Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring was 0.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring in Afghanistan, 1970–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 0.0% for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring in Afghanistan peaked at 0.1% in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1970.
That places Afghanistan 74th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0% | — |
| 1971 | 0.0% | +79.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0% | +43.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0% | +9.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0% | +18.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0% | +10.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0% | +6.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0% | +8.9% |
| 1978 | 0.1% | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 0.1% | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 0.1% | +4.3% |
| 1981 | 0.1% | +4.6% |
| 1982 | 0.1% | +3.9% |
| 1983 | 0.1% | +4.1% |
| 1984 | 0.1% | +4.6% |
| 1985 | 0.1% | +4.5% |
| 1986 | 0.1% | +4.3% |
| 1987 | 0.1% | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 0.1% | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.1% | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.1% | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 0.1% | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 0.1% | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 0.1% | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.1% | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1% | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 0.1% | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 0.1% | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 0.1% | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | -2.1% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 0.0% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2%, 13% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +79.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1972 | +43.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
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 cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring in Afghanistan?
- Share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring 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 cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 1988.
- What is the lowest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1970.
- How does Afghanistan rank for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring?
- Afghanistan ranks 74th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from flaring since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from flaring.