Share of global CO₂ emissions from cement in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Share of global CO₂ emissions from cement was 0.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.0%
Change on year
up 4.6%
World rank
143rd
of 211 countries
All-time high
0.0%
in 1965
All-time low
0.0%
in 1880
Years of data
145
1880–2024
Share of global CO₂ emissions from cement in Afghanistan, 1880–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of global co₂ emissions from cement in Afghanistan stood at 0.0%.
The figure is up 4.6% on the previous year and down 62.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions from cement in Afghanistan peaked at 0.0% in 1965 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1880.
That places Afghanistan 143rd out of 211 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of global CO₂ emissions from cement in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 0.0% | — |
| 1881 | 0.0% | — |
| 1882 | 0.0% | — |
| 1883 | 0.0% | — |
| 1884 | 0.0% | — |
| 1885 | 0.0% | — |
| 1886 | 0.0% | — |
| 1887 | 0.0% | — |
| 1888 | 0.0% | — |
| 1889 | 0.0% | — |
| 1890 | 0.0% | — |
| 1891 | 0.0% | — |
| 1892 | 0.0% | — |
| 1893 | 0.0% | — |
| 1894 | 0.0% | — |
| 1895 | 0.0% | — |
| 1896 | 0.0% | — |
| 1897 | 0.0% | — |
| 1898 | 0.0% | — |
| 1899 | 0.0% | — |
| 1900 | 0.0% | — |
| 1901 | 0.0% | — |
| 1902 | 0.0% | — |
| 1903 | 0.0% | — |
| 1904 | 0.0% | — |
| 1905 | 0.0% | — |
| 1906 | 0.0% | — |
| 1907 | 0.0% | — |
| 1908 | 0.0% | — |
| 1909 | 0.0% | — |
| 1910 | 0.0% | — |
| 1911 | 0.0% | — |
| 1912 | 0.0% | — |
| 1913 | 0.0% | — |
| 1914 | 0.0% | — |
| 1915 | 0.0% | — |
| 1916 | 0.0% | — |
| 1917 | 0.0% | — |
| 1918 | 0.0% | — |
| 1919 | 0.0% | — |
| 1920 | 0.0% | — |
| 1921 | 0.0% | — |
| 1922 | 0.0% | — |
| 1923 | 0.0% | — |
| 1924 | 0.0% | — |
| 1925 | 0.0% | — |
| 1926 | 0.0% | — |
| 1927 | 0.0% | — |
| 1928 | 0.0% | — |
| 1929 | 0.0% | — |
| 1930 | 0.0% | — |
| 1931 | 0.0% | — |
| 1932 | 0.0% | — |
| 1933 | 0.0% | — |
| 1934 | 0.0% | — |
| 1935 | 0.0% | — |
| 1936 | 0.0% | — |
| 1937 | 0.0% | — |
| 1938 | 0.0% | — |
| 1939 | 0.0% | — |
| 1940 | 0.0% | — |
| 1941 | 0.0% | — |
| 1942 | 0.0% | — |
| 1943 | 0.0% | — |
| 1944 | 0.0% | — |
| 1945 | 0.0% | — |
| 1946 | 0.0% | — |
| 1947 | 0.0% | — |
| 1948 | 0.0% | — |
| 1949 | 0.0% | — |
| 1950 | 0.0% | — |
| 1951 | 0.0% | — |
| 1952 | 0.0% | — |
| 1953 | 0.0% | — |
| 1954 | 0.0% | — |
| 1955 | 0.0% | — |
| 1956 | 0.0% | — |
| 1957 | 0.0% | — |
| 1958 | 0.0% | — |
| 1959 | 0.0% | — |
| 1960 | 0.0% | -8.5% |
| 1961 | 0.0% | +16.1% |
| 1962 | 0.0% | +24.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0% | +66.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0% | +9.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0% | +28.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0% | -3.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0% | -27.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0% | -32.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0% | +1.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0% | -12.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0% | -13.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0% | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0% | +36.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0% | +4.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0% | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0% | +9.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0% | -21.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0% | -16.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0% | +8.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0% | -63.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0% | +41.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0% | +19.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | -83.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | +629.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0% | -34.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0% | +14.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0% | +11.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0% | -5.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0% | -3.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0% | +7.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | -4.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | -6.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | -5.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | -3.