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 1.8% 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 6.56 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% | 0.06% |
| 2023 | 32,435,107 | 11,648,639 | 16,154,061 | 3,752,598 | 879,809 | 0.8 | 1.64% | 0.06% |
| 2022 | 31,912,139 | 11,297,964 | 16,057,334 | 3,738,391 | 818,451 | 0.8 | −2.81% | 0.06% |
| 2021 | 32,835,846 | 12,486,391 | 15,925,470 | 3,666,420 | 757,566 | 0.84 | 1.34% | 0.06% |
| 2020 | 32,400,168 | 12,143,568 | 15,771,270 | 3,790,287 | 695,043 | 0.85 | −0.11% | 0.07% |
| 2019 | 32,436,168 | 12,104,638 | 15,642,654 | 4,054,500 | 634,376 | 0.87 | 1.57% | 0.06% |
| 2018 | 31,935,810 | 11,809,928 | 15,532,281 | 4,018,691 | 574,910 | 0.88 | 4.79% | 0.06% |
| 2017 | 30,474,595 | 10,397,248 | 15,032,479 | 4,537,393 | 507,476 | 0.86 | 12.18% | 0.06% |
| 2016 | 27,164,741 | 7,611,693 | 15,100,762 | 3,999,911 | 452,376 | 0.78 | −3.3% | 0.06% |
| 2015 | 28,093,085 | 8,427,156 | 15,390,918 | 3,878,498 | 396,513 | 0.83 | −0.92% | 0.06% |
| 2014 | 28,354,538 | 7,958,785 | 16,200,611 | 3,836,329 | 358,813 | 0.87 | 0.79% | 0.06% |
| 2013 | 28,131,944 | 8,428,701 | 15,686,689 | 3,687,372 | 329,183 | 0.89 | −5.47% | 0.06% |
| 2012 | 29,759,348 | 9,884,427 | 15,778,244 | 3,776,396 | 320,281 | 0.97 | −6.71% | 0.06% |
| 2011 | 31,898,807 | 11,523,075 | 16,288,749 | 3,772,889 | 314,094 | 1.07 | 14.87% | 0.07% |
| 2010 | 27,768,531 | 7,868,358 | 15,915,647 | 3,672,584 | 311,942 | 0.96 | 16.37% | 0.06% |
| 2009 | 23,862,502 | 6,165,918 | 14,094,676 | 3,288,120 | 313,787 | 0.85 | 14.39% | 0.06% |
| 2008 | 20,859,992 | 3,902,929 | 13,584,981 | 3,068,530 | 303,552 | 0.76 | 19.12% | 0.05% |
| 2007 | 17,511,647 | 2,064,245 | 12,369,286 | 2,786,218 | 291,898 | 0.66 | 7.18% | 0.04% |
| 2006 | 16,338,498 | 1,418,492 | 11,874,615 | 2,759,611 | 285,780 | 0.63 | 1.2% | 0.04% |
| 2005 | 16,144,913 | 1,276,284 | 11,807,140 | 2,790,638 | 270,851 | 0.64 | 0.95% | 0.04% |
| 2004 | 15,993,336 | 902,375 | 12,190,618 | 2,673,574 | 226,769 | 0.66 | 0.86% | 0.04% |
| 2003 | 15,857,565 | 1,017,233 | 11,966,682 | 2,683,492 | 190,158 | 0.69 | 4.13% | 0.04% |
| 2002 | 15,228,572 | 938,833 | 11,562,358 | 2,573,442 | 153,938 | 0.69 | 20.59% | 0.04% |
| 2001 | 12,628,446 | 940,168 | 9,352,825 | 2,213,198 | 122,255 | 0.6 | −12.09% | 0.03% |
| 2000 | 14,364,940 | 1,009,270 | 10,818,813 | 2,447,615 | 89,242 | 0.71 | −12.98% | 0.04% |
| 1999 | 16,508,478 | 1,363,306 | 12,285,173 | 2,810,834 | 49,165 | 0.85 | 5.5% | 0.05% |
