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.
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
- 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 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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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.