Afghanistan CO2 emissions data for 2008
Key questions
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How much total CO₂ did Afghanistan emit in 2008?
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Afghanistan emitted 4.25 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2008.
This represents 0.01% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.
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What was the CO₂ per capita of Afghanistan in 2008?
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In 2008, Afghanistan emitted 0.16 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person.
This is on a total population of 26427204.
Breakdown
The total CO₂ emissions of 4.25 million tonnes emitted by Afghanistan in 2008 come from the following sources:
| Source |
CO₂ emissions (million tonnes) |
CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes) |
| Oil |
2.86 |
0.11 |
| Gas |
0.3 |
0.01 |
| Coal |
1.08 |
0.04 |
| Cement |
0.02 |
0.0 |
| Flaring |
0.0 |
0.0 |
See how Afghanistan compares to other countries in 2008 rankings.