Afghanistan vs United States: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - AFOLU, per capita

Afghanistan
0.0004 units per person
in 2019
United States
0.0005 units per person
in 2019
Afghanistan rank
120th
United States rank
118th

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - AFOLU, per capita over time

  • Afghanistan
  • United States
-00000.001199020042019

How they compare

United States currently reports 0.0005 units per person against 0.0004 units per person in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.0001 units per person.

That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 30 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 120th and United States ranks 118th of 209 countries.

Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan United States Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0005 units per person -0.0001 units per person 0.0006 units per person Afghanistan
2000s 0.0005 units per person -0.0001 units per person 0.0006 units per person Afghanistan
2010s 0.0005 units per person 0.0001 units per person 0.0004 units per person Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - afolu, per capita, Afghanistan or United States?
United States, at 0.0005 units per person against 0.0004 units per person in Afghanistan as of 2019.
What is the difference in emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - afolu, per capita between Afghanistan and United States?
0.0001 units per person, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and United States?
30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
How do Afghanistan and United States rank globally for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - afolu, per capita?
Afghanistan ranks 120th and United States ranks 118th of 209 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - AFOLU, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - AFOLU, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
209 places, 6,120 data points, 1990–2019
Last refreshed

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - AFOLU divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.