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Environment · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan · Low income

Afghanistan: environment and emissions

CO₂ per person is 0.28 t (2024), 176th of 203 in the world and 21st of 22 in the Middle East & North Africa. GHG per person is 0.77 t (2024), 190th of 203 in the world and 22nd of 22 in the Middle East & North Africa. GHG emissions is 33.0 Mt (2024), 106th of 203 in the world and 18th of 22 in the Middle East & North Africa.

CO₂ per person0.28 t2024 · world 176/203 · region 21/22GHG per person0.77 t2024 · world 190/203 · region 22/22GHG emissions33.0 Mt2024 · world 106/203 · region 18/22CO₂ emissions12.1 Mt2024 · world 103/203 · region 18/22
CO₂ per person
AfghanistanMiddle East, North Africa, A…Low incomeWorld
0.02.04.06.0199520002005201020152020Afghanistan0.28 tMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & PakistanLow incomeWorld
GHG per person
AfghanistanMiddle East, North Africa, A…Low incomeWorld
0.02.04.06.08.0199520002005201020152020Afghanistan0.77 tMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & PakistanLow incomeWorld
15 indicators

Environment: Afghanistan in detail

Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.

IndicatorLatestWorld rankIn region~2000~2010~202010-year changeRegionIncome groupWorldSince 2000
CO₂ per personCO₂ emissions per capita, tonnes0.28 t2024176/20321/220.05 t0.28 t0.31 t+17%since 20144.09 t0.30 t4.69 t
GHG per personGreenhouse gas emissions per person, t CO₂e0.77 t2024190/20322/220.71 t0.98 t0.83 t−10%since 20145.90 t1.43 t6.36 t
GHG emissionsTotal greenhouse gas emissions excl. land use, Mt CO₂e33.0 Mt2024106/20318/2214.4 Mt27.8 Mt32.4 Mt+17%since 20144,768.6 Mt1,053.9 Mt53,206.4 Mt
CO₂ emissionsCO₂ emissions, total excl. land use, Mt12.1 Mt2024103/20318/221.0 Mt7.9 Mt12.1 Mt+52%since 20143,306.2 Mt224.0 Mt39,632.7 Mt
MethaneMethane emissions, Mt CO₂e16.2 Mt202481/20314/2210.8 Mt15.9 Mt15.8 Mt+0.3%since 20141,093.8 Mt619.9 Mt9,536.5 Mt
Renewable energyRenewable energy, % of final energy consumption20.0%2022107/2123/2345.0%15.2%18.2%+4.6 ppsince 20127.5%74.6%19.7%
Renewable powerRenewable electricity, % of output78.2%202132/2061/2393.5%81.8%87.1%+3.8 ppsince 20116.3%59.1%27.8%
PM2.5 exposurePM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure, µg/m³37.9 µg/m³202326/20013/2348.8 µg/m³39.1 µg/m³34.2 µg/m³+3.6%since 201345.4 µg/m³31.3 µg/m³32.9 µg/m³
Forest coverForest area, % of land area1.9%2024189/21410/231.9%1.9%1.9%±0.0 ppsince 20142.2%19.9%31.1%
FarmlandAgricultural land, % of land area58.4%202444/2108/2357.9%58.1%58.4%+0.3 ppsince 201435.4%42.1%36.9%
Arable landArable land, % of land area12.0%202486/2066/2311.8%11.9%12.0%+0.1 ppsince 20147.2%9.4%10.7%
Protected areasTerrestrial and marine protected areas, % of territory3.6%2025159/21317/23··3.6%+3.2 ppsince 20157.8%10.3%17.0%
Water withdrawalsFreshwater withdrawals, % of internal resources43.0%202236/17718/2243.0%43.0%43.0%±0.0 ppsince 2012148.3%5.1%9.0%
Freshwater per personRenewable internal freshwater per person, m³1,162 m³2022122/1832/232,342 m³1,667 m³1,207 m³−25%since 2012431 m³3,260 m³5,393 m³
Cereal yieldCereal yield, kg per hectare2,359 kg/ha2024110/17913/21806 kg/ha2,011 kg/ha2,051 kg/ha+12%since 20143,027 kg/ha1,345 kg/ha4,229 kg/ha
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.

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Afghanistan and its neighbours

Countries sharing a land border with Afghanistan. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.

IndicatorAfghanistanChinaPakistanIranUzbekistanTajikistan
CO₂ per person0.28 t20249.32 t20240.81 t20249.05 t20244.09 t20240.92 t2024
GHG per person0.77 t202411.03 t20242.09 t202411.52 t20246.26 t20242.10 t2024
GHG emissions33.0 Mt202415,536.1 Mt2024525.9 Mt20241,054.8 Mt2024227.5 Mt202422.2 Mt2024
CO₂ emissions12.1 Mt202413,124.7 Mt2024204.0 Mt2024829.0 Mt2024148.5 Mt20249.8 Mt2024
Methane16.2 Mt20241,485.3 Mt2024250.9 Mt2024175.7 Mt202464.3 Mt202410.3 Mt2024
Renewable energy20.0%202215.2%202141.6%20210.9%20211.0%202134.9%2021
Renewable power78.2%202128.4%202128.3%20214.2%20217.1%202193.4%2021
PM2.5 exposure37.9 µg/m³202332.0 µg/m³202358.4 µg/m³202340.2 µg/m³202332.8 µg/m³202333.3 µg/m³2023
Forest cover1.9%202424.0%20244.1%20246.6%20248.8%20243.1%2024
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