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Per capita ghg emissions in Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Per capita ghg emissions was 0.9352 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.9352
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
194th
of 199 countries
All-time high
3.47
in 1959
All-time low
0.6756
in 1994
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Per capita ghg emissions in Afghanistan, 1850–2024

123185019372024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, per capita ghg emissions in Afghanistan stood at 0.9352.

The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, per capita ghg emissions in Afghanistan peaked at 3.47 in 1959 and was at its lowest, 0.6756, in 1994.

That places Afghanistan 194th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 175 years of available data.

Per capita ghg emissions in Afghanistan, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 2.01 —
1851 2.02 +0.4%
1852 2.03 +0.4%
1853 2.03 +0.3%
1854 2.04 +0.3%
1855 2.04 +0.3%
1856 2.05 +0.2%
1857 2.05 +0.2%
1858 2.06 +0.2%
1859 2.06 +0.2%
1860 2.07 +0.4%
1861 2.08 +0.3%
1862 2.08 +0.2%
1863 2.08 +0.1%
1864 2.09 +0.1%
1865 2.09 +0.1%
1866 2.09 +0.1%
1867 2.09 +0.1%
1868 2.09 +0.1%
1869 2.09 +0.1%
1870 2.15 +2.8%
1871 2.2 +2.1%
1872 2.23 +1.4%
1873 2.25 +1.1%
1874 2.27 +1.0%
1875 2.29 +0.9%
1876 2.31 +0.8%
1877 2.33 +0.7%
1878 2.34 +0.6%
1879 2.35 +0.5%
1880 2.42 +2.6%
1881 2.46 +1.9%
1882 2.49 +1.3%
1883 2.52 +1.0%
1884 2.54 +0.9%
1885 2.56 +0.7%
1886 2.57 +0.6%
1887 2.59 +0.6%
1888 2.6 +0.5%
1889 2.61 +0.5%
1890 2.64 +1.1%
1891 2.66 +0.7%
1892 2.67 +0.5%
1893 2.69 +0.4%
1894 2.7 +0.4%
1895 2.7 +0.3%
1896 2.71 +0.3%
1897 2.72 +0.3%
1898 2.73 +0.2%
1899 2.73 +0.1%
1900 2.74 +0.3%
1901 2.74 +0.0%
1902 2.73 -0.4%
1903 2.7 -0.9%
1904 2.69 -0.5%
1905 2.71 +0.6%
1906 2.72 +0.6%
1907 2.71 -0.2%
1908 2.71 -0.0%
1909 2.67 -1.5%
1910 2.61 -2.2%
1911 2.51 -4.0%
1912 2.37 -5.3%
1913 2.21 -6.7%
1914 2.07 -6.4%
1915 1.93 -6.8%
1916 1.79 -7.5%
1917 1.66 -6.9%
1918 1.54 -7.1%
1919 1.48 -4.4%
1920 1.43 -3.4%
1921 1.43 +0.5%
1922 1.48 +3.3%
1923 1.56 +5.6%
1924 1.66 +6.3%
1925 1.76 +5.9%
1926 1.87 +6.2%
1927 1.98 +6.1%
1928 2.1 +6.0%
1929 2.22 +5.5%
1930 2.29 +3.5%
1931 2.36 +3.0%
1932 2.4 +1.6%
1933 2.42 +0.8%
1934 2.43 +0.4%
1935 2.45 +0.8%
1936 2.48 +1.2%
1937 2.5 +0.7%
1938 2.53 +1.3%
1939 2.55 +0.8%
1940 2.57 +0.5%
1941 2.58 +0.6%
1942 2.58 -0.1%
1943 2.57 -0.2%
1944 2.59 +0.5%
1945 2.58 -0.1%
1946 2.59 +0.4%
1947 2.61 +0.7%
1948 2.58 -1.4%
1949 2.54 -1.5%
1950 2.56 +0.7%
1951 2.67 +4.7%
1952 2.77 +3.4%
1953 2.87 +3.8%
1954 2.95 +2.9%
1955 3.07 +3.9%
1956 3.17 +3.1%
1957 3.27 +3.4%
1958 3.39 +3.5%
1959 3.47 +2.3%
1960 3.38 -2.5%
1961 2.97 -12.2%
1962 2.81 -5.5%
1963 2.74 -2.4%
1964 2.52 -7.9%
1965 2.52 -0.2%
1966 2.42 -3.9%
1967 2.27 -6.3%
1968 2.18 -3.8%
1969 2.03 -7.1%
1970 2.05 +1.2%
1971 1.96 -4.5%
1972 1.64 -16.3%
1973 1.61 -1.7%
1974 1.61 +0.2%
1975 1.62 +0.6%
1976 1.58 -2.9%
1977 1.54 -2.6%
1978 1.46 -5.0%
1979 1.43 -1.6%
1980 1.44 +0.4%
1981 1.6 +11.3%
1982 1.72 +7.1%
1983 1.69 -1.4%
1984 1.55 -8.3%
1985 1.47 -5.1%
1986 1.28 -13.2%
1987 1.31 +2.3%
1988 1.3 -0.7%
1989 1.22 -5.8%
1990 1.12 -8.3%
1991 1.12 -0.2%
1992 0.8693 -22.4%
1993 0.6996 -19.5%
1994 0.6756 -3.4%
1995 0.7096 +5.0%
1996 0.8361 +17.8%
1997 0.9786 +17.0%
1998 0.8711 -11.0%
1999 0.9221 +5.8%
2000 0.7952 -13.8%
2001 0.7343 -7.7%
2002 0.9372 +27.6%
2003 0.9136 -2.5%
2004 0.8036 -12.0%
2005 0.7867 -2.1%
2006 0.7641 -2.9%
2007 0.7813 +2.3%
2008 0.8706 +11.4%
2009 0.9346 +7.3%
2010 1.05 +11.8%
2011 1.12 +7.5%
2012 1.01 -9.8%
2013 0.9541 -5.8%
2014 0.9359 -1.9%
2015 0.9076 -3.0%
2016 0.863 -4.9%
2017 0.9436 +9.3%
2018 0.9139 -3.1%
2019 0.9655 +5.6%
2020 0.9154 -5.2%
2021 0.8333 -9.0%
2022 0.9032 +8.4%
2023 0.9329 +3.3%
2024 0.9352 +0.2%

