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Share global ghg emissions in Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Share global ghg emissions was 0.0733 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.0733
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
109th
of 199 countries
All-time high
0.1844
in 1868
All-time low
0.0279
in 1993
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Share global ghg emissions in Afghanistan, 1850–2024

0.050.10.150.2185019372024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, share global ghg emissions in Afghanistan stood at 0.0733.

That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 24.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share global ghg emissions in Afghanistan peaked at 0.1844 in 1868 and was at its lowest, 0.0279, in 1993.

Afghanistan ranks 109th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 175 years of available data.

Share global ghg emissions in Afghanistan, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.1757 —
1851 0.1726 -1.8%
1852 0.1695 -1.8%
1853 0.1694 -0.1%
1854 0.1673 -1.3%
1855 0.1662 -0.7%
1856 0.1658 -0.2%
1857 0.1649 -0.5%
1858 0.1649 -0.0%
1859 0.1635 -0.8%
1860 0.1726 +5.5%
1861 0.1777 +3.0%
1862 0.1811 +2.0%
1863 0.182 +0.5%
1864 0.1805 -0.8%
1865 0.1831 +1.5%
1866 0.1826 -0.3%
1867 0.1838 +0.6%
1868 0.1844 +0.3%
1869 0.184 -0.2%
1870 0.1758 -4.4%
1871 0.1756 -0.1%
1872 0.1707 -2.8%
1873 0.1698 -0.6%
1874 0.1699 +0.1%
1875 0.1691 -0.5%
1876 0.1686 -0.3%
1877 0.1669 -1.0%
1878 0.1665 -0.3%
1879 0.1645 -1.2%
1880 0.1653 +0.5%
1881 0.1684 +1.9%
1882 0.1673 -0.6%
1883 0.1661 -0.7%
1884 0.1675 +0.8%
1885 0.1687 +0.7%
1886 0.1699 +0.7%
1887 0.1683 -0.9%
1888 0.1666 -1.0%
1889 0.1669 +0.2%
1890 0.1598 -4.2%
1891 0.1579 -1.2%
1892 0.1594 +0.9%
1893 0.1601 +0.5%
1894 0.1582 -1.2%
1895 0.1575 -0.5%
1896 0.1569 -0.4%
1897 0.1547 -1.4%
1898 0.1533 -0.9%
1899 0.1502 -2.0%
1900 0.1489 -0.8%
1901 0.1468 -1.4%
1902 0.146 -0.6%
1903 0.1423 -2.5%
1904 0.141 -0.9%
1905 0.1404 -0.4%
1906 0.1399 -0.4%
1907 0.1356 -3.1%
1908 0.138 +1.8%
1909 0.1363 -1.3%
1910 0.1388 +1.8%
1911 0.1395 +0.5%
1912 0.1393 -0.1%
1913 0.1362 -2.3%
1914 0.1415 +3.9%
1915 0.1432 +1.2%
1916 0.1385 -3.3%
1917 0.1372 -0.9%
1918 0.1384 +0.9%
1919 0.1456 +5.2%
1920 0.1312 -9.9%
1921 0.1347 +2.7%
1922 0.1321 -2.0%
1923 0.125 -5.4%
1924 0.1259 +0.8%
1925 0.1243 -1.3%
1926 0.1254 +0.9%
1927 0.1217 -2.9%
1928 0.1217 -0.0%
1929 0.1188 -2.3%
1930 0.1216 +2.3%
1931 0.1259 +3.6%
1932 0.1298 +3.1%
1933 0.1291 -0.6%
1934 0.1253 -2.9%
1935 0.1247 -0.5%
1936 0.1205 -3.3%
1937 0.1184 -1.8%
1938 0.1219 +3.0%
1939 0.1208 -0.9%
1940 0.1171 -3.1%
1941 0.1162 -0.8%
1942 0.1169 +0.6%
1943 0.1168 -0.1%
1944 0.1182 +1.2%
1945 0.1268 +7.2%
1946 0.1253 -1.2%
1947 0.1224 -2.3%
1948 0.1198 -2.1%
1949 0.1215 +1.4%
1950 0.1165 -4.0%
1951 0.1161 -0.4%
1952 0.1202 +3.5%
1953 0.1237 +2.9%
1954 0.1245 +0.6%
1955 0.1247 +0.2%
1956 0.1263 +1.3%
1957 0.1289 +2.1%
1958 0.1338 +3.7%
1959 0.1323 -1.1%
1960 0.1338 +1.1%
1961 0.1191 -11.0%
1962 0.1151 -3.3%
1963 0.1124 -2.4%
1964 0.104 -7.5%
1965 0.1044 +0.4%
1966 0.1013 -3.0%
1967 0.0941 -7.1%
1968 0.0896 -4.7%
1969 0.0801 -10.6%
1970 0.0801 -0.1%
1971 0.0783 -2.3%
1972 0.0645 -17.6%
1973 0.0632 -2.0%
1974 0.0648 +2.6%
1975 0.0669 +3.2%
1976 0.0644 -3.8%
1977 0.0618 -4.0%
1978 0.0587 -5.0%
1979 0.0579 -1.3%
1980 0.056 -3.3%
1981 0.058 +3.6%
1982 0.0577 -0.6%
1983 0.0556 -3.6%
1984 0.0504 -9.4%
1985 0.0473 -6.2%
1986 0.0404 -14.5%
1987 0.041 +1.5%
1988 0.0406 -1.0%
1989 0.0392 -3.6%
1990 0.036 -8.1%
1991 0.0362 +0.6%
1992 0.0308 -14.8%
1993 0.0279 -9.4%
1994 0.0284 +1.7%
1995 0.0311 +9.5%
1996 0.0371 +19.4%
1997 0.0435 +17.1%
1998 0.0416 -4.4%
1999 0.0453 +9.0%
2000 0.0392 -13.4%
2001 0.037 -5.7%
2002 0.0484 +30.7%
2003 0.047 -2.9%
2004 0.0426 -9.3%
2005 0.0427 +0.1%
2006 0.042 -1.5%
2007 0.0433 +3.1%
2008 0.0484 +11.7%
2009 0.0538 +11.3%
2010 0.0596 +10.7%
2011 0.0647 +8.6%
2012 0.0598 -7.6%
2013 0.0584 -2.4%
2014 0.0589 +0.9%
2015 0.0589 -0.0%
2016 0.0587 -0.4%
2017 0.0651 +11.0%
2018 0.0644 -1.1%
2019 0.0695 +8.0%
2020 0.0707 +1.7%
2021 0.0633 -10.4%
2022 0.0685 +8.2%
2023 0.0715 +4.4%
2024 0.0733 +2.5%

