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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


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).