Environment in Afghanistan 54 indicators covering environment for Afghanistan. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 2.03 Mt CO2e 2024 up 34.9% 95th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 4.31 Mt CO2e 2024 up 121.1% 104th Carbon intensity of GDP 0.7559 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 2024 up 79.1% 28th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 2.91 Mt CO2e 2024 up 33.3% 101st Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 0.283 t CO2e/capita 2024 up 16.6% 176th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 12.07 Mt CO2e 2024 up 51.6% 103rd Aquaculture production 12,170 metric tons 2024 up 155.7% 80th Capture fisheries production 2,000 metric tons 2024 up 25.0% 171st Total fisheries production 14,170 metric tons 2024 up 122.8% 151st Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 0.0942 Mt CO2e 2024 down 65.0% 152nd Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 3.53 Mt CO2e 2024 up 28.5% 73rd Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.036 Mt CO2e 2024 down 79.9% 114th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) 1.14 Mt CO2e 2024 up 107.8% 95th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture 3.14 Mt CO2e 2024 down 6.0% 75th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0381 Mt CO2e 2024 up 36.6% 115th Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.026 Mt CO2e 2024 up 152.4% 80th Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 33.03 Mt CO2e 2024 up 16.5% 106th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 0.4236 Mt CO2e 2024 up 20.1% 47th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0498 Mt CO2e 2024 up 83.1% 103rd Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0089 Mt CO2e 2024 up 25.4% 105th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 3.78 Mt CO2e 2024 down 1.5% 85th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes 0.1025 Mt CO2e 2024 up 47.5% 128th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0137 Mt CO2e 2024 up 23.4% 82nd Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0035 Mt CO2e 2024 up 9.4% 108th Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 0.7746 t CO2e/capita 2024 down 10.4% 190th Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 12.48 Mt CO2e 2024 down 5.8% 55th Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.2033 Mt CO2e 2024 up 19.7% 101st Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.5 Mt CO2e 2024 up 18.5% 86th Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0094 Mt CO2e 2024 up 20.5% 84th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0055 Mt CO2e 2024 up 25.0% 87th Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 16.25 Mt CO2e 2024 up 0.3% 81st F-gases emissions from Industrial Processes 0.9409 Mt CO2e 2024 up 162.2% 84th Carbon intensity of GDP 0.1441 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 2024 up 79.1% 82nd Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 314.9% 2024 up 81.4% 51st Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 86.0% 2024 down 3.2% 66th Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 155.5% 2024 up 30.3% 64th Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 103.3% 2024 up 0.6% 48th Coal rents 0.0% 2021 down 96.0% 45th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Agriculture 0.0518 Mt CO2e 2024 down 38.7% 81st Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of availa 54.76 2022 unchanged 33rd Total greenhouse gas emissions including LULUCF 42.98 Mt CO2e 2023 up 11.1% 85th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding non-trop 10.55 Mt CO2e 2023 unchanged 32nd Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural 20.4% 2023 up 131.8% 134th Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking 38.6% 2023 up 58.2% 143rd Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban 87.0% 2023 up 14.5% 123rd Forest rents 0.4% 2021 up 28.5% 77th Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of to 0.7556 2022 down 11.9% 179th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Forest Land 4.03 Mt CO2e 2023 unchanged 18th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Deforestation 6.51 Mt CO2e 2023 unchanged 56th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Other Land 0 Mt CO2e 2020 — 59th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Organic Soil 0 Mt CO2e 2020 — 38th PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Ta 100.0% 2017 unchanged 1st PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Ta 100.0% 2017 unchanged 1st PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Ta 99.7% 2017 down 0.3% 26th