Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) was 3.6 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) in Afghanistan, 1971–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 3.6 % change on previous year for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) in 2024.
That represents a change of up 16.1% on the previous year and up 164.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) in Afghanistan peaked at 89.08 % change on previous year in 2008 and was at its lowest, -36.09 % change on previous year, in 1992.
That places Afghanistan 49th out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | -0.0115 % change on previous year | — |
| 1972 | -2.32 % change on previous year | +20002.3% |
| 1973 | 2.37 % change on previous year | -202.1% |
| 1974 | 26.33 % change on previous year | +1011.1% |
| 1975 | -7.36 % change on previous year | -127.9% |
| 1976 | -6.72 % change on previous year | -8.6% |
| 1977 | 20.61 % change on previous year | -406.6% |
| 1978 | -15.27 % change on previous year | -174.1% |
| 1979 | 6.47 % change on previous year | -142.3% |
| 1980 | -2.58 % change on previous year | -139.8% |
| 1981 | 12.64 % change on previous year | -590.8% |
| 1982 | 2.2 % change on previous year | -82.6% |
| 1983 | 29.91 % change on previous year | +1259.0% |
| 1984 | 7.42 % change on previous year | -75.2% |
| 1985 | 27.74 % change on previous year | +273.9% |
| 1986 | -4.44 % change on previous year | -116.0% |
| 1987 | -17.05 % change on previous year | +284.1% |
| 1988 | -5.75 % change on previous year | -66.3% |
| 1989 | -6.21 % change on previous year | +8.0% |
| 1990 | 0.8985 % change on previous year | -114.5% |
| 1991 | -2.59 % change on previous year | -387.8% |
| 1992 | -36.09 % change on previous year | +1295.8% |
| 1993 | -2.09 % change on previous year | -94.2% |
| 1994 | -5.6 % change on previous year | +168.0% |
| 1995 | -13.21 % change on previous year | +136.1% |
| 1996 | -3.24 % change on previous year | -75.5% |
| 1997 | -2.28 % change on previous year | -29.4% |
| 1998 | 2.61 % change on previous year | -214.1% |
| 1999 | -3.26 % change on previous year | -225.2% |
| 2000 | -25.97 % change on previous year | +695.5% |
| 2001 | -6.85 % change on previous year | -73.6% |
| 2002 | -0.1489 % change on previous year | -97.8% |
| 2003 | 8.35 % change on previous year | -5708.4% |
| 2004 | -11.29 % change on previous year | -235.1% |
| 2005 | 41.43 % change on previous year | -467.1% |
| 2006 | 11.14 % change on previous year | -73.1% |
| 2007 | 45.52 % change on previous year | +308.6% |
| 2008 | 89.08 % change on previous year | +95.7% |
| 2009 | 57.98 % change on previous year | -34.9% |
| 2010 | 27.61 % change on previous year | -52.4% |
| 2011 | 46.45 % change on previous year | +68.2% |
| 2012 | -14.22 % change on previous year | -130.6% |
| 2013 | -14.73 % change on previous year | +3.6% |
| 2014 | -5.58 % change on previous year | -62.1% |
| 2015 | 5.89 % change on previous year | -205.6% |
| 2016 | -9.68 % change on previous year | -264.4% |
| 2017 | 36.59 % change on previous year | -478.2% |
| 2018 | 13.59 % change on previous year | -62.9% |
| 2019 | 2.5 % change on previous year | -81.6% |
| 2020 | 0.3222 % change on previous year | -87.1% |
| 2021 | 2.82 % change on previous year | +776.2% |
| 2022 | -9.52 % change on previous year | -437.2% |
| 2023 | 3.1 % change on previous year | -132.6% |
| 2024 | 3.6 % change on previous year | +16.1% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 3.6 % change on previous year is above the median for low income countries, which is 1.82 % change on previous year, 2.0× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 3.6 % change on previous year is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.62 % change on previous year, 2.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) in Afghanistan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | -20002.3% | -0.0115 % change on previous year | -2.32 % change on previous year |
| 2003 | +5708.4% | -0.1489 % change on previous year | 8.35 % change on previous year |
| 1992 | -1295.8% | -2.59 % change on previous year | -36.09 % change on previous year |
| 1983 | +1259.0% | 2.2 % change on previous year | 29.91 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.68 % change on previous year | -15.27 % change on previous year | 26.33 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1980s | 4.39 % change on previous year | -17.05 % change on previous year | 29.91 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -6.48 % change on previous year | -36.09 % change on previous year | 2.61 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.93 % change on previous year | -25.97 % change on previous year | 89.08 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.84 % change on previous year | -14.73 % change on previous year | 46.45 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0669 % change on previous year | -9.52 % change on previous year | 3.6 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 46 Nicaragua 3.66 % change on previous year compare
- 47 Paraguay 3.65 % change on previous year compare
- 48 Sierra Leone 3.64 % change on previous year compare
- 50 Turks and Caicos Islands 3.57 % change on previous year compare
- 51 Dominica 3.56 % change on previous year compare
- 52 Guinea 3.56 % change on previous year compare
More environment data for Afghanistan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -19.95 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -17.12 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.547 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.96 °C (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.5708 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 2.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) in Afghanistan?
- Carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) in Afghanistan was 3.6 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 89.08 % change on previous year in 2008.
- What is the lowest carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was -36.09 % change on previous year in 1992.
- How does Afghanistan rank for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e)?
- Afghanistan ranks 49th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 164.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.