| 1998 | 15,647,833 | 1,409,326 | 11,615,449 | 2,589,344 | 33,714 | 0.83 | 5.75% | 0.05% |
| 1997 | 14,797,399 | 1,373,473 | 10,984,304 | 2,414,849 | 24,773 | 0.81 | 7.73% | 0.04% |
| 1996 | 13,735,236 | 1,405,616 | 10,108,460 | 2,203,209 | 17,951 | 0.77 | 10.2% | 0.04% |
| 1995 | 12,463,463 | 1,452,610 | 8,999,422 | 1,999,989 | 11,443 | 0.73 | 1.76% | 0.04% |
| 1994 | 12,247,311 | 1,673,675 | 8,660,161 | 1,906,812 | 6,663 | 0.76 | 0.5% | 0.04% |
| 1993 | 12,186,092 | 1,772,863 | 8,340,818 | 2,069,579 | 2,832 | 0.81 | 1% | 0.04% |
| 1992 | 12,065,810 | 1,810,669 | 8,211,398 | 2,041,988 | 1,755 | 0.86 | −7.29% | 0.04% |
| 1991 | 13,013,959 | 2,833,213 | 8,092,592 | 2,087,044 | 1,109 | 1 | 0.64% | 0.04% |
| 1990 | 12,931,552 | 2,908,382 | 7,990,711 | 2,032,289 | 170 | 1.06 | 1.97% | 0.04% |
| 1989 | 12,681,892 | 2,882,461 | 7,763,306 | 2,036,126 | 0 | 1.08 | −3.08% | 0.04% |
| 1988 | 13,085,318 | 3,073,409 | 7,965,706 | 2,046,202 | 0 | 1.13 | 2.08% | 0.04% |
| 1987 | 12,818,525 | 3,261,010 | 7,587,037 | 1,970,478 | 0 | 1.11 | −1.01% | 0.04% |
| 1986 | 12,949,954 | 3,931,168 | 7,192,990 | 1,825,795 | 0 | 1.12 | −11.42% | 0.04% |
| 1985 | 14,619,475 | 4,113,776 | 8,367,249 | 2,138,450 | 0 | 1.24 | −0.55% | 0.05% |
| 1984 | 14,699,665 | 3,220,467 | 9,176,185 | 2,303,013 | 0 | 1.22 | −6.78% | 0.05% |
| 1983 | 15,768,510 | 2,998,139 | 10,350,791 | 2,419,581 | 0 | 1.27 | −0.28% | 0.06% |
| 1982 | 15,812,029 | 2,307,794 | 10,949,571 | 2,554,664 | 0 | 1.24 | −0.03% | 0.06% |
| 1981 | 15,817,483 | 2,258,062 | 11,061,332 | 2,498,089 | 0 | 1.21 | 1.08% | 0.06% |
| 1980 | 15,648,481 | 2,004,744 | 11,118,736 | 2,525,001 | 0 | 1.18 | −0.48% | 0.06% |
| 1979 | 15,723,810 | 2,057,743 | 11,180,387 | 2,485,680 | 0 | 1.18 | −0.69% | 0.05% |
| 1978 | 15,833,413 | 1,932,656 | 11,349,153 | 2,551,604 | 0 | 1.2 | −2.19% | 0.06% |
| 1977 | 16,187,783 | 2,281,113 | 11,323,693 | 2,582,977 | 0 | 1.24 | 0.39% | 0.06% |
| 1976 | 16,124,561 | 1,891,258 | 11,619,652 | 2,613,652 | 0 | 1.26 | 0.97% | 0.06% |
| 1975 | 15,968,872 | 2,027,562 | 11,403,011 | 2,538,299 | 0 | 1.27 | 4.77% | 0.06% |
| 1974 | 15,242,002 | 2,188,616 | 10,712,454 | 2,340,932 | 0 | 1.24 | 9.09% | 0.06% |
| 1973 | 13,972,049 | 1,732,519 | 10,096,744 | 2,142,786 | 0 | 1.16 | 5.22% | 0.05% |
| 1972 | 13,278,752 | 1,692,433 | 9,628,451 | 1,957,868 | 0 | 1.13 | −12.76% | 0.05% |
| 1971 | 15,221,080 | 1,732,630 | 11,008,730 | 2,479,720 | 0 | 1.33 | −0.52% | 0.07% |
| 1970 | 15,299,964 | 1,732,841 | 11,053,723 | 2,513,401 | 0 | 1.38 | – | 0.07% |
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).