Afghanistan Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Total GHG Emissions (2024)
33.034.840
tons CO₂eq
Year-over-Year
+1,85%
increase
Global Share
0,06%
Per Capita
0,8
tons per person
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Gas
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Sector
- GHG emissions in Afghanistan were 33.034.840 tons CO₂eq in 2024.
- Emissions increased by 1,85% over the previous year, representing an increase by 599.733 tons over 2023, when GHG emissions were 32.435.107 tons.
- Per capita: 0,8 tons CO₂eq (vs global avg 6,566.3 t).
- Afghanistan accounts for 0,06% of global GHG emissions.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Year
| Year | GHG Total (tons) | CO₂ | CH₄ | N₂O | F-gases | Per Capita | Change | Global Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 33.034.840 | 12.068.415 | 16.246.344 | 3.779.151 | 940.930 | 0,8 | 1,85% | 0,062% |
| 2023 | 32.435.107 | 11.648.639 | 16.154.061 | 3.752.598 | 879.809 | 0,8 | 1,64% | 0,062% |
| 2022 | 31.912.139 | 11.297.964 | 16.057.334 | 3.738.391 | 818.451 | 0,8 | −2,81% | 0,062% |
| 2021 | 32.835.846 | 12.486.391 | 15.925.470 | 3.666.420 | 757.566 | 0,84 | 1,34% | 0,064% |
| 2020 | 32.400.168 | 12.143.568 | 15.771.270 | 3.790.287 | 695.043 | 0,85 | −0,11% | 0,066% |
| 2019 | 32.436.168 | 12.104.638 | 15.642.654 | 4.054.500 | 634.376 | 0,87 | 1,57% | 0,064% |
| 2018 | 31.935.810 | 11.809.928 | 15.532.281 | 4.018.691 | 574.910 | 0,88 | 4,79% | 0,063% |
| 2017 | 30.474.595 | 10.397.248 | 15.032.479 | 4.537.393 | 507.476 | 0,86 | 12,18% | 0,062% |
| 2016 | 27.164.741 | 7.611.693 | 15.100.762 | 3.999.911 | 452.376 | 0,78 | −3,3% | 0,056% |
| 2015 | 28.093.085 | 8.427.156 | 15.390.918 | 3.878.498 | 396.513 | 0,83 | −0,92% | 0,058% |
| 2014 | 28.354.538 | 7.958.785 | 16.200.611 | 3.836.329 | 358.813 | 0,87 | 0,79% | 0,058% |
| 2013 | 28.131.944 | 8.428.701 | 15.686.689 | 3.687.372 | 329.183 | 0,89 | −5,47% | 0,058% |
| 2012 | 29.759.348 | 9.884.427 | 15.778.244 | 3.776.396 | 320.281 | 0,97 | −6,71% | 0,063% |
| 2011 | 31.898.807 | 11.523.075 | 16.288.749 | 3.772.889 | 314.094 | 1,07 | 14,87% | 0,068% |
| 2010 | 27.768.531 | 7.868.358 | 15.915.647 | 3.672.584 | 311.942 | 0,96 | 16,37% | 0,061% |
| 2009 | 23.862.502 | 6.165.918 | 14.094.676 | 3.288.120 | 313.787 | 0,85 | 14,39% | 0,055% |
| 2008 | 20.859.992 | 3.902.929 | 13.584.981 | 3.068.530 | 303.552 | 0,76 | 19,12% | 0,048% |
| 2007 | 17.511.647 | 2.064.245 | 12.369.286 | 2.786.218 | 291.898 | 0,66 | 7,18% | 0,040% |
| 2006 | 16.338.498 | 1.418.492 | 11.874.615 | 2.759.611 | 285.780 | 0,63 | 1,2% | 0,039% |
| 2005 | 16.144.913 | 1.276.284 | 11.807.140 | 2.790.638 | 270.851 | 0,64 | 0,95% | 0,039% |
| 2004 | 15.993.336 | 902.375 | 12.190.618 | 2.673.574 | 226.769 | 0,66 | 0,86% | 0,040% |
| 2003 | 15.857.565 | 1.017.233 | 11.966.682 | 2.683.492 | 190.158 | 0,69 | 4,13% | 0,042% |
| 2002 | 15.228.572 | 938.833 | 11.562.358 | 2.573.442 | 153.938 | 0,69 | 20,59% | 0,042% |
| 2001 | 12.628.446 | 940.168 | 9.352.825 | 2.213.198 | 122.255 | 0,6 | −12,09% | 0,035% |
| 2000 | 14.364.940 | 1.009.270 | 10.818.813 | 2.447.615 | 89.242 | 0,71 | −12,98% | 0,040% |
