue 0 tonnes per person
- 105 North Korea 0 tonnes per person
- 105 North Macedonia 0 tonnes per person compare
- 105 Palau 0 tonnes per person
- 105 Palestine 0 tonnes per person
- 105 Panama 0 tonnes per person
- 105 Paraguay 0 tonnes per person
- 105 Rwanda 0 tonnes per person compare
- 105 Saint Helena 0 tonnes per person
- 105 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 tonnes per person
- 105 Saint Lucia 0 tonnes per person
- 105 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0 tonnes per person
- 105 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 tonnes per person
- 105 Samoa 0 tonnes per person
- 105 Sao Tome and Principe 0 tonnes per person
- 105 Serbia 0 tonnes per person compare
- 105 Seychelles 0 tonnes per person
- 105 Sierra Leone 0 tonnes per person
- 105 Singapore 0 tonnes per person
- 105 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0 tonnes per person
- 105 Solomon Islands 0 tonnes per person
- 105 Somalia 0 tonnes per person
- 105 South Sudan 0 tonnes per person
- 105 Sri Lanka 0 tonnes per person
- 105 Suriname 0 tonnes per person compare
- 105 Taiwan 0 tonnes per person
- 105 Tajikistan 0 tonnes per person compare
- 105 Togo 0 tonnes per person
- 105 Tonga 0 tonnes per person
- 105 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 tonnes per person
- 105 Tuvalu 0 tonnes per person
- 105 Uganda 0 tonnes per person
- 105 Uruguay 0 tonnes per person
- 105 Vanuatu 0 tonnes per person
- 105 Wallis and Futuna 0 tonnes per person
- 105 Zambia 0 tonnes per person
- 105 Zimbabwe 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 flaring in Afghanistan?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from flaring in Afghanistan was 0 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 flaring recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0309 tonnes per person in 1972.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from flaring recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes per person in 2002.
- How does Afghanistan rank for per capita co₂ emissions from flaring?
- Afghanistan ranks 105th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- 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 flaring. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from flaring, measured in tonnes per person.