Environment in Afghanistan

1,743 indicators covering environment for Afghanistan.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -19.95 Percentage change 2025 down 437.3% 172nd
Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -17.12 Percentage change 2025 down 320.9% 154th
Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 10th
Standard Deviation 0.547 °C 2025 unchanged 46th
Temperature change 1.96 °C 2025 up 82.2% 57th
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.5708 % change on previous year 2024 down 82.6% 91st
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP 2024 up 15.6% 14th
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person 2024 down 22.9% 179th
Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 2.94 % change on previous year 2024 down 8.8% 35th
Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP 2024 up 26.1% 49th
Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person 2024 down 15.9% 161st
Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 4.84 % change on previous year 2024 up 115.4% 33rd
Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP 2024 up 191.0% 10th
Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person 2024 up 94.1% 173rd
Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 2.32 % change on previous year 2024 down 28.9% 59th
Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP 2024 up 55.5% 19th
Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person 2024 up 3.7% 196th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 4.57 % change on previous year 2024 up 142.6% 27th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP 2024 up 139.5% 26th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person 2024 up 59.8% 164th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt) -3.23 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.7% 99th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt) 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP 2024 down 76.9% 110th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt) 0 Mt CO2e per person 2024 down 84.6% 131st
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 1.81 % change on previous year 2024 down 47.1% 111th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP 2024 up 48.1% 7th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0 Mt CO2e per person 2024 down 1.2% 144th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) 1.18 % change on previous year 2024 up 107.7% 87th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP 2024 down 59.6% 143rd
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) 0 Mt CO2e per person 2024 down 73.1% 190th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 3.6 % change on previous year 2024 up 164.6% 49th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP 2024 up 74.8% 26th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 0 Mt CO2e per person 2024 up 16.6% 176th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt) 3.21 % change on previous year 2024 up 6.8% 82nd
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt) 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP 2024 up 53.6% 38th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt) 0 Mt CO2e per person 2024 up 2.5% 162nd
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 5.31 % change on previous year 2024 up 120.3% 20th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP 2024 up 154.9% 9th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person 2024 up 70.0% 176th
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual 0.4547 % change on previous year 2024 down 90.4% 88th
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP 2024 up 8.4% 17th
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person 2024 down 27.7% 146th
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 1.6 % change on previous year 2024 up 121.9% 50th
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP 2024 up 57.4% 58th
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person 2024 up 5.0% 172nd
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt) 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% 44th
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt) 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP 2024 up 44.1% 49th
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt) 0 Mt CO2e per person 2024 down 3.9% 127th
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt) 1.48 % change on previous year 2024 down 86.5% 46th
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt) 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP 2024 up 42.3% 23rd
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt) 0 Mt CO2e per person 2024 down 5.1% 144th
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) 3.02 % change on previous year 2024 up 142.6% 78th
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP 2024 up 70.0% 74th
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) 0 Mt CO2e per person 2024 up 13.4% 202nd
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 0.7088 % change on previous year 2024 down 82.4% 106th
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP 2024 up 13.6% 18th
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person 2024 down 24.3% 182nd
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 2.3 % change on previous year 2024 down 47.9% 53rd
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP 2024 up 44.5% 50th
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 Mt CO2e per person 2024 down 3.6% 156th
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 5.06 % change on previous year 2024 up 120.9% 30th