Share of global CO₂ emissions and population in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Share of global CO₂ emissions and population was 1.3% in 2100. ◆ Volatile
Share of global CO₂ emissions and population in Afghanistan, 1000–2100
Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global co₂ emissions and population in Afghanistan is 1.3%, measured in 2100. That is the highest value across all 318 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions and population in Afghanistan peaked at 1.3% in 2100 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1988.
Afghanistan ranks 16th of 234 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 1 |
| 1100s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 1 |
| 1200s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 1 |
| 1300s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1 |
| 1400s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1 |
| 1500s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1 |
| 1600s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
| 1700s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1 |
| 1710s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1 |
| 1720s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1 |
| 1730s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1 |
| 1740s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1 |
| 1750s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1 |
| 1760s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1 |
| 1770s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1 |
| 1780s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1810s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1820s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2030s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2040s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2050s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2060s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2070s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2080s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2090s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2100s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More climate change data for Afghanistan
- 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)
- Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population 0.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global co₂ emissions and population in Afghanistan?
- Share of global co₂ emissions and population in Afghanistan was 1.3% in 2100, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions and population recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3% in 2100.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions and population recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1988.
- How does Afghanistan rank for share of global co₂ emissions and population?
- Afghanistan ranks 16th out of 234 countries with data for 2100.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions and population rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global CO₂ emissions and population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the world's population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.