Emission Totals: Emissions (CO2eq) … CH4 CO2eq Burning Crop residues in Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Burning - Crop was 97.6 in 2050. ▼ Falling

Latest (2050)
97.6
World rank
48th
of 186 countries
All-time high
131.21
in 1972
All-time low
59.89
in 2018
Years of data
61
1961–2050

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Burning - Crop in Afghanistan, 1961–2050

050100150196120052050

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - burning - crop in Afghanistan is 97.6, measured in 2050.

Over the whole period, emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - burning - crop in Afghanistan peaked at 131.21 in 1972 and was at its lowest, 59.89, in 2018.

Afghanistan ranks 48th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 61 years of available data.

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Burning - Crop in Afghanistan, year by year

Annual values for Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Burning - Crop residues in Afghanistan, 1961 to 2050.
Year Value Change
1961 114.06 —
1962 117.41 +2.9%
1963 117.41 +0.0%
1964 118.33 +0.8%
1965 118.02 -0.3%
1966 118.07 +0.0%
1967 111.1 -5.9%
1968 104.48 -6.0%
1969 105.83 +1.3%
1970 108.5 +2.5%
1971 117.3 +8.1%
1972 131.21 +11.9%
1973 114.01 -13.1%
1974 113.8 -0.2%
1975 116.58 +2.4%
1976 116.41 -0.2%
1977 116.13 -0.2%
1978 116.37 +0.2%
1979 109.81 -5.6%
1980 103.59 -5.7%
1981 99.65 -3.8%
1982 95.92 -3.7%
1983 91.06 -5.1%
1984 87.87 -3.5%
1985 83.46 -5.0%
1986 80.74 -3.3%
1987 83.84 +3.8%
1988 78.54 -6.3%
1989 76.31 -2.8%
1990 75.53 -1.0%
1991 77.3 +2.3%
1992 70.88 -8.3%
1993 86 +21.3%
1994 90.74 +5.5%
1995 89.65 -1.2%
1996 86 -4.1%
1997 86.93 +1.1%
1998 88.81 +2.2%
1999 79.31 -10.7%
2000 74.12 -6.5%
2001 64.97 -12.3%
2002 65.95 +1.5%
2003 95.25 +44.4%
2004 84.25 -11.5%
2005 97.3 +15.5%
2006 91.1 -6.4%
2007 92.18 +1.2%
2008 83.09 -9.9%
2009 96.92 +16.6%
2010 93.82 -3.2%
2011 90.21 -3.8%
2012 95.3 +5.6%
2013 96.62 +1.4%
2014 99.16 +2.6%
2015 82.46 -16.8%
2016 86.06 +4.4%
2017 78.39 -8.9%
2018 59.89 -23.6%
2019 83.14 +38.8%
2030 97.82 +17.7%
2050 97.6 -0.2%

Afghanistan compared with similar countries

  • Afghanistan's 97.6 is above the median for low income countries, which is 30.4, 3.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Afghanistan's 97.6 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 7.68, 12.7× the median. (22 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Burning - Crop 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
2003 +44.4% 65.95 95.25
2019 +38.8% 59.89 83.14

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 113.86 104.48 118.33 9
1970s 116.01 108.5 131.21 10
1980s 88.1 76.31 103.59 10
1990s 83.11 70.88 90.74 10
2000s 84.51 64.97 97.3 10
2010s 86.5 59.89 99.16 10
2030s 97.82 97.82 97.82 1
2050s 97.6 97.6 97.6 1

Countries ranked near Afghanistan

  1. 45 Guinea 101.63 compare
  2. 46 North Korea 99.02 compare
  3. 47 Syria 97.62 compare
  4. 49 Benin 95.25 compare
  5. 50 Uganda 94.64 compare
  6. 51 Spain 91.06 compare

See the full ranking of 186 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - burning - crop in Afghanistan?
Emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - burning - crop in Afghanistan was 97.6 in 2050, according to FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT.
What is the highest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - burning - crop recorded in Afghanistan?
The highest recorded value was 131.21 in 1972.
What is the lowest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - burning - crop recorded in Afghanistan?
The lowest recorded value was 59.89 in 2018.
How does Afghanistan rank for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - burning - crop?
Afghanistan ranks 48th out of 186 countries with data for 2050.
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) from CH4 (AR5) - Burning - Crop residues. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Burning - Crop residues
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
186 places, 10,039 data points, 1961–2050
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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).