What is the highest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from waste recorded in Afghanistan?

The highest recorded value was 0.4236 Mt CO2e in 2024.

What is the lowest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from waste recorded in Afghanistan?

The lowest recorded value was 0.0579 Mt CO2e in 1970.

How does Afghanistan rank for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from waste?

Afghanistan ranks 47th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.

Is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from waste rising or falling in Afghanistan?

Over the last ten years it is up 20.1%. 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 Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste in Afghanistan

Name: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste in Afghanistan
Creator: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Afghanistan: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste was 0.4236 Mt CO2e in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.4236 Mt CO2e

Change on year

up 1.4%

World rank

47th

of 203 countries

All-time high

0.4236 Mt CO2e

in 2024

All-time low

0.0579 Mt CO2e

in 1970

Years of data

1970–2024

Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste in Afghanistan, 1970–2024

Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in Mt CO2e.

Analysis

Afghanistan recorded 0.4236 Mt CO2e for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from waste in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.

The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 20.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from waste in Afghanistan peaked at 0.4236 Mt CO2e in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0579 Mt CO2e, in 1970.

Afghanistan ranks 47th of 203 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.0717 Mt CO2e	0.0579 Mt CO2e	0.0854 Mt CO2e	10
1980s	0.1021 Mt CO2e	0.0884 Mt CO2e	0.1158 Mt CO2e	10
1990s	0.1479 Mt CO2e	0.1211 Mt CO2e	0.1719 Mt CO2e	10
2000s	0.2228 Mt CO2e	0.1727 Mt CO2e	0.282 Mt CO2e	10
2010s	0.3535 Mt CO2e	0.3011 Mt CO2e	0.3883 Mt CO2e	10
2020s	0.41 Mt CO2e	0.394 Mt CO2e	0.4236 Mt CO2e	5

Countries ranked near Afghanistan

44 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.4887 Mt CO2e compare
45 Uganda 0.4684 Mt CO2e compare
46 Nepal 0.4477 Mt CO2e compare
48 Niger 0.4092 Mt CO2e compare
49 Ghana 0.3946 Mt CO2e compare
50 Israel 0.3927 Mt CO2e compare

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from waste in Afghanistan?: Nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from waste in Afghanistan was 0.4236 Mt CO2e in 2024, according to EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission.
What is the highest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from waste recorded in Afghanistan?: The highest recorded value was 0.4236 Mt CO2e in 2024.
What is the lowest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from waste recorded in Afghanistan?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0579 Mt CO2e in 1970.
How does Afghanistan rank for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from waste?: Afghanistan ranks 47th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
Is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from waste rising or falling in Afghanistan?: Over the last ten years it is up 20.1%. 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 Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e)
Unit: Mt CO2e
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 250 places, 13,750 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

A measure of annual emissions of nitrous oxide (N2O), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the waste sector. This includes emissions from solid waste (IPCC 2006 codes 4.A Solid Waste Disposal, 4.B Biological Treatment of Solid Waste, 4.C Incineration and Open Burning of Waste) and wastewater treatment (IPCC 2006 code 4.D Wastewater Treatment and Discharge). The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).