Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions was 0.9352 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.9352 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
194th
of 199 countries
All-time high
3.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1959
All-time low
0.6756 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1994
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Afghanistan, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
In 2024, per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Afghanistan stood at 0.9352 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Afghanistan peaked at 3.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1959 and was at its lowest, 0.6756 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 2.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 2.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 2.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 2.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 2.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 2.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 2.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 2.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 3.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8805 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6756 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8321 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7343 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9372 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9666 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.863 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.904 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8333 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9352 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 191 Malawi 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 192 Gambia 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 193 Haiti 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 195 Kiribati 0.8241 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 196 Samoa 0.7139 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 197 Burundi 0.6906 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
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 greenhouse gas emissions in Afghanistan?
- Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Afghanistan was 0.9352 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 3.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1959.
- What is the lowest per capita greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6756 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1994.
- How does Afghanistan rank for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- Afghanistan ranks 194th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita greenhouse gas 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 Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.