Afghanistan compared with similar countries

  • Afghanistan's 0.9352 is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.93, 48% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Afghanistan's 0.9352 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 4.73, 20% of the median. (22 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Per capita ghg emissions 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.

YearChange FromTo
2002 +27.6% 0.7343 0.9372

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 2.04 2.01 2.06 10
1860s 2.08 2.07 2.09 10
1870s 2.27 2.15 2.35 10
1880s 2.54 2.42 2.61 10
1890s 2.69 2.64 2.73 10
1900s 2.71 2.67 2.74 10
1910s 2.02 1.48 2.61 10
1920s 1.75 1.43 2.22 10
1930s 2.44 2.29 2.55 10
1940s 2.58 2.54 2.61 10
1950s 3.02 2.56 3.47 10
1960s 2.58 2.03 3.38 10
1970s 1.65 1.43 2.05 10
1980s 1.46 1.22 1.72 10
1990s 0.8805 0.6756 1.12 10
2000s 0.8321 0.7343 0.9372 10
2010s 0.9666 0.863 1.12 10
2020s 0.904 0.8333 0.9352 5

Countries ranked near Afghanistan

  1. 191 Malawi 1.15 compare
  2. 192 Gambia 1.06 compare
  3. 193 Haiti 1.01 compare
  4. 195 Kiribati 0.8241 compare
  5. 196 Samoa 0.7139 compare
  6. 197 Burundi 0.6906 compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is per capita ghg emissions in Afghanistan?
Per capita ghg emissions in Afghanistan was 0.9352 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest per capita ghg emissions recorded in Afghanistan?
The highest recorded value was 3.47 in 1959.
What is the lowest per capita ghg emissions recorded in Afghanistan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6756 in 1994.
How does Afghanistan rank for per capita ghg emissions?
Afghanistan ranks 194th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is per capita ghg emissions rising or falling in Afghanistan?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita ghg emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Per capita ghg emissions
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,079 data points, 1850–2024
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