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Carbon intensity of the economy — Afghanistan

Carbon intensity of the economy in Afghanistan in 2022 — 0.191 kg/$. Ranked 82 in the world out of 164. Since 1950, the indicator has risen by 2,022.2%.

2022 0.191 kg/$ +9.77% vs 2021
World rank 82of 164
Period maximum 0.214 kg/$2011
Period minimum 0.009 kg/$1950

Trend over time

1950–2022 · kg CO₂ per PPP $

Carbon intensity of the economy — Afghanistan, 1950–202200.10.20.319501958196619741982199019982006201420221950: 0.009 kg/$1952: 0.009 kg/$1954: 0.01 kg/$1956: 0.016 kg/$1958: 0.027 kg/$1960: 0.032 kg/$1962: 0.052 kg/$1964: 0.06 kg/$1966: 0.076 kg/$1968: 0.08 kg/$1970: 0.106 kg/$1972: 0.116 kg/$1974: 0.134 kg/$1976: 0.124 kg/$1978: 0.132 kg/$1980: 0.115 kg/$1982: 0.131 kg/$1984: 0.165 kg/$1986: 0.178 kg/$1988: 0.197 kg/$1990: 0.155 kg/$1992: 0.117 kg/$1994: 0.184 kg/$1996: 0.114 kg/$1998: 0.109 kg/$2000: 0.093 kg/$2002: 0.071 kg/$2004: 0.055 kg/$2006: 0.075 kg/$2008: 0.116 kg/$2010: 0.176 kg/$2012: 0.164 kg/$2014: 0.135 kg/$2016: 0.134 kg/$2018: 0.154 kg/$2020: 0.156 kg/$2022: 0.191 kg/$
Change over the period: +0.182 (+2,022.22%) Average annual rate: 4.33 %

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Afghanistan

Afghanistan 0.191 kg/$
World computed 0.273 kg/$
South Asia computed 0.242 kg/$
Southern Asia computed 0.264 kg/$
Low-income countries computed 0.15 kg/$
Carbon intensity of the economy — Afghanistan, by year Afghanistan All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/$ Change Change, %
2022 0.191 +0.017 +9.77%
2021 0.174 +0.018 +11.54%
2020 0.156 +0.014 +9.86%
2019 0.142 −0.012 −7.79%
2018 0.154 +0.011 +7.69%
2017 0.143 +0.009 +6.72%
2016 0.134 −0.015 −10.07%
2015 0.149 +0.014 +10.37%
2014 0.135 −0.006 −4.26%
2013 0.141 −0.023 −14.02%
2012 0.164 −0.05 −23.36%
2011 0.214 +0.038 +21.59%
2010 0.176 +0.032 +22.22%
2009 0.144 +0.028 +24.14%
2008 0.116 +0.035 +43.21%
2007 0.081 +0.006 +8%
2006 0.075 +0.001 +1.35%
2005 0.074 +0.019 +34.55%
2004 0.055 −0.019 −25.68%
2003 0.074 +0.003 +4.23%
2002 0.071 −0.026 −26.8%
2001 0.097 +0.004 +4.3%
2000 0.093 −0.002 −2.11%
1999 0.095 −0.014 −12.84%
1998 0.109 −0.001 −0.91%
1997 0.11 −0.004 −3.51%
1996 0.114 −0.001 −0.87%
1995 0.115 −0.069 −37.5%
1994 0.184 +0.033 +21.85%
1993 0.151 +0.034 +29.06%
1992 0.117 −0.042 −26.42%
1991 0.159 +0.004 +2.58%
1990 0.155 −0.05 −24.39%
1989 0.205 +0.008 +4.06%
1988 0.197 +0 +0%
1987 0.197 +0.019 +10.67%
1986 0.178 −0.027 −13.17%
1985 0.205 +0.04 +24.24%
1984 0.165 +0.015 +10%
1983 0.15 +0.019 +14.5%
1982 0.131 +0.005 +3.97%
1981 0.126 +0.011 +9.57%
1980 0.115 −0.025 −17.86%
1979 0.14 +0.008 +6.06%
1978 0.132 −0.025 −15.92%
1977 0.157 +0.033 +26.61%
1976 0.124 −0.016 −11.43%
1975 0.14 +0.006 +4.48%
1974 0.134 +0.013 +10.74%
1973 0.121 +0.005 +4.31%
1972 0.116 −0.004 −3.33%
1971 0.12 +0.014 +13.21%
1970 0.106 +0.045 +73.77%
1969 0.061 −0.019 −23.75%
1968 0.08 −0.007 −8.05%
1967 0.087 +0.011 +14.47%
1966 0.076 +0.005 +7.04%
1965 0.071 +0.011 +18.33%
1964 0.06 +0.008 +15.38%
1963 0.052 +0 +0%
1962 0.052 +0.015 +40.54%
1961 0.037 +0.005 +15.63%
1960 0.032 +0.001 +3.23%
1959 0.031 +0.004 +14.81%
1958 0.027 +0.002 +8%
1957 0.025 +0.009 +56.25%
1956 0.016 +0.002 +14.29%
1955 0.014 +0.004 +40%
1954 0.01 +0 +0%
1953 0.01 +0.001 +11.11%
1952 0.009 +0 +0%
1951 0.009 +0 +0%
1950 0.009 — —

Southern Asia, 2022

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

LK Sri Lanka 0.072 BD Bangladesh 0.119 PK Pakistan 0.161 NP Nepal 0.183 AF Afghanistan 0.191 IN India 0.27 IR Iran 0.488
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About the indicator

Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gross domestic product at purchasing power parity. The indicator answers how cleanly a country produces value, and it separates two different paths to lower emissions: producing less, and emitting less per unit produced. Global carbon intensity has been falling almost without interruption since the 1970s, but more slowly than output has grown — which is why absolute emissions kept rising.

Important: The aggregate for groups of countries is weighted by GDP at PPP, which is exactly the sum of emissions divided by the sum of GDP. The conversion is at PPP rather than at market exchange rates — otherwise poor countries would look carbon-intensive simply because their prices are low.

Source: CO₂ and GHG Emissions (Our World in Data), license CC BY 4.0.

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How much carbon dioxide comes from burning coal — the dirtiest of the fuels.

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How many tonnes of carbon dioxide each resident of a country accounts for in a year.

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