Share global food emissions in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Share global food emissions was 0.1164 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Latest (2015)
0.1164
Change on year
down 4.5%
World rank
95th
of 217 countries
All-time high
0.1227
in 2011
All-time low
0.0645
in 1990
Years of data
26
1990–2015
Share global food emissions in Afghanistan, 1990–2015
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2015, share global food emissions in Afghanistan stood at 0.1164.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.5% on the previous year and up 29.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share global food emissions in Afghanistan peaked at 0.1227 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0645, in 1990.
Afghanistan ranks 95th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Share global food emissions in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0645 | — |
| 1991 | 0.0657 | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0665 | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0677 | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0689 | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0708 | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 0.081 | +14.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0826 | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0903 | +9.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0981 | +8.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0878 | -10.5% |
| 2001 | 0.079 | -10.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0895 | +13.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0931 | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 0.09 | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0896 | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0901 | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0938 | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1018 | +8.5% |
| 2009 | 0.1042 | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 0.1176 | +12.9% |
| 2011 | 0.1227 | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1206 | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.1214 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.1219 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1164 | -4.5% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 0.1164 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.1431, 81% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 0.1164 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0916, 1.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0756 | 0.0645 | 0.0981 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0919 | 0.079 | 0.1042 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1201 | 0.1164 | 0.1227 | 6 |
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 global food emissions in Afghanistan?
- Share global food emissions in Afghanistan was 0.1164 in 2015, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global food emissions recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1227 in 2011.
- What is the lowest share global food emissions recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0645 in 1990.
- How does Afghanistan rank for share global food emissions?
- Afghanistan ranks 95th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share global food emissions rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share global food emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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