Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 0.6817 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Afghanistan, 1949–2024
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 including land-use change in Afghanistan stood at 0.6817 tonnes per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.9% on the previous year and up 154.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Afghanistan peaked at 1.95 tonnes per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, -0.1729 tonnes per person, in 1993.
Afghanistan ranks 173rd of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.8314 tonnes per person | 0.8314 tonnes per person | 0.8314 tonnes per person | 1 |
| 1950s | 1.38 tonnes per person | 0.9219 tonnes per person | 1.78 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.19 tonnes per person | 0.6511 tonnes per person | 1.95 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4871 tonnes per person | 0.3512 tonnes per person | 0.7181 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3792 tonnes per person | 0.3106 tonnes per person | 0.4442 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0495 tonnes per person | -0.1729 tonnes per person | 0.2804 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1711 tonnes per person | 0.0553 tonnes per person | 0.299 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3414 tonnes per person | 0.2578 tonnes per person | 0.53 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5212 tonnes per person | 0.3338 tonnes per person | 0.6817 tonnes per person | 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 per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Afghanistan?
- Per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Afghanistan was 0.6817 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 including land-use change recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.95 tonnes per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.1729 tonnes per person in 1993.
- How does Afghanistan rank for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Afghanistan ranks 173rd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 154.7%. 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 including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.