| 1999 | 16.508.478 | 1.363.306 | 12.285.173 | 2.810.834 | 49.165 | 0,85 | 5,5% | 0,047% |
| 1998 | 15.647.833 | 1.409.326 | 11.615.449 | 2.589.344 | 33.714 | 0,83 | 5,75% | 0,045% |
| 1997 | 14.797.399 | 1.373.473 | 10.984.304 | 2.414.849 | 24.773 | 0,81 | 7,73% | 0,043% |
| 1996 | 13.735.236 | 1.405.616 | 10.108.460 | 2.203.209 | 17.951 | 0,77 | 10,2% | 0,040% |
| 1995 | 12.463.463 | 1.452.610 | 8.999.422 | 1.999.989 | 11.443 | 0,73 | 1,76% | 0,037% |
| 1994 | 12.247.311 | 1.673.675 | 8.660.161 | 1.906.812 | 6.663 | 0,76 | 0,5% | 0,037% |
| 1993 | 12.186.092 | 1.772.863 | 8.340.818 | 2.069.579 | 2.832 | 0,81 | 1% | 0,038% |
| 1992 | 12.065.810 | 1.810.669 | 8.211.398 | 2.041.988 | 1.755 | 0,86 | −7,29% | 0,037% |
| 1991 | 13.013.959 | 2.833.213 | 8.092.592 | 2.087.044 | 1.109 | 1 | 0,64% | 0,040% |
| 1990 | 12.931.552 | 2.908.382 | 7.990.711 | 2.032.289 | 170 | 1,06 | 1,97% | 0,040% |
| 1989 | 12.681.892 | 2.882.461 | 7.763.306 | 2.036.126 | 0 | 1,08 | −3,08% | 0,040% |
| 1988 | 13.085.318 | 3.073.409 | 7.965.706 | 2.046.202 | 0 | 1,13 | 2,08% | 0,042% |
| 1987 | 12.818.525 | 3.261.010 | 7.587.037 | 1.970.478 | 0 | 1,11 | −1,01% | 0,042% |
| 1986 | 12.949.954 | 3.931.168 | 7.192.990 | 1.825.795 | 0 | 1,12 | −11,42% | 0,044% |
| 1985 | 14.619.475 | 4.113.776 | 8.367.249 | 2.138.450 | 0 | 1,24 | −0,55% | 0,050% |
| 1984 | 14.699.665 | 3.220.467 | 9.176.185 | 2.303.013 | 0 | 1,22 | −6,78% | 0,051% |
| 1983 | 15.768.510 | 2.998.139 | 10.350.791 | 2.419.581 | 0 | 1,27 | −0,28% | 0,056% |
| 1982 | 15.812.029 | 2.307.794 | 10.949.571 | 2.554.664 | 0 | 1,24 | −0,03% | 0,057% |
| 1981 | 15.817.483 | 2.258.062 | 11.061.332 | 2.498.089 | 0 | 1,21 | 1,08% | 0,057% |
| 1980 | 15.648.481 | 2.004.744 | 11.118.736 | 2.525.001 | 0 | 1,18 | −0,48% | 0,055% |
| 1979 | 15.723.810 | 2.057.743 | 11.180.387 | 2.485.680 | 0 | 1,18 | −0,69% | 0,055% |
| 1978 | 15.833.413 | 1.932.656 | 11.349.153 | 2.551.604 | 0 | 1,2 | −2,19% | 0,057% |
| 1977 | 16.187.783 | 2.281.113 | 11.323.693 | 2.582.977 | 0 | 1,24 | 0,39% | 0,059% |
| 1976 | 16.124.561 | 1.891.258 | 11.619.652 | 2.613.652 | 0 | 1,26 | 0,97% | 0,061% |
| 1975 | 15.968.872 | 2.027.562 | 11.403.011 | 2.538.299 | 0 | 1,27 | 4,77% | 0,063% |
| 1974 | 15.242.002 | 2.188.616 | 10.712.454 | 2.340.932 | 0 | 1,24 | 9,09% | 0,060% |
| 1973 | 13.972.049 | 1.732.519 | 10.096.744 | 2.142.786 | 0 | 1,16 | 5,22% | 0,055% |
| 1972 | 13.278.752 | 1.692.433 | 9.628.451 | 1.957.868 | 0 | 1,13 | −12,76% | 0,055% |
| 1971 | 15.221.080 | 1.732.630 | 11.008.730 | 2.479.720 | 0 | 1,33 | −0,52% | 0,065% |
| 1970 | 15.299.964 | 1.732.841 | 11.053.723 | 2.513.401 | 0 | 1,38 | – | 0,066% |
See also
- Afghanistan CO2 Emissions
- Global GHG Emissions - GHG Emissions by Year, by Country, by Sector
- Population of Afghanistan
Sources
- Crippa M., Guizzardi D., Pagani F., Banja M., Muntean M., et al., GHG emissions of all world countries – JRC/IEA 2025 Report, European Commission, 2025. DOI. Data: EDGAR_2025_GHG.
- CO2 emissions from fuel combustion based on IEA (2024) Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Energy, as modified by the Joint Research Centre (IEA-EDGAR CO2, v4).