Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Savanna fires in Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Savanna fires was 7.47 in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
7.47
Change on year
up 3,621.6%
World rank
97th
of 209 countries
All-time high
64.14
in 1998
All-time low
0.2008
in 2018
Years of data
30
1990–2019

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Savanna fires in Afghanistan, 1990–2019

02040601990200420191990: 20.71991: 20.71992: 20.71993: 20.71994: 20.71995: 20.71996: 38.91997: 30.91998: 64.11999: 46.22000: 22.82001: 0.2222002: 9.12003: 55.82004: 122005: 5.32006: 4.42007: 2.82008: 27.82009: 2.62010: 24.82011: 1.82012: 2.92013: 3.22014: 2.72015: 0.8452016: 1.72017: 0.4022018: 0.2012019: 7.5

Source: FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT.

Analysis

Afghanistan recorded 7.47 for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - savanna fires in 2019.

The figure is up 3,621.6% on the previous year and up 185.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - savanna fires in Afghanistan peaked at 64.14 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.2008, in 2018.

Afghanistan ranks 97th of 209 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Savanna fires in Afghanistan, year by year

Annual values for Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Savanna fires in Afghanistan, 1990 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1990 20.71 —
1991 20.71 +0.0%
1992 20.71 +0.0%
1993 20.71 +0.0%
1994 20.71 +0.0%
1995 20.71 +0.0%
1996 38.93 +88.0%
1997 30.94 -20.5%
1998 64.14 +107.3%
1999 46.17 -28.0%
2000 22.78 -50.7%
2001 0.2219 -99.0%
2002 9.06 +3981.2%
2003 55.81 +516.2%
2004 11.98 -78.5%
2005 5.33 -55.5%
2006 4.41 -17.2%
2007 2.82 -35.9%
2008 27.76 +883.2%
2009 2.62 -90.6%
2010 24.81 +847.6%
2011 1.84 -92.6%
2012 2.9 +57.3%
2013 3.16 +9.1%
2014 2.68 -15.2%
2015 0.8454 -68.5%
2016 1.66 +95.9%
2017 0.4015 -75.8%
2018 0.2008 -50.0%
2019 7.47 +3621.6%

Afghanistan compared with similar countries

  • Afghanistan's 7.47 is below the median for low income countries, which is 361.13, 2% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
  • Afghanistan's 7.47 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.7389, 10.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Savanna fires in Afghanistan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2002 +3981.2% 0.2219 9.06
2019 +3621.6% 0.2008 7.47
2008 +883.2% 2.82 27.76
2010 +847.6% 2.62 24.81
2003 +516.2% 9.06 55.81

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 30.44 20.71 64.14 10
2000s 14.28 0.2219 55.81 10
2010s 4.6 0.2008 24.81 10

Countries ranked near Afghanistan

  1. 94 Belarus 7.77 compare
  2. 95 East Timor 7.7 compare
  3. 96 El Salvador 7.53 compare
  4. 98 United Kingdom 7.45 compare
  5. 99 North Macedonia 6.5 compare
  6. 100 Armenia 6.42 compare

See the full ranking of 209 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - savanna fires in Afghanistan?
Emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - savanna fires in Afghanistan was 7.47 in 2019, according to FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT.
What is the highest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - savanna fires recorded in Afghanistan?
The highest recorded value was 64.14 in 1998.
What is the lowest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - savanna fires recorded in Afghanistan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2008 in 2018.
How does Afghanistan rank for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - savanna fires?
Afghanistan ranks 97th out of 209 countries with data for 2019.
Is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - savanna fires rising or falling in Afghanistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 185.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
The figures come from FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT, published as part of Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Savanna fires. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Savanna fires
Source
FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
209 places, 6,119 data points, 1990–2019
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The FAOSTAT domain Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions generated from agriculture and forest land. They consist of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from crop and livestock activities, forest management and include land use and land use change processes. Data are computed at Tier 1 of the IPCC Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Estimates are available by country, with global coverage for the period 1961–2019 with projections for 2030 and 2050 for some categories of emissions or 1990–2019 for others. The database is updated annually. The FAOSTAT domain Emissions Totals disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O and CO2 emissions/removals and their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 106 kg). The latter are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014).