Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF was 314.9% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Afghanistan, 1991–2024
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in % change from 1990.
Analysis
In 2024, carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Afghanistan stood at 314.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.8% on the previous year and up 81.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Afghanistan peaked at 329.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, -69.0%, in 2004.
That places Afghanistan 51st 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 in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % change from 1990 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -2.6% | — |
| 1992 | -37.7% | +1359.7% |
| 1993 | -39.0% | +3.4% |
| 1994 | -42.5% | +8.7% |
| 1995 | -50.1% | +17.9% |
| 1996 | -51.7% | +3.2% |
| 1997 | -52.8% | +2.1% |
| 1998 | -51.5% | -2.3% |
| 1999 | -53.1% | +3.1% |
| 2000 | -65.3% | +22.9% |
| 2001 | -67.7% | +3.6% |
| 2002 | -67.7% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | -65.0% | -4.0% |
| 2004 | -69.0% | +6.1% |
| 2005 | -56.1% | -18.6% |
| 2006 | -51.2% | -8.7% |
| 2007 | -29.0% | -43.3% |
| 2008 | 34.2% | -217.8% |
| 2009 | 112.0% | +227.6% |
| 2010 | 170.5% | +52.3% |
| 2011 | 296.2% | +73.7% |
| 2012 | 239.9% | -19.0% |
| 2013 | 189.8% | -20.9% |
| 2014 | 173.6% | -8.5% |
| 2015 | 189.8% | +9.3% |
| 2016 | 161.7% | -14.8% |
| 2017 | 257.5% | +59.2% |
| 2018 | 306.1% | +18.9% |
| 2019 | 316.2% | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 317.5% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 329.3% | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 288.5% | -12.4% |
| 2023 | 300.5% | +4.2% |
| 2024 | 314.9% | +4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -42.3% | -53.1% | -2.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | -32.5% | -69.0% | 112.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 230.1% | 161.7% | 316.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 310.2% | 288.5% | 329.3% | 5 |
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- 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)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate 38.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.0001 t per person (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import value, annual growth rate -28.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import value, per capita 0 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 11.32 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Afghanistan?
- Carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Afghanistan was 314.9% in 2024, according to EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission.
- What is the highest carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 329.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was -69.0% in 2004.
- How does Afghanistan rank for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?
- Afghanistan ranks 51st out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 81.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as part of Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Change of emissions (as %) of current year with respect to emissions in baseline year 1990 emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF.. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5). Negative values indicate that the emission level for that year is lower than the emissions level in 1990.