Afghanistan compared with similar countries

  • Afghanistan's 0.0733 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0958, 77% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Afghanistan's 0.0733 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.1808, 41% of the median. (22 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Share global ghg emissions 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.

YearChange FromTo
2002 +30.7% 0.037 0.0484

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.168 0.1635 0.1757 10
1860s 0.1812 0.1726 0.1844 10
1870s 0.1697 0.1645 0.1758 10
1880s 0.1675 0.1653 0.1699 10
1890s 0.1568 0.1502 0.1601 10
1900s 0.1415 0.1356 0.1489 10
1910s 0.1398 0.1362 0.1456 10
1920s 0.1261 0.1188 0.1347 10
1930s 0.1238 0.1184 0.1298 10
1940s 0.1201 0.1162 0.1268 10
1950s 0.1247 0.1161 0.1338 10
1960s 0.1054 0.0801 0.1338 10
1970s 0.0661 0.0579 0.0801 10
1980s 0.0486 0.0392 0.058 10
1990s 0.0358 0.0279 0.0453 10
2000s 0.0444 0.037 0.0538 10
2010s 0.0618 0.0584 0.0695 10
2020s 0.0695 0.0633 0.0733 5

Countries ranked near Afghanistan

  1. 106 Benin 0.0752 compare
  2. 107 Bulgaria 0.074 compare
  3. 108 Switzerland 0.0737 compare
  4. 110 Cuba 0.0725 compare
  5. 111 Hong Kong 0.0715 compare
  6. 112 Nicaragua 0.071 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share global ghg emissions in Afghanistan?
Share global ghg emissions in Afghanistan was 0.0733 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share global ghg emissions recorded in Afghanistan?
The highest recorded value was 0.1844 in 1868.
What is the lowest share global ghg emissions recorded in Afghanistan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0279 in 1993.
How does Afghanistan rank for share global ghg emissions?
Afghanistan ranks 109th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is share global ghg emissions rising or falling in Afghanistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 24.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share global ghg emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share global ghg emissions
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,825 data points, 1850–2024
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