Per capita methane emissions in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Per capita methane emissions was 0.3897 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.3897 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
179th
of 199 countries
All-time high
1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1944
All-time low
0.3858 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2021
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita methane 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
Afghanistan recorded 0.3897 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person for per capita methane emissions in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita methane emissions in Afghanistan peaked at 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1944 and was at its lowest, 0.3858 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 2021.
That places Afghanistan 179th 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 methane emissions in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.9579 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | — |
| 1851 | 0.9594 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1852 | 0.9607 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1853 | 0.9617 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1854 | 0.9627 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1855 | 0.9637 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1856 | 0.9647 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1857 | 0.9656 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1858 | 0.9665 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1859 | 0.9673 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1860 | 0.9682 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1861 | 0.9693 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1862 | 0.9704 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1863 | 0.9714 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1864 | 0.9724 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1865 | 0.9734 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1866 | 0.9744 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1867 | 0.9754 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1868 | 0.9763 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1869 | 0.9772 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1870 | 0.9793 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1871 | 0.9819 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1872 | 0.9844 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1873 | 0.9869 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1874 | 0.9894 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1875 | 0.9919 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1876 | 0.9943 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1877 | 0.9966 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1878 | 0.999 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1879 | 1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1880 | 1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1881 | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1882 | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1883 | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1884 | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1885 | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1886 | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1887 | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1888 | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1889 | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1890 | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1891 | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1892 | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1893 | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1894 | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1895 | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1896 | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1897 | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1898 | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1899 | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1900 | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1901 | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1902 | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1903 | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1904 | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1905 | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1906 | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1907 | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1908 | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1909 | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.8% |
| 1910 | 0.9835 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.1% |
| 1911 | 0.9339 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.0% |
| 1912 | 0.8765 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.1% |
| 1913 | 0.8139 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.1% |
| 1914 | 0.7558 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.1% |
| 1915 | 0.7018 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.1% |
| 1916 | 0.6517 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.1% |
| 1917 | 0.6052 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.1% |
| 1918 | 0.5612 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.3% |
| 1919 | 0.5352 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.6% |
| 1920 | 0.5233 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.2% |
| 1921 | 0.5305 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1922 | 0.551 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.9% |
| 1923 | 0.5879 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.7% |
| 1924 | 0.6272 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.7% |
| 1925 | 0.6691 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.7% |
| 1926 | 0.7137 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.7% |
| 1927 | 0.7611 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.7% |
| 1928 | 0.8117 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.6% |
| 1929 | 0.857 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.6% |
| 1930 | 0.8951 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.5% |
| 1931 | 0.9258 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.4% |
| 1932 | 0.9468 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.3% |
| 1933 | 0.9575 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1934 | 0.9682 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1935 | 0.9789 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1936 | 0.9955 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.7% |
| 1937 | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.7% |
| 1938 | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.7% |
| 1939 | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1940 | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1941 | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1942 | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1943 | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1944 | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1945 | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1946 | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1947 | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1948 | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1949 | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1950 | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.6% |
| 1951 | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1952 | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1953 | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1955 | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1956 | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1957 | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1958 | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1959 | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1960 | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1961 | 0.9479 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.2% |
| 1962 | 0.9486 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 0.9553 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 0.9488 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1965 | 0.9478 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 0.9569 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 0.9378 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.0% |
| 1968 | 0.9299 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1969 | 0.8889 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.4% |
| 1970 | 0.8726 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.8% |
| 1971 | 0.8476 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.9% |
| 1972 | 0.7017 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -17.2% |
| 1973 | 0.7138 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 0.7389 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 0.7655 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.6% |
| 1976 | 0.7623 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.7321 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.0% |
| 1978 | 0.718 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 0.7021 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.2% |
| 1980 | 0.7287 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.8% |
| 1981 | 0.8046 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +10.4% |
| 1982 | 0.869 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.0% |
| 1983 | 0.8318 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.3% |
| 1984 | 0.7265 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -12.7% |
| 1985 | 0.6461 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -11.1% |
| 1986 | 0.5426 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -16.0% |
| 1987 | 0.5737 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.7% |
| 1988 | 0.5907 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 0.5592 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.3% |
| 1990 | 0.559 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.5737 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 0.5353 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.7% |
| 1993 | 0.4818 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -10.0% |
| 1994 | 0.4608 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.3% |
| 1995 | 0.4629 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.4962 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.2% |
| 1997 | 0.5199 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 0.5317 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 0.5563 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 0.483 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -13.2% |
| 2001 | 0.4135 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -14.4% |
| 2002 | 0.4853 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +17.4% |
| 2003 | 0.4701 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 0.4521 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 0.4467 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.4374 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.442 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.4782 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.2% |
| 2009 | 0.4735 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.5261 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +11.1% |
| 2011 | 0.5227 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.4952 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 0.4799 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 0.4741 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.4381 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.6% |
| 2016 | 0.4267 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.4141 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4135 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.4019 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 0.3903 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 0.3858 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.3962 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 0.3951 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.3897 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.4% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 0.3897 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.7756 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 50% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 0.3897 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.9992 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 39% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.963 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9579 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9673 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.9728 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9682 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9772 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.9905 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9793 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.7419 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5352 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9835 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.6632 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5233 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.857 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.9752 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8951 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.9495 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8889 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.7555 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7017 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8726 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6873 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5426 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.869 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5178 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4608 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5737 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4582 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4135 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4853 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4592 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4019 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5261 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3914 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3858 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3962 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 176 Egypt 0.4277 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 177 Grenada 0.4204 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 178 Cote d'Ivoire 0.4068 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 180 Malawi 0.3867 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 181 Papua New Guinea 0.3613 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 182 Solomon Islands 0.3566 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
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 methane emissions in Afghanistan?
- Per capita methane emissions in Afghanistan was 0.3897 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 methane emissions recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1944.
- What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3858 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2021.
- How does Afghanistan rank for per capita methane emissions?
- Afghanistan ranks 179th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita methane emissions rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.8%. 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 methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.