Pre- and post-production — Emissions per capita in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Pre- and post-production — Emissions per capita was 0.16 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▲ Rising
Pre- and post-production — Emissions per capita in Afghanistan, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pre- and post-production — emissions per capita in Afghanistan is 0.16 t CO2eq/cap, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pre- and post-production — emissions per capita in Afghanistan peaked at 0.16 t CO2eq/cap in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.06 t CO2eq/cap, in 1996.
Afghanistan ranks 162nd of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.069 t CO2eq/cap | 0.06 t CO2eq/cap | 0.08 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.094 t CO2eq/cap | 0.07 t CO2eq/cap | 0.12 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.15 t CO2eq/cap | 0.13 t CO2eq/cap | 0.16 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.16 t CO2eq/cap | 0.16 t CO2eq/cap | 0.16 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 159 South Sudan 0.18 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 159 Sudan 0.18 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 161 Tuvalu 0.17 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 162 Bangladesh 0.16 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 162 Madagascar 0.16 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 165 Angola 0.15 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 165 Cameroon 0.15 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 165 Comoros 0.15 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 165 Kenya 0.15 t CO2eq/cap compare
More climate change data for Afghanistan
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 44.82 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pre- and post-production — emissions per capita in Afghanistan?
- Pre- and post-production — emissions per capita in Afghanistan was 0.16 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pre- and post-production — emissions per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.16 t CO2eq/cap in 2015.
- What is the lowest pre- and post-production — emissions per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.06 t CO2eq/cap in 1996.
- How does Afghanistan rank for pre- and post-production — emissions per capita?
- Afghanistan ranks 162nd out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pre- and post-production — emissions per capita rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Pre- and post-production — Emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.