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 | 0.03% |
| 2023 | 11,648,639 | 3.1% | 0.29 | 0.03% |
| 2022 | 11,297,964 | −9.52% | 0.28 | 0.03% |
| 2021 | 12,486,391 | 2.82% | 0.32 | 0.03% |
| 2020 | 12,143,568 | 0.32% | 0.32 | 0.03% |
| 2019 | 12,104,638 | 2.5% | 0.33 | 0.03% |
| 2018 | 11,809,928 | 13.59% | 0.32 | 0.03% |
| 2017 | 10,397,248 | 36.6% | 0.29 | 0.03% |
| 2016 | 7,611,693 | −9.68% | 0.22 | 0.02% |
| 2015 | 8,427,156 | 5.88% | 0.25 | 0.02% |
| 2014 | 7,958,785 | −5.58% | 0.24 | 0.02% |
| 2013 | 8,428,701 | −14.73% | 0.27 | 0.02% |
| 2012 | 9,884,427 | −14.22% | 0.32 | 0.03% |
| 2011 | 11,523,075 | 46.45% | 0.39 | 0.03% |
| 2010 | 7,868,358 | 27.61% | 0.27 | 0.02% |
| 2009 | 6,165,918 | 57.98% | 0.22 | 0.02% |
| 2008 | 3,902,929 | 89.07% | 0.14 | 0.01% |
| 2007 | 2,064,245 | 45.52% | 0.08 | 0.01% |
| 2006 | 1,418,492 | 11.14% | 0.05 | < 0.01% |
| 2005 | 1,276,284 | 41.44% | 0.05 | < 0.01% |
| 2004 | 902,375 | −11.29% | 0.04 | < 0.01% |
| 2003 | 1,017,233 | 8.35% | 0.04 | < 0.01% |
| 2002 | 938,833 | −0.14% | 0.04 | < 0.01% |
| 2001 | 940,168 | −6.85% | 0.04 | < 0.01% |
| 2000 | 1,009,270 | −25.97% | 0.05 | < 0.01% |
| 1999 | 1,363,306 | −3.27% | 0.07 | 0.01% |
| 1998 | 1,409,326 | 2.61% | 0.07 | 0.01% |
| 1997 | 1,373,473 | −2.29% | 0.07 | 0.01% |
| 1996 | 1,405,616 | −3.24% | 0.08 | 0.01% |
| 1995 | 1,452,610 | −13.21% | 0.08 | 0.01% |
| 1994 | 1,673,675 | −5.59% | 0.1 | 0.01% |
| 1993 | 1,772,863 | −2.09% | 0.12 | 0.01% |
| 1992 | 1,810,669 | −36.09% | 0.13 | 0.01% |
| 1991 | 2,833,213 | −2.58% | 0.22 | 0.01% |
| 1990 | 2,908,382 | 0.9% | 0.24 | 0.01% |
| 1989 | 2,882,461 | −6.21% | 0.24 | 0.01% |
| 1988 | 3,073,409 | −5.75% | 0.27 | 0.01% |
| 1987 | 3,261,010 | −17.05% | 0.28 | 0.02% |
| 1986 | 3,931,168 | −4.44% | 0.34 | 0.02% |
| 1985 | 4,113,776 | 27.74% | 0.35 | 0.02% |
| 1984 | 3,220,467 | 7.42% | 0.27 | 0.02% |
| 1983 | 2,998,139 | 29.91% | 0.24 | 0.02% |
| 1982 | 2,307,794 | 2.2% | 0.18 | 0.01% |
| 1981 | 2,258,062 | 12.64% | 0.17 | 0.01% |
| 1980 | 2,004,744 | −2.58% | 0.15 | 0.01% |
| 1979 | 2,057,743 | 6.47% | 0.15 | 0.01% |
| 1978 | 1,932,656 | −15.28% | 0.15 | 0.01% |
| 1977 | 2,281,113 | 20.61% | 0.17 | 0.01% |
| 1976 | 1,891,258 | −6.72% | 0.15 | 0.01% |
| 1975 | 2,027,562 | −7.36% | 0.16 | 0.01% |
| 1974 | 2,188,616 | 26.33% | 0.18 | 0.01% |
| 1973 | 1,732,519 | 2.37% | 0.14 | 0.01% |
| 1972 | 1,692,433 | −2.32% | 0.14 | 0.01% |
| 1971 | 1,732,630 | −0.01% | 0.15 | 0.01% |
| 1970 | 1,732,841 | – | 0.16 | 0.01% |
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).