Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) … square in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) … square was 279.39 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per square in Afghanistan, 1990–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 279.39 current US$ per square kilometre for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.6% on the previous year and down 31.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square in Afghanistan peaked at 408.4 current US$ per square kilometre in 2011 and was at its lowest, 21.63 current US$ per square kilometre, in 2000.
That places Afghanistan 198th out of 208 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) … square in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 44.22 current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 43.8 current US$ per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 28.55 current US$ per square kilometre | -34.8% |
| 1993 | 28.81 current US$ per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 28.96 current US$ per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 29.06 current US$ per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 28.8 current US$ per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 27.92 current US$ per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 27.3 current US$ per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 22.04 current US$ per square kilometre | -19.2% |
| 2000 | 21.63 current US$ per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 21.72 current US$ per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 31.83 current US$ per square kilometre | +46.5% |
| 2003 | 39.3 current US$ per square kilometre | +23.5% |
| 2004 | 34.84 current US$ per square kilometre | -11.4% |
| 2005 | 55.29 current US$ per square kilometre | +58.7% |
| 2006 | 66.18 current US$ per square kilometre | +19.7% |
| 2007 | 69.89 current US$ per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 146.49 current US$ per square kilometre | +109.6% |
| 2009 | 206.63 current US$ per square kilometre | +41.1% |
| 2010 | 311.53 current US$ per square kilometre | +50.8% |
| 2011 | 408.4 current US$ per square kilometre | +31.1% |
| 2012 | 384.9 current US$ per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2013 | 296.87 current US$ per square kilometre | -22.9% |
| 2014 | 251.93 current US$ per square kilometre | -15.1% |
| 2015 | 317.22 current US$ per square kilometre | +25.9% |
| 2016 | 291.82 current US$ per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 2017 | 274.22 current US$ per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2018 | 364.62 current US$ per square kilometre | +33.0% |
| 2019 | 380.14 current US$ per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 356.16 current US$ per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 2021 | 279.39 current US$ per square kilometre | -21.6% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 279.39 current US$ per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 540.2 current US$ per square kilometre, 52% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 279.39 current US$ per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 11,841 current US$ per square kilometre, 2% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) … square in Afghanistan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +109.6% | 69.89 current US$ per square kilometre | 146.49 current US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.95 current US$ per square kilometre | 22.04 current US$ per square kilometre | 44.22 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 69.38 current US$ per square kilometre | 21.63 current US$ per square kilometre | 206.63 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 328.16 current US$ per square kilometre | 251.93 current US$ per square kilometre | 408.4 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 317.78 current US$ per square kilometre | 279.39 current US$ per square kilometre | 356.16 current US$ per square kilometre | 2 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 195 Zambia 482.14 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 196 Eritrea 354.56 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 197 Madagascar 334.45 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 199 Mali 238.79 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 200 Namibia 220.8 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 201 Mauritania 180.75 current US$ per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for Afghanistan
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP -8.59 Percent per annum (2022)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP -6.24 Percent per annum (2022)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -3.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0237 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 9.26 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -8.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0182 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 6.76 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0237 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square in Afghanistan?
- Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square in Afghanistan was 279.39 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 408.4 current US$ per square kilometre in 2011.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.63 current US$ per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does Afghanistan rank for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square?
- Afghanistan ranks 198th out of 208 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.