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Afghanistan CO2 Emissions

Total CO₂ Emissions (2024)
12.068.415
tons
Year-over-Year
+3,60%
increase
Global Share
0,03%
Per Capita
0,29
tons per person

  • Fossil CO2 emissions in Afghanistan were 12.068.415 tons in 2024.
  • CO2 emissions increased by 3,6% over the previous year, representing an increase by 419.776 tons over 2023, when CO2 emissions were 11.648.639 tons.
  • CO2 emissions per capita in Afghanistan are equivalent to 0,29 tons per person, an increase by 0 over the figure of 0,29 CO2 tons per person registered in 2023; this represents a change of 1,4% in CO2 emissions per capita.

Fossil Carbon Dioxide (CO2) emissions of Afghanistan

Fossil CO2 emissions (tons) CO2 emissions change CO2 emissions per capita Share of World's CO2 emissions
2024 12.068.415 3,6% 0,29 0,030%
2023 11.648.639 3,1% 0,29 0,030%
2022 11.297.964 −9,52% 0,28 0,029%
2021 12.486.391 2,82% 0,32 0,033%
2020 12.143.568 0,32% 0,32 0,034%
2019 12.104.638 2,5% 0,33 0,032%
2018 11.809.928 13,59% 0,32 0,031%
2017 10.397.248 36,6% 0,29 0,028%
2016 7.611.693 −9,68% 0,22 0,021%
2015 8.427.156 5,88% 0,25 0,023%
2014 7.958.785 −5,58% 0,24 0,022%
2013 8.428.701 −14,73% 0,27 0,023%
2012 9.884.427 −14,22% 0,32 0,028%
2011 11.523.075 46,45% 0,39 0,033%
2010 7.868.358 27,61% 0,27 0,023%
2009 6.165.918 57,98% 0,22 0,019%
2008 3.902.929 89,07% 0,14 0,012%
2007 2.064.245 45,52% 0,08 0,0064%
2006 1.418.492 11,14% 0,05 0,0046%
2005 1.276.284 41,44% 0,05 0,0043%
2004 902.375 −11,29% 0,04 0,0031%
2003 1.017.233 8,35% 0,04 0,0037%
2002 938.833 −0,14% 0,04 0,0036%
2001 940.168 −6,85% 0,04 0,0036%
2000 1.009.270 −25,97% 0,05 0,0039%
1999 1.363.306 −3,27% 0,07 0,0055%
1998 1.409.326 2,61% 0,07 0,0057%
1997 1.373.473 −2,29% 0,07 0,0056%
1996 1.405.616 −3,24% 0,08 0,0058%
1995 1.452.610 −13,21% 0,08 0,0061%
1994 1.673.675 −5,59% 0,1 0,0073%
1993 1.772.863 −2,09% 0,12 0,0078%
1992 1.810.669 −36,09% 0,13 0,0080%
1991 2.833.213 −2,58% 0,22 0,012%
1990 2.908.382 0,9% 0,24 0,013%
1989 2.882.461 −6,21% 0,24 0,013%
1988 3.073.409 −5,75% 0,27 0,014%
1987 3.261.010 −17,05% 0,28 0,015%
1986 3.931.168 −4,44% 0,34 0,019%
1985 4.113.776 27,74% 0,35 0,020%
1984 3.220.467 7,42% 0,27 0,016%
1983 2.998.139 29,91% 0,24 0,016%
1982 2.307.794 2,2% 0,18 0,012%
1981 2.258.062 12,64% 0,17 0,012%
1980 2.004.744 −2,58% 0,15 0,010%
1979 2.057.743 6,47% 0,15 0,010%
1978 1.932.656 −15,28% 0,15 0,0099%
1977 2.281.113 20,61% 0,17 0,012%
1976 1.891.258 −6,72% 0,15 0,010%
1975 2.027.562 −7,36% 0,16 0,012%
1974 2.188.616 26,33% 0,18 0,013%
1973 1.732.519 2,37% 0,14 0,0099%
1972 1.692.433 −2,32% 0,14 0,010%
1971 1.732.630 −0,01% 0,15 0,011%
1970 1.732.841 0,16 0,011%

See also


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).