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | -4.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | -79.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | -38.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +62.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | -19.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | -41.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | +81.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | -11.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | +30.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | -17.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | -6.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | +93.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +17.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -22.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +49.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | +80.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -42.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | +23.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -35.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | +57.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -73.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | -31.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | +4.6% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 0.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0%, 5% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 0.0% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.1%, 1% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global CO₂ emissions from cement in Afghanistan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +629.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 140 New Caledonia 0.0% compare
- 141 Suriname 0.0% compare
- 142 Guyana 0.0% compare
- 144 Botswana 0.0% compare
- 145 Burundi 0.0% compare
- 146 Andorra 0.0%
- 146 Anguilla 0.0%
- 146 Antarctica 0.0%
- 146 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0%
- 146 Aruba 0.0%
- 146 Bahamas 0.0% compare
- 146 Belize 0.0%
- 146 Bermuda 0.0%
- 146 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 0.0%
- 146 British Virgin Islands 0.0%
- 146 Brunei 0.0%
- 146 Cape Verde 0.0% compare
- 146 Central African Republic 0.0%
- 146 Christmas Island 0.0%
- 146 Comoros 0.0%
- 146 Cook Islands 0.0%
- 146 Cote d'Ivoire 0.0%
- 146 Curacao 0.0%
- 146 Dominica 0.0%
- 146 East Timor 0.0%
- 146 Equatorial Guinea 0.0%
- 146 Estonia 0.0% compare
- 146 Eswatini 0.0%
- 146 Fiji 0.0% compare
- 146 French Polynesia 0.0%
- 146 Gambia 0.0%
- 146 Greenland 0.0%
- 146 Grenada 0.0%
- 146 Guinea 0.0%
- 146 Guinea-Bissau 0.0%
- 146 Iceland 0.0% compare
- 146 Kiribati 0.0%
- 146 Lesotho 0.0%
- 146 Liechtenstein 0.0%
- 146 Macao 0.0%
- 146 Maldives 0.0%
- 146 Malta 0.0%
- 146 Marshall Islands 0.0%
- 146 Mauritania 0.0%
- 146 Mauritius 0.0%
- 146 Micronesia (country) 0.0%
- 146 Montserrat 0.0%
- 146 Nauru 0.0%
- 146 Netherlands 0.0% compare
- 146 Niue 0.0%
- 146 Palau 0.0%
- 146 Palestine 0.0%
- 146 Papua New Guinea 0.0%
- 146 Saint Helena 0.0%
- 146 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0%
- 146 Saint Lucia 0.0%
- 146 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0%
- 146 Samoa 0.0%
- 146 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0%
- 146 Seychelles 0.0%
- 146 Sierra Leone 0.0%
- 146 Singapore 0.0%
- 146 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0.0%
- 146 Solomon Islands 0.0%
- 146 Somalia 0.0% compare
- 146 South Sudan 0.0%
- 146 Tonga 0.0%
- 146 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.0%
- 146 Tuvalu 0.0%
- 146 Vanuatu 0.0%
- 146 Wallis and Futuna 0.0%
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 share of global co₂ emissions from cement in Afghanistan?
- Share of global co₂ emissions from cement in Afghanistan was 0.0% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions from cement recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 1965.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions from cement recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1880.
- How does Afghanistan rank for share of global co₂ emissions from cement?
- Afghanistan ranks 143rd out of 211 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions from cement rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global CO₂ emissions from cement. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from cement, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from cement in the same year.