Afghanistan Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions 1990-2023
Total greenhouse gas emissions in kt of CO2 equivalent are composed of CO2 totals excluding short-cycle biomass burning (such as agricultural waste burning and Savannah burning) but including other biomass burning (such as forest fires, post-burn decay, peat fires and decay of drained peatlands), all anthropogenic CH4 sources, N2O sources and F-gases (HFCs, PFCs and SF6).
- Afghanistan greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions for 2019 was 28,640.00, a 3.43% increase from 2018.
- Afghanistan greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions for 2018 was 27,690.00, a 4.37% increase from 2017.
- Afghanistan greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions for 2017 was 26,530.00, a 1.34% decline from 2016.
- Afghanistan greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions for 2016 was 26,890.00, a 0.74% decline from 2015.
| Similar Country Ranking |
| Country Name |
kt of CO2 equivalent |
| Ethiopia |
150,960.01 |
| Tanzania |
84,000.00 |
| Chad |
81,650.00 |
| North Korea |
79,340.00 |
| Democratic Republic of Congo |
55,000.00 |
| South Sudan |
50,910.00 |
| Syrian Arab Republic |
48,480.00 |
| Nepal |
44,220.00 |
| Mali |
44,150.00 |
| Uganda |
43,290.00 |
| Niger |
42,720.00 |
| Mozambique |
35,400.00 |
| Burkina Faso |
32,210.00 |
| Zimbabwe |
30,530.00 |
| Madagascar |
29,580.00 |
| Senegal |
29,230.00 |
| Afghanistan |
28,640.00 |
| Guinea |
28,330.00 |
| Yemen |
25,260.00 |
| Somalia |
25,150.00 |
| Central African Republic |
19,730.00 |
| Tajikistan |
17,510.00 |
| Benin |
15,020.00 |
| Malawi |
10,950.00 |
| Haiti |
10,500.00 |
| Togo |
7,890.00 |
| Eritrea |
6,330.00 |
| Sierra Leone |
6,080.00 |
| Rwanda |
5,340.00 |
| Burundi |
4,560.00 |
| Guinea-Bissau |
2,580.00 |
| Gambia |
2,340.00 |
| Liberia |
2,220.00 |
| Comoros |
640.00 |
| Afghanistan Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions - Historical Data |
| Year |
kt of CO2 equivalent |
Annual % Change |
| 2019 |
28,640.00 |
3.43% |
| 2018 |
27,690.00 |
4.37% |
| 2017 |
26,530.00 |
-1.34% |
| 2016 |
26,890.00 |
-0.74% |
| 2015 |
27,090.00 |
1.23% |
| 2014 |
26,760.00 |
-0.96% |
| 2013 |
27,020.00 |
-6.18% |
| 2012 |
28,800.00 |
-2.07% |
| 2011 |
29,410.00 |
8.44% |
| 2010 |
27,120.00 |
19.84% |
| 2009 |
22,630.00 |
10.18% |
| 2008 |
20,540.00 |
19.84% |
| 2007 |
17,140.00 |
2.39% |
| 2006 |
16,740.00 |
3.14% |
| 2005 |
16,230.00 |
6.01% |
| 2004 |
15,310.00 |
-1.42% |
| 2003 |
15,530.00 |
4.30% |
| 2002 |
14,890.00 |
21.55% |
| 2001 |
12,250.00 |
-11.81% |
| 2000 |
13,890.00 |
-11.36% |
| 1999 |
15,670.00 |
5.95% |
| 1998 |
14,790.00 |
5.87% |
| 1997 |
13,970.00 |
7.46% |
| 1996 |
13,000.00 |
8.60% |
| 1995 |
11,970.00 |
3.73% |
| 1994 |
11,540.00 |
0.35% |
| 1993 |
11,500.00 |
0.70% |
| 1992 |
11,420.00 |
-6.39% |
| 1991 |
12,200.00 |
1.92% |
| 1990 |
11,970.00 |
1.92% |
