Methane emissions in Afghanistan

Afghanistan emitted 16.2 million tonnes of methane (CO2 equivalent) in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest since 2011.

Measure: Methane emissions (EDGAR) Unit: Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent Data: 1970 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Afghanistan, 2024 16.2 Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent
Change from 2023 +0.6% 2023: 16.2 Mt CO2e
World, 2024 9,536.5 Mt CO2e Official aggregate
Position in 2024 81st of 203 See the full ranking

Methane emissions in Afghanistan over time

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Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Methane emissions (EDGAR) (million tonnes of CO2 equivalent), 2000 to 2024
Period AfghanistanWorld
2024 16.2 Mt CO2e 9,536.5 Mt CO2e
2023 16.2 Mt CO2e 9,471.5 Mt CO2e
2022 16.1 Mt CO2e 9,335.0 Mt CO2e
2021 15.9 Mt CO2e 9,180.4 Mt CO2e
2020 15.8 Mt CO2e 9,055.8 Mt CO2e
2019 15.6 Mt CO2e 9,180.9 Mt CO2e
2018 15.5 Mt CO2e 9,103.4 Mt CO2e
2017 15.0 Mt CO2e 8,969.5 Mt CO2e
2016 15.1 Mt CO2e 8,847.6 Mt CO2e
2015 15.4 Mt CO2e 8,812.5 Mt CO2e
2014 16.2 Mt CO2e 8,788.3 Mt CO2e
2013 15.7 Mt CO2e 8,719.8 Mt CO2e
2012 15.8 Mt CO2e 8,716.9 Mt CO2e
2011 16.3 Mt CO2e 8,617.2 Mt CO2e
2010 15.9 Mt CO2e 8,413.7 Mt CO2e
2009 14.1 Mt CO2e 8,258.5 Mt CO2e
2008 13.6 Mt CO2e 8,283.5 Mt CO2e
2007 12.4 Mt CO2e 8,153.8 Mt CO2e
2006 11.9 Mt CO2e 8,099.3 Mt CO2e
2005 11.8 Mt CO2e 7,972.1 Mt CO2e
2004 12.2 Mt CO2e 7,839.2 Mt CO2e
2003 12.0 Mt CO2e 7,688.3 Mt CO2e
2002 11.6 Mt CO2e 7,464.2 Mt CO2e
2001 9.4 Mt CO2e 7,498.3 Mt CO2e
2000 10.8 Mt CO2e 7,495.1 Mt CO2e

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.6% from 16.2 Mt CO2e in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 16.2 Mt CO2e, the figure has changed by +0.3%.
  • Among the 203 countries with data for 2024, Afghanistan has the 81st highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 9,536.5 Mt CO2e.

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Source and dates

Original producer
European Commission JRC, EDGAR Community GHG Database
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
EN.GHG.CH4.MT.CE.AR5 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1970 to 2024 for Afghanistan
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: European Commission JRC, EDGAR Community GHG Database