Land Surface Temperature in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Land Surface Temperature was 30.87 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
30.87
Change on year
up 9.8%
World rank
52nd
of 191 countries
All-time high
34.75
in 2000
All-time low
27.37
in 2012
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Land Surface Temperature in Afghanistan, 2000–2021
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 30.87 for land surface temperature in 2021.
The figure is up 9.8% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land surface temperature in Afghanistan peaked at 34.75 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 27.37, in 2012.
Afghanistan ranks 52nd of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.85 | 27.88 | 34.75 | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.13 | 27.37 | 30.63 | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.5 | 28.13 | 30.87 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More environment data for Afghanistan
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 33.03 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 0.7746 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 12.48 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.2033 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.5 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0094 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 16.25 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0035 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.026 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 2.03 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land surface temperature in Afghanistan?
- Land surface temperature in Afghanistan was 30.87 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest land surface temperature recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 34.75 in 2000.
- What is the lowest land surface temperature recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.37 in 2012.
- How does Afghanistan rank for land surface temperature?
- Afghanistan ranks 52nd out of 191 countries with data for 2021.
- Is land surface temperature rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Land Surface Temperature. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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