Environment in Afghanistan

1,784 indicators covering environment for Afghanistan.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 103.3% 2024 up 0.6% 48th
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
Coal rents 0.0% 2021 down 96.0% 46th
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Export quantity, per square 0.0007 t per square kilometre 2023 77th
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Production 1,541 t 2024 unchanged 57th
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Export quantity, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year 2024 unchanged 119th
Forest land — Share in Land area 1.85 % 2024 unchanged 225th
Wood pulp — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 up 2,561.5% 58th
Wood pulp — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 2,247.2% 56th
Other land — Area 25,932 1000 ha 2024 down 0.7% 39th
Solid biofuels — Energy production 18,955 TJ 2024 up 18.0% 110th
Fuelwood — Energy production 18,955 TJ 2024 up 18.0% 108th
Chemical wood pulp — Export quantity 0 t 2024 down 100.0% 141st
Chemical wood pulp — Export value 0 1000 USD 2024 down 100.0% 141st
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per square kilometre 0.0049 1000 ha per square kilometre 2023 unchanged 36th
Asses — Stocks 1.52 million An 2023 up 4.8% 10th
Asses — Amount excreted in manure 33.18 million kg 2023 up 4.8% 10th
Asses — Manure left on pasture 31.52 million kg 2023 up 4.8% 10th
Asses — Manure left on pasture that volatilises 6.30 million kg 2023 up 4.8% 10th
Asses — Manure left on pasture that leaches 9.46 million kg 2023 up 4.8% 10th
Asses — Manure management 1.66 million kg 2023 up 4.8% 6th
Asses — Losses from manure treated 0 kg 2023 1st
Asses — Manure applied to soils 1.66 million kg 2023 up 4.8% 6th
Asses — Manure applied to soils that volatilises 331,795 kg 2023 up 4.8% 6th
Asses — Manure applied to soils that leaches 497,692 kg 2023 up 4.8% 6th
Veneer sheets — Production 200 m3 2024 unchanged 126th
Recovered paper — Export value 62 1000 USD 2024 down 51.2% 154th
Recovered paper — Export quantity 667 t 2024 up 144.3% 143rd
Total Bioenergy — Energy production 18,955 TJ 2024 up 18.0% 110th
Pulp from fibres other than wood — Import quantity 23 t 2024 up 475.0% 119th
Pulp from fibres other than wood — Import value 15 1000 USD 2024 up 275.0% 137th
Solid biofuels — Energy consumption 14,856 TJ 2024 up 15.4% 111th
Municipal water withdrawal 203.40 million cubic meters 2023 unchanged 118th
Fuelwood — Energy consumption 10,076 TJ 2024 up 10.0% 104th
Total Bioenergy — Energy consumption 14,856 TJ 2024 up 15.4% 112th
Asses — Livestock units per agricultural land area 0.02 LSU/ha 2023 unchanged 17th
Asses — Share in total livestock 10.88 %LSU 2023 up 1.0% 1st
Asses — Stocks 760,056 LSU 2023 up 4.8% 8th
Household and sanitary papers — Import quantity 1,709 t 2024 up 741.9% 129th
Household and sanitary papers — Import value 2,001 1000 USD 2024 up 553.9% 134th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Agriculture 0.0518 Mt CO2e 2024 down 38.7% 81st
Pulp for paper — Import value, per square kilometre 0.007 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 up 2,084.1% 115th
Pulp for paper — Import quantity, per square kilometre 0.0065 t per square kilometre 2023 up 1,286.8% 113th
Chemical wood pulp — Import value, per square kilometre 0.0069 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 up 2,141.6% 116th
Chemical wood pulp — Import quantity, per square kilometre 0.0064 t per square kilometre 2023 up 1,302.3% 110th
Average annual exposure to PM2.5 air pollution 37.95 micrograms per cubic meter 2023 up 3.6% 26th
Heating Degree Days, annual growth rate 4.55 % change on previous year 2024 down 3.5% 30th
Charcoal — Energy production 4,779 TJ 2024 up 28.7% 48th
Wood fuel — Import quantity 3 m3 2024 up 50.0% 161st
Wood fuel — Import value 62 1000 USD 2024 up 3,000.0% 85th
Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest 12,080 Square kilometres 2023 down 0.0% 98th
Wood pulp — Import value, per square kilometre 0.007 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 up 1,608.7% 112th
Wood pulp — Import quantity, per square kilometre 0.0064 t per square kilometre 2023 up 1,074.6% 110th
Land use hidden — Forest 12,084 Square kilometres 2023 unchanged 104th
Land use hidden — Planted Forest 0 Square kilometres 2022 155th
Wood residues — Import quantity 2 m3 2024 down 99.9% 168th
Wood residues — Import value 0 1000 USD 2024 down 100.0% 180th
Watermelons — Gross Production Index Number 237.36 2024 up 291.6% 10th